{"id":1164045,"url":"https://alion.io/job/university-of-crete-junior-applied-ai-security-research-engineer-nexthub-bari","title":"Junior – Applied AI Security Research Engineer - NextHub Bari","company":{"id":812658,"name":"University of Crete","domain":"uoc.gr","url":"https://alion.io/company/uoc-gr","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"is_intermediary":false,"ats_vendor":"Avature","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":100,"open_postings":4,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":4,"computed_at":"2026-09-24T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"AI/ML","role_family":"AI/ML","seniority":"junior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Bari, Italy"],"countries":["IT"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":34000,"max_usd":101000,"period":"year","method":"global_role_cell_scaled_by_country","sample_n":292},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"CI/CD","optional":false},{"name":"FastAPI","optional":false},{"name":"Fine-tuning","optional":false},{"name":"Git","optional":false},{"name":"Machine Learning","optional":false},{"name":"OWASP","optional":false},{"name":"Python","optional":false},{"name":"React.js","optional":false},{"name":"Rest API","optional":false},{"name":"SQL","optional":false},{"name":"TypeScript","optional":false},{"name":"JavaScript","optional":true},{"name":"LLM","optional":true},{"name":"Red Teaming","optional":true},{"name":"Redis","optional":true},{"name":"SQLAlchemy","optional":true},{"name":"Tailwind CSS","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-24T01:27:25Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-24","last_verified_at":"2026-09-24T07:27:37Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"Junior - Applied AI Security Research Engineer - NextHub Bari\nDeloitte is looking for an Applied AI Security Research Engineer to join the Deloitte NextHub, based in Bari, with a hybrid working model.\nThe team leverages frontier AI models to build new security capabilities in the following areas:\nAI Security;\nApplication Security.\nThe team combines expertise in cybersecurity, AI, and software engineering to turn AI research, experimentation, and model development into tools capable of testing real-world AI models, agents, and applications.\nYour role\nYou will work with LLMs and other frontier AI models to develop new cybersecurity capabilities, from early-stage research and experimentation through to production. Working alongside senior specialists, you will contribute to bothAI research and development and backend and frontend development, while maintaining a comprehensive understanding of the solutions being developed and how their different components interact.\nYou will have the opportunity to propose ideas, experiment with new approaches, train, evaluate, and adapt models, and see your solutions applied in real-world scenarios.\nIn particular the Junior resource will be integrated into a work team, working alongside senior colleagues and responsible for:\nresearch, evaluate, train, and adapt LLMs for cybersecurity use cases, experimenting with fine-tuning techniques and assessing their capabilities, effectiveness, and limitations;\ndesign experiments, benchmarks, and evaluation pipelines to compare different models and approaches;\ndevelop backend services, orchestration layers, and asynchronous REST APIs using Python/FastAPI;\ndesign React/TypeScript interfaces to make complex security workflows accessible and easy to use;\ndevelop data models, integrations, containers, and CI/CD pipelines;\nturn prototypes and research outcomes into robust capabilities, contributing to architectural decisions while balancing security, performance, and user experience.\nYou will also have the opportunity to grow through:\ndedicated training, technical mentoring, and e-learning platforms;\ninternational certifications to strengthen your technical and specialist expertise.\nWhat we offer\nThe annual gross compensation for the Analyst position ranges between EUR 22.000 and EUR 25.000.\nIn the case of an internship, a traineeship allowance is provided.\nThe employment level will be defined during the selection process, based on the candidate’s profile and in accordance with the Italian National Collective Labour Agreement for the Tertiary, Distribution and Services sector (CCNL Terziario Distribuzione e Servizi).\nThe specific compensation package - including any variable components (such as MBO) and additional benefits - will depend on the assessment of the candidate’s profile against the requirements of the role.\nRequirements\nBachelor's and/or Master's degree in a STEM discipline;\nfoundational development skills in Python, React, TypeScript, and SQL;\ninterest in LLMs, machine learning, and training and fine-tuning techniques;\nknowledge of Web/API vulnerabilities and related mitigations, with reference to OWASP;\nhands-on cybersecurity experience, including through university projects, personal labs, or CTFs;\nfamiliarity with Git, networking, and secure coding;\nstrong communication skills in both Italian and English;\nteamwork, technical curiosity, and problem-solving skills.\nNice to have\nThese are not mandatory requirements, but familiarity with one or more of the following areas would be considered a plus:\ninterest in topics such as prompt injection, jailbreaking, adversarial ML, AI red teaming, and recent research on LLM security;\nexperience with frameworks and techniques for LLM training, fine-tuning, and evaluation;\nfamiliarity with Redis for caching and asynchronous pipeline orchestration;\nexperience with SQLAlchemy for asynchronous and type-safe database access;\nknowledge of TanStack Query for server-state management in frontend applications;\nexperience with Tailwind CSS for developing interfaces consistent with a design system.\nMake an Impact that Matters\nDeloitte is a global leader in professional services, operating in over 150 countries with a network of more than 460,000 professionals.\nIn Italy, Deloitte is located in 24 cities with approximately 13,400 professionals supporting clients through services in Audit & Assurance, Technology & Transformation, Strategy, Risk & Transactions Advisory, and Tax & Legal.\nAs a global network, we are committed to addressing key social, economic, and environmental challenges. WorldImpact is our global program that brings together initiatives designed to create a positive impact on people, clients, the environment, and communities.\nThrough Impact for Italy, the Italian branch of WorldImpact, Deloitte has launched projects in collaboration with institutions, non-profit organizations, universities, and other stakeholders-leaving a lasting legacy across the country.\nThe search complies with Legislative Decree 198/2006, Legislative Decree 215/03 and Legislative Decree 216/03 and is open to candidates of any sexual orientation or expression, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity and religious belief. 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