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AI Safety & Governance Engineer (SAGE)

Ntu

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About Ntu

AI Singapore (AISG) is a national initiative driven by the Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI), the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), and the National Research Foundation, Singapore (NRF).

AISG brings together Singapore-based research institutions and the broader ecosystem of AI start-ups and companies to support impactful research, develop talent and power Singapore's AI efforts.

For more information on AI Singapore, please visit https://www.aisingapore.org .

This position will be hosted at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) under VP (Artificial Intelligence & Digital Economy)’s office and we welcome you to join our community.

Responsibilities

  • Execute automated LLM safety testing pipelines integrated with GitLab CI/CD as mandatory gate before project delivery.
  • prompt injection, jailbreaking, data leakage, RAG poisoning, multi-turn attacks.
  • Review LLM system architectures (agentic, multimodal, RAG) for security vulnerabilities and provide design recommendations.
  • Document vulnerabilities with severity ratings, reproduction steps, and remediation guidance.
  • ISO 42001, NIST AI RMF, OWASP LLM Top 10, MITRE ATLAS, Singapore Model AI Governance Framework.
  • Train and mentor AIAP apprentices on responsible AI engineering during deep-skilling and project phases.
  • Contribute to AI Singapore's community-building activities through talks, workshops, and documentation.
  • Ability to review system architectures for security vulnerabilities and recommend secure design patterns for agentic, multimodal, and RAG applications.
  • Strong technical writing skills for vulnerability reports and compliance evidence.

Requirements

  • Degree with at least 2-4 years of work experience.
  • Appointment at senior level may be considered based on relevant experience.
  • We welcome applicants from all disciplines who can demonstrate the following skills: LLM/GenAI Systems: Working knowledge of LLM architectures, prompt engineering, RAG implementations, and API integration.
  • Experience with vulnerability assessment, adversarial testing, or penetration testing.
  • Understanding of LLM-specific vulnerabilities (prompt injection, jailbreaking, data leakage).
  • Proficient Python skills with commitment to clean, maintainable code.
  • Experience with testing frameworks (pytest, unittest).

Preferred

  • Familiarity with Git, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines (GitLab or GitHub).
  • Eager to guide AIAP apprentices and contribute to SAGE's supportive team culture.

Hiring Institution

NTU

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