42 security researcher jobs at 26 companies in Tennessee
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Senior/Staff Security Researcher
Arizona or California or Colorado or Connecticut or District of Columbia or Florida or Georgia or Illinois or Maryland or Massachusetts or Michigan or Missouri or Nebraska or New Jersey or New York or North Carolina or Oregon or Tennessee or Texas or Virginia or Washington or Wisconsin
$190k-$319k/yr RemoteFull Time
Deep application security and program-analysis knowledge, ability to write and audit code in multiple languages, experience with applied AI/LLMs, building detection and evaluation pipelines, and autonomous research-driven delivery.
Semgrep, LLM, RAG, pydantic-ai, MCP, Kubernetes, Argo, Temporal, SAST, AST, IR, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf
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Lead Principal Security Researcher (AdTech Platform)
Nashville or United States
$139k-$306k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOEAdTech domain knowledge (SSP/DSP/RTB), strong technical background in software/architecture/security/platform ops, threat and adversary knowledge, controls and assurance experience, evidence-based validation, risk assessment, and executive communication.
SSP, DSP, RTB, GDPR, IVT
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Researcher 2-MIB
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
$4k-$5k/mo OnsiteFull Time
4+ YOEBachelor's in molecular virology/biochemistry/immunology or related (transcript required); 4 years lab experience or Master's +2 years; must pass DOJ Security Risk Assessment; BSL2/3 experience and PPE compliance.
MS Office Suite, Sigma Plot
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Security Research Engineer, AI Safety and Security Engineering
Santa Clara or North Carolina or New York or Tennessee or Florida or California
$152k-$242k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years security research or software engineering experience, hands-on vulnerability research/fuzzing/program analysis, strong C/C++/Python skills, rigor in patch correctness, and comfort with AI-assisted workflows.
C, C++, Python, fuzzers, static analyzers, symbolic-execution tools, AI-assisted tools, LLM
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AI Security Systems Architect (16751)
Tennessee, United States
OnsiteFull Time
2+ YOEMS in CS/EE/Cybersecurity with 2+ years experience or PhD; experience with distributed systems, cluster computing, adversarial AI testing, and security evaluation; ability to obtain SCI clearance.
Hadoop, Spark, Kubernetes
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Research Assistant Professor and Executive Director of MINDS
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
$160k-$180k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ MgmtDoctoral degree in a listed technical field and 5+ years of progressively responsible research leadership experience. Requires active research, federal funding development, partnerships, and security or export-control experience.
Artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital twins, computational modeling, simulation
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Research Assistant
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; strong writing/editing; research skills; security clearance eligibility preferred; ability to work under tight deadlines; proficiency with presentations.
PowerPoint
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Sr. Research Manager
United States or Arizona or California or Colorado or Connecticut or District of Columbia or Florida or Georgia or Illinois or Indiana or Kansas or Massachusetts or Maryland or Maine or Michigan or Minnesota or Missouri or Mississippi or North Carolina or New Hampshire or New Jersey or New York or Ohio or Oregon or Pennsylvania or Rhode Island or South Carolina or Tennessee or Texas or Utah or Virginia or Vermont or Washington or Wisconsin
$115k-$150k/yr RemoteFull Time
2+ YOEBachelor's degree required, 2+ years research/analysis/product/consulting/journalism experience in software or cybersecurity, strong writing and presentation skills, advanced Microsoft Excel, familiarity with DevSecOps and AI application security.
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint
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AI Research Scientist, Applied AI
Alabama or Arizona or California or Colorado or District of Columbia or Florida or Georgia or Hawaii or Illinois or Indiana or Kansas or Massachusetts or Maryland or Michigan or Minnesota or Missouri or Montana or North Carolina or New Jersey or New Mexico or Nevada or New York or Ohio or Oklahoma or Oregon or Rhode Island or Tennessee or Texas or Utah or Virginia or Washington or Wisconsin or West Virginia or United Kingdom
$120k-$170k/yr RemoteFull Time
2+ YOEActive U.S. security clearance (Secret minimum), Masters (or PhD) in related field, 2+ years' relevant experience (or PhD research), AI/ML expertise, software development skills, strong communication, ability to work with multidisciplinary teams.
Python, R, C++, Java, Github, CI/CD
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Nuclear Safety Engineer 4
Oak Ridge or Aiken or Richland
$115k/yr HybridFull Time
8+ YOEBS or MS in engineering with 8+ years (BS) or 5+ years (MS); US citizenship; ability to obtain DOE site security badge and possibly a security clearance.
Microsoft Office
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PREDICTIVE ANALYSIS PROGRAM MANAGER - 80037
Davidson County, Tennessee, United States
$61k-$76k/yr OnsiteFull Time
4+ YOEFour years of increasingly responsible full-time professional administrative experience; demonstrated analytical expertise supporting statewide security is highly desired.
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Assistant Professor or Associate Professor in Journalism and Technology (Fall 2027)
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
OnsiteFull Time
3+ YOEPh.D. in communications or related field by appointment, evidence of excellence in teaching and research, ability to secure external research funding, teach undergraduate and graduate courses (2/2 load), and perform service.
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Head of AI Safety
Massachusetts or Colorado or New York or Virginia or Georgia or Pennsylvania or Maryland or Wisconsin or Tennessee or Oregon or New Jersey or District of Columbia
$110k-$145k/yr RemoteFull Time
Experience in trust and safety, online harms, violence prevention, safeguarding, or public health; project and people management; strong writing, judgment, AI fluency, and willingness to travel and complete security procedures.
LLMs
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Procedure Writers
Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States
OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOEBachelor of Science with 10+ years technical experience (or technical background with 18 years), experience writing technical procedures in commercial or Weapons Complex, U.S. citizenship, drug screening, eligible for security badge.
Technical Procedure Authoring Tool (TPAT), Administrative Procedure Authoring Tool (APAT)
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NNSA Graduate Fellowship Program – Class of 2027
Livermore or Albuquerque or Kansas City or Los Alamos or Oak Ridge or Aiken or North Las Vegas or Washington or Amarillo or Germantown
$57k-$80k/yr OnsiteTemporary
Graduate enrollment or recent graduate (since Apr 2,2025) with minimum 3.0 GPA, available full-time for June 2027–June 2028, U.S. citizenship, ability to obtain federal security clearance.
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Agentic AI Scientist - Office of Data Science
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
$86k-$155k/yr OnsiteFull Time
0+ YOEAdvanced degree in CS/bioinformatics/biomedical engineering or related; publication record; experience building LLM-integrated agents, agent orchestration, security/HIPAA-aligned deployments; strong Python and evaluation skills.
LangGraph, OpenAI Agents SDK, Google ADK, CrewAI, Microsoft Agent Framework, Pydantic AI, LlamaIndex, Strands, Haystack, DSPy, Agno, MCP, JSON-RPC, OAuth 2.1, AG-UI, AGNTCY/OASF, MIT NANDA, OpenTelemetry, LangSmith, Langfuse, Arize Phoenix, Microsoft Foundry Observability, Microsoft Entra Agent ID, Okta, Auth0, E2B, Modal, Firecracker, Python, pgvector, Pinecone
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Agentic AI Scientist - Office of Data Science
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
$86k-$155k/yr OnsiteFull Time
6+ YOEBachelor's with 6+ years (or Master's with 4+ years, or entry-level PhD), publication record, experience with agentic-AI systems, LLM integration, secure HIPAA-aligned deployments, and strong Python and engineering practices.
LangGraph, OpenAI Agents SDK, Google ADK, CrewAI, Microsoft Agent Framework, Pydantic AI, LlamaIndex, Strands, Haystack, DSPy, Agno, MCP, JSON-RPC, OAuth 2.1, AG-UI, AGNTCY, OASF, MIT NANDA, OpenTelemetry, LangSmith, Langfuse, Arize Phoenix, Microsoft Foundry Observability, Microsoft Entra Agent ID, Okta, Auth0, E2B, Modal, Firecracker, GPT4DFCI, Python, pgvector, Pinecone, RAG, CAG
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Intelligence Analyst
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
OnsiteFull Time
3+ YOEBachelor's degree in a related field, 3+ years of intelligence or investigative experience, law enforcement database experience, analytical writing skills, Microsoft Office proficiency, and ability to obtain public trust or security clearance.
NCIC, NIBRS, Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT), Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Palantir, i2 Analyst's Notebook
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Laboratory Technician 2
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
OnsiteFull Time
2+ YOEHigh school diploma required; 2 years technical or lab experience preferred; ability to obtain government security clearance and US citizenship; familiarity with Microsoft Word and Excel; strong attention to detail and safety focus.
Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel
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Staff Geologist
Nashville or Tennessee or United States
$60k-$75k/yr FieldFull Time
0+ YOEBachelor's in Environmental Science or related field, valid driver’s license, ability to obtain security clearance, field sampling and EPA protocol experience preferred, strong technical writing and communication skills, familiarity with Microsoft Suite, Google Suite, AutoCAD, and ArcGIS.
Microsoft Suite, Google Suite, AutoCAD, ArcGIS
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