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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # AI Trust Innovation Technologist - **Company:** SGS - **Location:** Austria - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Data Integrity, High-Level Architecture, Machine Learning, Service Design, Large Language Models, Information Technology, Machine Learning Operations - **Published:** August 2, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.xing.com/jobs/graz-ai-trust-innovation-technologist-156749821 ## About the Role Essential Experience: * Advanced degree (Master's or PhD) in AI, Machine Learning, Data Science, Computer Science, or a related field. * 2-5 years of hands-on experience building, deploying, and validating AI/ML systems in production environments, startup environments, or advanced R&D settings. * Strong understanding of AI validation and trust challenges (robustness, bias, explainability, AI security, misuse), grounded in practical AI system development experience. * Practical experience applying AI evaluation and validation methods (e.g., interpretability techniques, dataset validation, adversarial testing, red teaming, provenance or watermarking mechanisms). * Experience working in research-driven, startup, or advanced AI R&D environments, with the ability to translate research concepts into working prototypes. * Ability to translate deep technical understanding of AI system behaviour into scalable independent validation, monitoring, or assurance service opportunities. Desirable Skills: * Ability to technically analyse and diagnose AI system behaviour and identify validation, robustness, or monitoring gaps. * Practical experience applying AI validation and evaluation approaches (e.g., interpretability techniques, dataset validation, adversarial testing, red teaming, provenance or watermarking mechanisms). * Understanding of major AI regulations and standards and their technical implications for AI system validation and monitoring approaches. * Experience assessing AI startups, tools, or research from a technical architecture, evaluation, and system maturity perspective. * Innovative, systems-oriented thinker able to translate technical AI validation challenges into scalable Digital Trust service concepts. * Collaborative, hands-on, and comfortable working across research, engineering, business, and venture-building environments. * Strong experimental mindset with the ability to rapidly prototype and test AI validation concepts. * Familiarity with AI lifecycle management and MLOps concepts (e.g., monitoring, drift detection, retraining pipelines) is an advantage. ## Description The AI Trust Innovation Technologist strengthens SGS's Digital Research & Ventures capabilities by actively building, testing, and analysing AI systems to develop credible independent validation and monitoring services. The role combines deep AI engineering expertise with venture-oriented innovation, evaluating emerging technologies and startups while translating hands-on experimentation into scalable Digital Trust validation solutions., * Analyse emerging AI technologies and real-world AI system architectures (e.g., LLM-based systems, ML pipelines, multimodal systems) to identify where independent validation, testing, or monitoring by SGS is technically feasible and valuable. * Technically assess AI risks - including robustness failures, bias/fairness issues, explainability limits, data integrity risks, cybersecurity vulnerabilities, and misuse scenarios (e.g., deepfakes, hallucinations) - and translate them into potential validation or monitoring service opportunities. * Develop, prototype, and evaluate AI validation approaches (e.g., adversarial testing, dataset validation, interpretability methods, provenance/watermarking) to assess technical feasibility and scalability for Digital Trust services. * Interpret AI regulations and standards (e.g., EU AI Act, ISO/IEC AI standards, NIST AI RMF) and translate their technical implications into viable validation, monitoring, or independent evaluation approaches. * Engage with universities, AI research labs, startups, and technology leaders to track cutting-edge AI system developments and explore collaboration, experimentation, and validation opportunities. * Assess AI startups, tools, and platforms for technical maturity, architectural soundness, evaluation robustness, and strategic fit with SGS's AI Trust ambitions. * Provide technical insight and hands-on validation input for AI-related build-buy-partner-invest evaluations, including assessment of model architectures, evaluation methodologies, and system scalability. * Contribute expert insight to Digital Trust marketing, thought leadership, and internal education on AI trust issues. * Work cross-functionally with business lines, M&A, R&D, innovation teams, and IT to technically assess AI systems, prototype validation approaches, and support early-stage AI trust initiatives. * Build and experiment with AI systems directly to deeply understand system behaviour, validation challenges, and potential service design implications. ## Related Videos - [Trust by Design: Creating Responsible AI-Powered Services](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1696-trust-by-design-creating-responsible-ai-powered-services) - [Exploring 5 Key Applications of AI Abundance with Blockchain Assurance](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/971-exploring-5-key-applications-of-ai-abundance-with-blockchain-assurance) - [What If We Designed Employee Experience Like a Customer Journey?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1824-what-if-we-designed-employee-experience-like-a-customer-journey) - [Introduction to Azure Machine Learning](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/368-introduction-to-azure-machine-learning) - [GenAI Security: Navigating the Unseen Iceberg](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1744-genai-security-navigating-the-unseen-iceberg) - [Building Trustworthy AI in Industry: Beyond Traditional Cybersecurity](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1948-building-trustworthy-ai-in-industry-beyond-traditional-cybersecurity) ## Related Articles - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [What Industries Outside of AI Are Hiring The Most AI Experts?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/98-what-industries-outside-of-ai-are-hiring-the-most-ai-experts) - [Got AI ideas but no money? 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