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# AI Cyber Testing & Evaluation Research Lead

- **Company:** RAND Corporation
- **Location:** Washington, DC, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Computer Programming, Machine Learning
- **Published:** November 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25197_8eff3a4deb38dcc212f8aebf3ad10b43

## About the Role

The ideal candidate will have substantial leadership, security engineering, and programming experience, plus the ability to communicate complex results effectively

## Description

RAND Corporation seeks a Research Lead - AI Cyber Testing & Evaluation to oversee budgets, guide cross-disciplinary teams, and build evaluation systems for AI models across the attack lifecycle. The role focuses on benchmarks for autonomous operations and red-team style assessments, with findings presented to senior decision makers.