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AI Security Specialist

Red-team and harden AI systems before someone else does.

Prompt injection, jailbreaks, model extraction, data exfiltration, supply-chain risks for ML. A small but rapidly growing role — under-supplied, well-paid, increasingly required by regulation.

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Skills profile

What hiring managers actually weigh.

Recommended paths

Take them in order. Each builds on the previous.

1

Prompt Engineering

Make any LLM do what you actually want.

2

LLMs & Transformers

See inside the model — without the math wall.

3

Deployment & MLOps

Get your model off the laptop and into production.

90-day roadmap

An honest, week-by-week plan. Adjust to your weekly time budget.

  1. 1

    AppSec fluency

    ~4 weeks
    • Web app threat models
    • OWASP Top 10
    • CTF practice
  2. 2

    AI-specific threats

    ~4 weeks
    • Prompt injection patterns
    • Model extraction & poisoning
    • OWASP LLM Top 10
  3. 3

    Hardening

    ~3 weeks
    • Build red-team harness
    • Ship a published report
    • Pass AI Security cert

Certifications worth taking

Practice & certify on CertQuests after completing the course.

Career outcomes

Realistic next steps after completing the roadmap.

  • Pivot from security into AI
  • High-impact role at AI-first companies
  • Independent consulting path