Cybersecurity★ Signature path · AI governance and security
AI Security Engineer
Also called: LLM Security Engineer, AI Red Team Engineer, ML Security Engineer
Protects AI systems from prompt injection, data leaks and misuse, and tests them like an attacker would.
- Skill Packs
- 12
- Class hours
- 297
- At 6 hours a week
- about 13 months
- Free certifications
- 18
- Library resources
- 75
- Interview questions
- 137
✓ All 133 lessons expert reviewed
Your route. Start in your first or second year. Take the foundation packs alongside your degree, add the pack for your own branch, and use the long breaks for the core and specialise packs.
Industry 5.0 · this path teaches 2 of 3 pillars
1. Foundation
3 packs · 80 hours
The base every pack after it builds on.
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1
Cybersecurity fundamentals SEC-01 Beginner
27 hours 11 lessons 🎓 3 free certifications 📚 7 library resources ✓ Expert reviewed ❓ 6 interview questions
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2
Python programming FND-01 Beginner
37 hours 15 lessons 🎓 4 free certifications 📚 8 library resources ✓ Expert reviewed ❓ 18 interview questions
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3
Developer toolkit: command line, Git and AI coding assistants FND-02 Beginner
16 hours 8 lessons 🎓 1 free certification 📚 8 library resources ✓ Expert reviewed ❓ 11 interview questions
2. Core skills
3 packs · 64 hours
The skills the job is made of.
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4
Generative AI foundations: how LLMs work and how to call them GEN-01 Beginner
18 hours 11 lessons 🎓 2 free certifications 📚 8 library resources ✓ Expert reviewed ❓ 13 interview questions
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5
AI security, safety and governance GEN-05 Advanced
17 hours 9 lessons 🎓 2 free certifications 📚 8 library resources ✓ Expert reviewed ❓ 9 interview questions
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6
Cryptography SEC-06 Advanced
29 hours 10 lessons 📚 4 library resources ✓ Expert reviewed ❓ 6 interview questions
3. Specialise
4 packs · 103 hours
The depth that sets you apart in interviews.
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7
Prompt and context engineering with structured outputs GEN-02 Beginner
21 hours 11 lessons 🎓 1 free certification 📚 8 library resources ✓ Expert reviewed ❓ 12 interview questions
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8
Agentic AI: AI agents, MCP and multi-agent systems AGT-01 Expert
29 hours 13 lessons 🎓 2 free certifications 📚 8 library resources ✓ Expert reviewed ❓ 14 interview questions
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9
Security operations (SOC) and incident response SEC-03 Advanced
29 hours 10 lessons 🎓 1 free certification 📚 8 library resources ✓ Expert reviewed ❓ 6 interview questions
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10
Containers, CI/CD and cloud foundations OPS-01 Beginner
24 hours 11 lessons 🎓 1 free certification 📚 8 library resources ✓ Expert reviewed ❓ 10 interview questions
4. Prove it
2 packs · 50 hours
A capstone project, then portfolio, resume and interview practice.
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11
Capstone project CAP-01 Advanced
24 hours 9 lessons ✓ Expert reviewed ❓ 8 interview questions
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12
Career readiness: portfolio, resume and interviews CAR-01 Beginner
26 hours 15 lessons 🎓 1 free certification ✓ Expert reviewed ❓ 24 interview questions
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