Master Thesis: AI-generated Golden Paths for Platform Engineering

Technology, Data & Digital · Software & Web Development · Software Engineering · Data Science · Cybersecurity

In short

Master thesis project at Ericsson in Linköping, Sweden, focusing on developing an AI-generated "Golden Paths" architecture for Platform Engineering. The thesis explores workload identity federation, Just-in-Time/Just-Enough Access (JIT/JEA), and AI-assisted risk evaluation to enhance security and reduce persistent credentials in R&D production environments.

Responsibilities

Investigate and evaluate an architecture for continuous, risk-adaptive workload authorization.
Explore how federation, JIT/JEA authorization, and AI-assisted risk evaluation can reduce reliance on persistent credentials.
Examine which federation patterns transfer to R&D.
Analyze how JIT and JEA apply to non-human identities.
Determine which signals should trigger reassessment of trust.
Assess how far AI-assisted analysis can support automated restriction or revocation without losing explainability, predictability, or reliability.
Develop a reference architecture and governance model for continuous workload trust.
Empirically evaluate the security and operational characteristics of the proposed architecture.

Requirements

Pursuing a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Software Engineering, Data Science, or a related field.
Solid programming skills in Python, Java, or a similar language.
Interest in cybersecurity, secure software engineering, AI/LLMs, and workflow automation.
Ability to work systematically, independently, and communicate clearly in English.

Desired Qualifications

Familiarity with Git/GitLab, CI/CD, security assessments, or n8n is an advantage.
Suitable for 1-2 students, preferably 2.

Benefits

Outstanding opportunity to use skills and imagination to push boundaries.
Chance to build solutions never seen before to some of the world’s toughest problems.
Challenging work within a team of diverse innovators.
Opportunity to craft what comes next.

Skills

PythonJavaGitGitLabCI/CDn8n

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