<p><strong>About the job</strong></p> <p><strong>Mercor</strong> connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include <strong>Benchmark</strong>, <strong>General Catalyst</strong>, <strong>Peter Thiel</strong>, <strong>Adam D'Angelo</strong>, <strong>Larry Summers</strong>, and <strong>Jack Dorsey</strong>.</p> <p><strong>Position:</strong> Cybersecurity Engineer - Blue Team<br/> <strong>Type:</strong> <strong>Contract</strong><br/> <strong>Compensation:</strong> <strong>$85?$140/hour</strong><br/> <strong>Location:</strong> <strong>Remote</strong></p> <p><strong>Role Responsibilities</strong></p> <ul> <li>Design and build benchmark tasks grounded in real <strong>SOC</strong> and detection engineering work.</li> <li>Construct realistic evaluation environments, including multi-host networks, <strong>Active Directory</strong>, and cloud control planes.</li> <li>Define what "correct" looks like for blue-team <strong>AI reasoning</strong> and build infrastructure to measure it reproducibly at scale.</li> <li>Translate blue-team workflow experience into rigorous evaluation design.</li> <li>Work <strong>independently and asynchronously</strong> to meet deadlines while improving <strong>AI model performance</strong>.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Qualifications</strong></p> <p><strong>Must-Have</strong></p> <ul> <li>Hands-on blue-team experience in detection engineering, threat hunting, incident response, or malware analysis.</li> <li>Strong scripting and cloud/enterprise environment skills.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Application Process (Takes 20?30 mins to complete)</strong></p> <ul> <li>Upload resume</li> <li>AI interview based on your resume</li> <li>Submit form</li> </ul> <p><strong>Resources &amp; Support</strong></p> <ul> <li>For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome</li> <li>For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com</li> </ul> <p><em>PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.</em></p>