Cybersecurity Expert - SOC Specialist

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .

• Position: Cybersecurity Practitioner: Paid Expert Interviews (SOC, Incident Response, Detection, AppSec)
• Type: Contract
• Compensation: $125–$175/hour
• Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Participate in two to three one-hour video conversations over four weeks.
• Discuss the tools and processes used in enterprise cyber defense work.
• Evaluate AI assistance in current workflows and suggest improvements.
• Provide feedback on task taxonomy for AI benchmarking.
• Share insights on measuring effectiveness in triage, investigation, and containment.
• Qualifications
• Must-Have
• Experience as a SOC analyst, incident responder, or digital forensics investigator.
• Familiarity with EDR and SIEM stacks like CrowdStrike Falcon , Microsoft Defender , Sentinel , Splunk , or Elastic .
• Preferred
• Security leaders with hands-on experience in enterprise security.

Compensation & Legal

• Paid hourly for interview time as a spot bonus.
• Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

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