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Incident Response Analyst AI Trainer

Mercor


Job Location:

Chicago, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 25 September 2026 (4 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 23 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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 DAngelo 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 2030 mins to complete)

  • Upload resume
  • AI interview based on your resume
  • Submit form

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