Remote AI Red Team Specialist - Safety Adversarial Testing

Mercor; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is building a remote red team for AI safety, focusing on adversarial testing of conversational models and data generation to surface vulnerabilities. The role involves rigorous, structured testing with clear documentation and reproducible outcomes, across diverse projects and clients.

We value candidates with prior red-teaming experience, strong analytical thinking, and excellent communication skills to explain risks to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Prior red teaming experience in AI adversarial work, cybersecurity, or socio-technical probing.
• Curious and adversarial mindset that pushes systems to breaking points.
• Structured approach using frameworks or benchmarks, not random hacks.
• Ability to clearly explain risks to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Red team conversational AI models and agents: jailbreaks, prompt injections, misuse cases, bias exploitation, multi-turn manipulation
• Generate high-quality human data: annotate failures, classify vulnerabilities, and flag systemic risks
• Apply structure: follow taxonomies, benchmarks, and playbooks to keep testing consistent
• Document reproducibly: produce reports, datasets, and attack cases customers can act on

Skills

Red teaming experience

Adversarial testing

Cybersecurity awareness

Structured thinking

Communication skills

Adaptability

Tools

Frameworks/Benchmarks

Job description

Mercor is building a remote red team for AI safety, focusing on adversarial testing of conversational models and data generation to surface vulnerabilities. The role involves rigorous, structured testing with clear documentation and reproducible outcomes, across diverse projects and clients.

We value candidates with prior red-teaming experience, strong analytical thinking, and excellent communication skills to explain risks to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.