Remote SOC & Incident Response Specialist (Contract)

mercor; United States; Remote; USD 172,000 - 241,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor connects elite cybersecurity talent with leading AI research teams and labs. The contract role offers remote participation in expert interviews, with compensation at $125–$175 per hour for interview time.

Selected candidates will discuss enterprise cyber defense workflows, EDR/SIEM tools, and how AI assists detection, containment, and incident response. Short, four-week engagements require security leadership experience and hands-on field expertise.

Qualifications

• Must have experience as SOC analyst, incident responder, or digital forensics investigator.
• Familiarity with EDR and SIEM stacks like CrowdStrike Falcon, Defender, Sentinel, Splunk, or Elastic.

Responsibilities

• Participate in two to three one-hour video conversations over four weeks.
• Discuss 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.

Skills

SOC analyst

Incident response

Digital forensics

Tools

CrowdStrike Falcon

Microsoft Defender

Microsoft Sentinel

Splunk

Elastic (ELK)

Job description

Mercor connects elite cybersecurity talent with leading AI research teams and labs. The contract role offers remote participation in expert interviews, with compensation at $125–$175 per hour for interview time.

Selected candidates will discuss enterprise cyber defense workflows, EDR/SIEM tools, and how AI assists detection, containment, and incident response. Short, four-week engagements require security leadership experience and hands-on field expertise.