Remote Tech Content Writer: Cybersecurity & AI

OpenKrill; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work setup

Competitive compensation

Ownership over core product surface

Job summary

Cracken seeks a Technical Content Writer with a strong cybersecurity background to own how we explain our technology to the world. You will translate deep security and AI work into credible, compelling content for practitioners and a broader audience.

You will collaborate with founders and engineers, produce blog posts, whitepapers, and product breakdowns, and adapt material for social channels while tracking performance and staying credible to a technical audience.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of technical writing experience with cybersecurity background.
• Proven track record of published deep-dive posts or documentation.
• Engineering background or hands-on coding; ability to read code and discuss architecture.
• Experience with top cybersecurity media outlets (e.g. The Hacker News, Dark Reading, etc.).
• Hands-on experience using AI tools for content workflows.
• Excellent English writing for technical and general audiences.
• Ability to organize a lightweight content pipeline (calendar, sourcing, timelines).
• Proactive, ownership-driven mindset; comfortable in an early-stage startup.

Responsibilities

• Own technical content strategy and end-to-end production.
• Write technical blog posts, explainers, whitepapers, and product breakdowns from security research and engineering work.
• Translate complex security workflows and AI concepts into clear, credible writing for a technical audience.
• Collaborate with founders, researchers, and engineers to source material and validate accuracy.
• Adapt long-form technical content into shorter pieces for LinkedIn, X/Twitter, and other channels.
• Identify trends, research, and news hooks in cyber & AI worth writing about.
• Support conference presence with technical write-ups and post-event content.
• Track content performance and iterate based on engagement.

Skills

Technical writing

Cybersecurity background

Engineering background / coding

Published technical content

AI tools for content

English writing (excellent)

Content pipeline management

Ownership & initiative

Tools

AI writing tools

Job description

Cracken seeks a Technical Content Writer with a strong cybersecurity background to own how we explain our technology to the world. You will translate deep security and AI work into credible, compelling content for practitioners and a broader audience.

You will collaborate with founders and engineers, produce blog posts, whitepapers, and product breakdowns, and adapt material for social channels while tracking performance and staying credible to a technical audience.