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# Cybersecurity Architect - Threat Specialist

- **Company:** Mercor, Inc.
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $166,400.0 - $187,200.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Security Information and Event Management, Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, Qualys, Vulnerability Analysis
- **Published:** August 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/usb8d0c7b7584ce8c8572953b685862772

## About the Role

* 5+ years as a security engineer or CISO at a major company or security firm.
 * Direct ownership of incident response programs, security architecture, or compliance initiatives.
 * Fluency in security tooling and understanding of regulatory frameworks.

Preferred

 * Recognized professional credential (CISSP, CISM, or equivalent).
 * Prior rubric or training authorship.

## Description

* Construct cybersecurity scenarios for security operations center monitoring, incident response, and forensics.
 * Build tasks across security operations, threat detection, vulnerability testing, and security architecture.
 * Develop scenarios using tools like SIEM platforms (Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel), EDR tools (CrowdStrike), and vulnerability scanners (Tenable, Qualys).
 * Apply cybersecurity methodologies to standards like NIST CSF, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and NIS2.
 * Author rubrics that capture senior security judgment beyond textbook recall., PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.


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