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# Cybersecurity Expert - SOC Specialist

- **Company:** Mercor, Inc.
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States (Remote available)
- **Salary:** $260,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Internet Security, Microsoft Software, Security Information and Event Management, Virtual Agents, Cyber Warfare, Splunk
- **Published:** October 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/cybersecurity-expert-soc-specialist-san-francisco-ca--10e89f35-ec39-4fe8-89a8-0795c9acc5f7

## About the Role

Internet Security, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Benchmarking, Research Laboratory, Incident Response, Internet Security, Taxonomies, Enterprise Protection, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Microsoft Product Family, Must-Have

 * Current or recent experience in enterprise security roles such as SOC analysts, incident responders, or security engineers.
 * Experience with EDR and SIEM stacks like CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender, Splunk, or similar.

Preferred

 * Security leaders with hands-on experience in cyber defense work.

## Description

* Participate in two to three one-hour video conversations with the Mercor team over four weeks.
 * Discuss the tools and processes used in enterprise cyber defense work.
 * Evaluate how AI assistance currently impacts your work and suggest improvements for AI benchmarks.
 * Review and provide feedback on our draft task taxonomy for accuracy and relevance.
 * Share insights on measuring the effectiveness of triage, investigation, and other security tasks.