Cybersecurity Engineer - Blue Team Expert

Mercor • Mumbai, Maharashtra • Posted June 01, 2026

About the Role

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

Position: Cybersecurity Engineer - Blue Team
Type: Contract
Compensation: $85–$140/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

  • Design and build benchmark tasks grounded in real SOC and detection engineering work.
  • Construct realistic evaluation environments, including multi-host networks, Active Directory, and cloud control planes.
  • Define what correct looks like for blue-team