Technical Cyber Threat Investigator (AI, Cybersecurity)

TL;DR

Technical Cyber Threat Investigator (AI, Cybersecurity): Detecting, investigating, and disrupting the misuse of hirify.global's AI systems for malicious cyber operations with an accent on developing novel detection techniques and building robust defenses against emerging cyber threats. Focus on conducting cross-platform threat analysis, creating actionable intelligence reports, and implementing systematic improvements to AI safety.

Location: Hybrid in San Francisco, CA or New York City, NY. Visa sponsorship is available for qualified candidates.

Salary: $230,000–$290,000 USD annually

Company

hirify.global is a public benefit corporation focused on creating reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems for the benefit of society.

What you will do

• Detect and investigate attempts to misuse hirify.global's AI systems for cyber operations (e.g., influence operations, malware, social engineering).
• Develop abuse signals and tracking strategies to proactively detect sophisticated threat actors across the platform.
• Create actionable intelligence reports on new attack vectors, vulnerabilities, and threat actor TTPs targeting LLM systems.
• Conduct cross-platform threat analysis using open-source research, dark web monitoring, and internal data.
• Utilize investigation findings to implement systematic improvements to hirify.global's safety approach and mitigate harm at scale.
• Build and maintain relationships with external threat intelligence partners, information sharing communities, and government stakeholders.

Requirements

• Proficiency in SQL and Python for data analysis and threat detection.
• Experience with large language models and understanding of how AI technology could be misused for cyber threats.
• Subject matter expertise in abusive user behavior detection, such as influence operations or coordinated inauthentic behavior.
• Experience tracking threat actors across surface, deep, and dark web environments.
• Ability to derive insights from large datasets to make key decisions and recommendations.
• Experience with threat actor profiling and utilizing threat intelligence frameworks (e.g., MITRE ATT&CK).
• Strong project management skills and ability to build processes from the ground up.
• Excellent communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams and present to leadership.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience is required.
• You are expected to be in one of hirify.global's offices at least 25% of the time.
• This role may involve exposure to explicit content (sexual, violent, psychologically disturbing) and require responding to escalations during weekends and holidays.

Nice to have

• Experience working with government agencies or in regulated environments.
• Background in AI safety, machine learning security, or technology abuse investigation.
• Experience building and scaling threat detection systems or abuse monitoring programs.
• Active Top Secret security clearance.

Culture & Benefits

• Work as a single cohesive team on a few large-scale AI research efforts with a focus on impact.
• Competitive compensation and benefits, with optional equity donation matching.
• Generous vacation and parental leave, and flexible working hours.
• A lovely office space in San Francisco for collaboration.
• Commitment to include a range of diverse perspectives on the team.