Technical Cyber Threat Investigator

The role

You will detect, investigate, and disrupt the misuse of Anthropic's AI systems for malicious cyber operations. You will work at the intersection of AI safety and cybersecurity to develop detection techniques and build defenses against emerging threats.

What you will do

• Detect and investigate attempts to misuse Anthropic's AI systems for cyber operations
• Develop abuse signals and tracking strategies to proactively detect threat actors
• Create actionable intelligence reports on new attack vectors and threat actor TTPs
• Conduct cross-platform threat analysis using open-source research, dark web monitoring, and internal data
• Implement systematic improvements to safety approach and mitigate harm at scale
• Study trends to anticipate how AI systems could be misused and publish reports
• Build and maintain relationships with external threat intelligence partners and government stakeholders
• Work cross-functionally to build out the threat intelligence program

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience
• Field of study relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience
• 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, coordinated inauthentic behavior, or cyber threat intelligence
• 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
• Strong project management skills
• Excellent communication skills

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

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Optional equity donation matching
• Generous vacation and parental leave
• Flexible working hours
• Office space

Before you apply

• This role may require responding to escalations during weekends and holidays
• You may be exposed to explicit content spanning a range of topics, including sexual, violent, or psychologically disturbing nature
• We do sponsor visas, but we aren't able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate

About the company

Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco. Its mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.