Technical Cyber Threat Investigator · Anthropic

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 13:53:20 GMT
Engineering

Anthropic · San Francisco, CA, Washington, DC · $230,000 - $290,000 USD · remote

About the Role

We are looking for a Technical Cyber Threat Investigator to join our Threat Intelligence team. In this role, you will be responsible for detecting, investigating, and disrupting the misuse of Anthropic's AI systems for malicious cyber operations.

You will work at the intersection of AI safety and cybersecurity, conducting thorough investigations into potential misuse cases, developing novel detection techniques, and building robust defenses against emerging cyber threats in the rapidly evolving landscape of AI-enabled risks. Your work will directly protect the broader ecosystem from sophisticated threat actors who seek to leverage AI technology for harm.

Responsibilities

Detect and investigate attempts to misuse Anthropic's AI systems for cyber operations, including influence operations, malware development, social engineering, and other adversarial activities

Develop abuse signals and tracking strategies to proactively detect sophisticated threat actors across our platform

Create actionable intelligence reports on new attack vectors, vulnerabilities, and threat actor TTPs targeting LLM systems

Conduct cross-platform threat analysis grounded in real threat actor behavior, using open-source research, dark web monitoring, and internal data

Utilize investigation findings to implement systematic improvements to our safety approach and mitigate harm at scale

Study trends internally and in the broader ecosystem to anticipate how AI systems could be misused, generating and publishing reports

Build and maintain relationships with external threat intelligence partners, information sharing communities, and government stakeholders

Work cross-functionally to build out our threat intelligence program, establishing processes, tools, and best practices

You may be a good fit if you

Have demonstrated proficiency in SQL and Python for data analysis and threat detection

Have experience with large language models and understanding of how AI technology could be misused for cyber threats

Have subject matter expertise in abusive user behaviour detection, such as influence operations, coordinated inauthentic behaviour, or cyber threat intelligence

Have experience tracking threat actors across surface, deep, and dark web environments

Can derive insights from large datasets to make key decisions and recommendations

Have experience with threat actor profiling and utilising threat intelligence frameworks (MITRE ATT&CK, etc.)

Have strong project management skills and ability to build processes from the ground up

Possess excellent communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams and present to leadership

Strong candidates may also 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

Deadline to apply

None. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Logistics

Education requirements: We require at least a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.

Location-based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. However, some roles may require more time in our offices.

Visa sponsorship: We do sponsor visas! However, we aren't able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate. But if we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa, and we retain an immigration lawyer to help with this.

We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification.

Research shows that people who identify as being from underrepresented groups are more prone to experiencing imposter syndrome and doubting the strength of their candidacy, so we urge you not to exclude yourself prematurely and to submit an application if you're interested in this work.

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