Insider Risk Investigator

Details

Anthropic is seeking an exceptional Insider Risk Investigator with expertise in human and technical investigations to support and protect its people, data, and infrastructure. The Insider Risk Team works cross-functionally to deter, identify, investigate, and mitigate insider risks.

Responsibilities

• Triage custom technical detection alerts.
• Independently conduct end-to-end insider risk investigations in collaboration with IT, Detection and Response, Legal, HR, and other cross-functional teams.
• Monitor and triage external threats targeting employees.
• Conduct sensitive interviews with employees and other involved parties.
• Perform technical analysis of logs from SIEM, DLP, and UEBA systems.
• Leverage AI tools, including Claude and Claude Code, to accelerate investigation workflows and data analysis.
• Build and maintain investigation documentation.
• Improve processes, procedures, and systems for detecting, mitigating, and investigating insider risks.
• Develop, refine, and operationalize insider risk indicators, scenarios, and mitigation strategies.
• Provide rapid-turnaround security assessments to support business operations.
• Support education and awareness programs that promote a strong security culture.
• Serve as the subject matter expert for insider risk and provide training to team members as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher education in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• 5–8 years of experience in insider risk, corporate investigations, or a related domain.
• 3–5 years of experience conducting investigative interviews.
• At least 1–2 years of private-sector experience.
• Experience conducting open-source intelligence (OSINT) for threat assessment or counterintelligence.
• Experience using DLP, UEBA, SIEM, SOAR, and other insider risk security tooling for detections and investigations.
• Knowledge of open-source research techniques and tools.
• Broad understanding of internal and external investigations, cybersecurity, interview techniques, risk assessment, and cross-functional relationship management.
• Ability to communicate complex security findings clearly and concisely to non-technical stakeholders, both verbally and in writing.
• Track record of responding rapidly to time-sensitive security requests.
• Comfort operating across Security, People, Legal, and IT teams.
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to lead projects with little guidance.
• Ability to operate independently with minimal oversight while managing sensitive cases.

Additional Qualifications

• Experience in the technology industry or at or with AI/ML companies.
• Experience with counterintelligence investigations and nation-state threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
• Background in OSINT collection and analysis.
• Use of AI or LLMs to improve productivity in investigative work.
• Experience contributing to a high-growth startup environment.
• Specialized knowledge of risks unique to the AI sector.
• Experience with data exfiltration investigations across email, cloud, and removable-media vectors.
• Experience working in government, defense, or high-security environments.

Work Environment

Anthropic currently expects staff to work from one of its offices at least 25% of the time, although some roles may require more office time. The role is available in Boston, New York City, or Washington, DC.

Compensation and Benefits

• Annual salary: $245,000–$305,000 USD.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Optional equity donation matching.
• Generous vacation and parental leave.
• Flexible working hours.
• Office space for collaboration.
• Anthropic sponsors visas and makes reasonable efforts to obtain a visa for successful candidates, with support from an immigration lawyer.