Senior Cloud Computing Specialist - AI Research Lab Task Design

Mercor • United State
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AI Summary

Design realistic cloud environments using HashiCorp Terraform, Datadog, and Okta. Collaborate with experts to create challenging AI agent tasks. Influence frontier AI research. Remote, contract role with competitive task-based compensation.

Key Highlights
Design multi-step cloud tasks for AI agents
Collaborate with cloud experts and research teams
Contribute to frontier AI research and benchmarking
Key Responsibilities
Build a realistic digital workspace using HashiCorp Terraform, Datadog, Splunk, GitHub Actions, and Okta
Design multi-step tasks that challenge frontier AI agents by navigating multiple apps and stakeholders
Collaborate with cloud-computing experts to design environments and review scenarios for realism and rigor
Work asynchronously with research teams to refine task designs and evaluation criteria for cloud-computing agent benchmarks
Contribute to frontier AI research and benchmarking
Technical Skills Required
Cloud Architecture HashiCorp Terraform Datadog Okta
Benefits & Perks
Competitive task-based compensation ($1,750–$2,150 per task)
Performance bonus for top performers
Hourly opportunity for top performers

Job Description


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: Cloud Computing Expert

Type: Contract

Compensation: $1,750–$2,150/task

Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

  • Build a realistic digital workspace using HashiCorp Terraform, Datadog, Splunk, GitHub Actions, and Okta. Reflect real-world architecture docs, runbooks, and incident post-mortems.
  • Design multi-step tasks that challenge frontier AI agents by navigating multiple apps and stakeholders.
  • Collaborate with cloud-computing experts to design environments and review scenarios for realism and rigor.
  • Work asynchronously with research teams to refine task designs and evaluation criteria for cloud-computing agent benchmarks.
  • Contribute to frontier AI research and benchmarking. Your work informs how leading labs train and evaluate AI systems.


Qualifications

Must-Have

  • 3+ years of full-time experience at a major hyperscaler (AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle Cloud), a cloud-data platform (Snowflake, Databricks), or a Fortune 500 platform/infrastructure team.
  • Background in cloud architecture, site reliability engineering, platform engineering, DevOps/DevSecOps, or cloud FinOps.
  • Day-to-day use of HashiCorp Terraform, Pulumi, Splunk, Datadog, GitHub Actions, CircleCI, and Okta/Microsoft Entra ID.
  • Strong analytical thinking and writing skills.


Preferred

  • Certifications: AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect, GCP Professional Cloud Architect, CKA/CKAD.


Compensation & Legal

  • Task Completion Pay: Competitive and based on task quality (:$1,750–$2,150 per completed task, subject to change as the project evolves).
  • Performance Bonus: Top performers receive a weekly bonus incentive on top of their per task rate.
  • Hourly Opportunity: Top performers may transition to an hourly compensation model based on sustained quality and throughput.


Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

  • Upload resume
  • AI interview based on your resume
  • Submit form


Resources & Support

  • For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
  • For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com


PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.

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