Security Analyst - Fully Remote
mercor
IndiaremotePosted 28 days ago
Skill Required
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Key highlights
- Compensation: $1,750–$2,150 per completed task.
- Required experience: 3+ years in cybersecurity.
- Benefit: Weekly performance bonus for top performers.
- Benefit: Potential transition to hourly compensation.
- Remote work opportunity.
- Preferred certifications: CISSP, CISM, CEH, OSCP, GIAC, Security+.
Role overview
Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, the company is backed by investors such as Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey. The role is a contract Cybersecurity Expert position, remote, focused on evaluating and improving AI-generated cybersecurity outputs.
Responsibilities
- Review and evaluate AI-generated outputs related to threat analysis, vulnerability assessment, and security architecture recommendations.
- Create realistic scenarios based on cybersecurity workflows such as incident response runbooks, threat hunting queries, and penetration testing reports.
- Annotate, label, and validate data across cybersecurity use cases like CVE classification accuracy and SIEM alert triage.
- Provide structured feedback on AI accuracy in areas such as cybersecurity frameworks (NIST CSF, MITRE ATT&CK) and threat intelligence standards (STIX/TAXII).
- Collaborate asynchronously with research teams to refine evaluation frameworks for cybersecurity AI.
Requirements
- 3+ years of professional experience in cybersecurity at an enterprise organization, MSSP, consultancy, or government/defense environment.
- Background in areas such as SOC analysis, incident response (DFIR), penetration testing, threat intelligence, or security architecture.
- Strong analytical thinking and ability to translate security operations into structured evaluation tasks.
- Clear written communication and attention to detail.
Nice to have
- Professional certifications like CISSP, CISM, CEH, OSCP, GIAC certifications, Security+.
Benefits
- Task Completion Pay: Competitive and based on task quality.
- Performance Bonus: Weekly bonus incentive for top performers.
- Hourly Opportunity: Transition to hourly compensation for sustained quality.
- Remote work flexibility.
Additional details
- Company: Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs; headquartered in San Francisco; investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.
- Position type: Contract.
- Compensation range: $1,750–$2,150 per completed task.
- Application process takes 20–30 minutes: upload resume, AI interview based on your resume, submit form.
- Resources & Support: For details about the interview process and platform information, please check the provided links; reach out for any help or support.
- Note: Applications are reviewed daily; complete the AI interview and application steps to be considered.