Cybersecurity Analyst & AI Security Evaluator (Remote)

mercor; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 1,822,000 - 2,239,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Cybersecurity Expert for a remote contract role. You will review AI-generated outputs, evaluate threat analyses, and create realistic cybersecurity scenarios based on incident response, threat hunting, and penetration testing workflows.

You will annotate and validate data across use cases, provide structured feedback on AI accuracy against frameworks like NIST CSF and MITRE ATT&CK, and collaborate asynchronously with research teams to refine evaluation methods.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience in cybersecurity at an enterprise organization, MSSP, consultancy, or government/defense environment.
• Background in 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.
• Preferred: CISSP, CISM, CEH, OSCP, GIAC, Security+ certifications.

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.

Skills

3+ years cybersecurity experience

analytical thinking

written communication

Job description

Mercor is seeking a Cybersecurity Expert for a remote contract role. You will review AI-generated outputs, evaluate threat analyses, and create realistic cybersecurity scenarios based on incident response, threat hunting, and penetration testing workflows.

You will annotate and validate data across use cases, provide structured feedback on AI accuracy against frameworks like NIST CSF and MITRE ATT&CK, and collaborate asynchronously with research teams to refine evaluation methods.