Remote AI Security Analyst for Threat Intelligence

mercor; United States; Remote; USD 2,411,000 - 2,962,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Task-based pay

Weekly bonus

Hourly transition to pay

Job summary

Mercor is hiring a Cybersecurity Expert for remote, contract work. You will review AI-generated outputs, create realistic cybersecurity scenarios, and annotate data across use cases such as CVE classification and SIEM triage.

The role emphasizes translating security operations into structured evaluation tasks with clear written communication. Ideal candidates have 3+ years in enterprise cybersecurity, experience in SOC/IR/pen testing or security architecture, and strong analytical skills.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of enterprise cybersecurity experience (SOC, IR, or similar).
• Background in threat intelligence, incident response, or security architecture.
• Strong analytical thinking and clear written communication.

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

Cybersecurity

Analytics

Written communication

Job description

Mercor is hiring a Cybersecurity Expert for remote, contract work. You will review AI-generated outputs, create realistic cybersecurity scenarios, and annotate data across use cases such as CVE classification and SIEM triage.

The role emphasizes translating security operations into structured evaluation tasks with clear written communication. Ideal candidates have 3+ years in enterprise cybersecurity, experience in SOC/IR/pen testing or security architecture, and strong analytical skills.