Security Onion Cybersecurity AI Training Specialist

OpenTrain AI, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 241,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenTrain AI, Inc. is seeking a Security Onion Cybersecurity AI Training Specialist to perform practical security monitoring, threat investigation, and data-labeling workflows. This remote contractor role requires documenting steps, prompts, rubrics, and quality evaluations while monitoring alerts, logs, and network data.

You will record demonstrations, create realistic prompts, and detail tools and reasoning used during investigations, contributing to AI training quality and system safety.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience using Security Onion for security monitoring, threat detection, or incident investigation.
• Must have independent access to Security Onion.
• Clear, concise technical communication and attention to detail.
• Ability to record and share your screen while demonstrating workflows.
• Prior human data experience (annotation, labeling, AI response evaluation) is helpful.
• Prior AI experience is not required.

Responsibilities

• Navigate network monitoring, alert investigation, log analysis, threat detection, and incident response features.
• Analyze security alerts, network traffic, logs, and related data.
• Record your screen while demonstrating workflow steps and investigation techniques.
• Create realistic prompts and detailed rubrics, and document tools and reasoning used.
• Review task outputs for accuracy and alignment with quality standards.

Tools

Security Onion

Job description

About OpenTrain
OpenTrain is the centralized, open platform where AI training and data-labeling freelancers find work, consolidate opportunities across platforms, and build a unified AI training portfolio they control. We make specialized AI training work easier to track, apply for, and grow into a durable freelance career.

About this role
OpenTrain is recruiting for a Security Onion Cybersecurity AI Training Specialist to complete practical security monitoring and threat investigation workflows that help train AI systems. You will work with alerts, network traffic, logs, and related security data, then turn your technical process into clear demonstrations, prompts, rubrics, and quality evaluations. This remote contractor role pays an advertised rate of $90-$175 per hour.

What you will do
You will complete assigned workflows and tasks in Security Onion using practical cybersecurity experience. The work includes navigating network monitoring, alert investigation, log analysis, threat detection, and incident response features; analyzing security alerts, network traffic, logs, and related security data; and recording your screen while demonstrating workflow steps and investigation techniques. You will also create realistic prompts and detailed rubrics, document the tools, features, and reasoning used during investigations, and review task outputs for accuracy and alignment with quality standards.

Required skills
You should have strong hands-on experience using Security Onion for security monitoring, threat detection, or incident investigation, as well as current independent access to Security Onion. Clear, concise technical communication, strong attention to detail, and the ability to explain technical workflows are essential. You should be comfortable recording and sharing your screen while demonstrating your work and able to work independently in a remote contractor engagement. Prior human data experience, including annotation, labeling, AI response evaluation, or model evaluation, is helpful. Prior AI experience is not required.

Why work with OpenTrain
OpenTrain gives freelancers one place to manage AI training opportunities instead of rebuilding proof of work on every platform. A stronger OpenTrain profile helps you show credible experience, discover roles that match your skills, and turn AI training and data-labeling work into a long-term portfolio.