Security Onion Specialist - Remote

YO AI Labs; New York (NY); Remote; USD 8,954,000 - 13,776,000; Part time

Job summary

YO AI Labs seeks an experienced Security Onion Specialist to support a cybersecurity and AI training project. This remote contractor role focuses on security monitoring, alert investigation, log and network traffic analysis, and documenting real-world security workflows.

You will perform assigned workflows with Security Onion, review outputs for accuracy, and provide clear technical feedback. Must be able to work independently in a remote environment and record screen-based workflows.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Security Onion for monitoring and threat detection.
• Experience in cybersecurity or security operations.
• Ability to analyze alerts, logs, and network traffic.
• Strong technical documentation and communication skills.
• Experience with data annotation or AI evaluation is a plus.
• Current access to Security Onion and ability to work independently.
• Comfortable recording and sharing screen-based workflows.

Responsibilities

• Perform assigned cybersecurity workflows using Security Onion.
• Monitor networks, investigate alerts, and analyze security logs and traffic.
• Apply threat detection and incident investigation techniques.
• Record and document workflows, tools, and investigation steps.
• Create realistic prompts and detailed evaluation rubrics.
• Review task outputs for accuracy and compliance with project guidelines.
• Provide clear technical feedback and work independently in a remote environment.

Skills

Security Onion

Cybersecurity

Network Monitoring

Threat Detection

Security Alert Analysis

Log Analysis

Incident Response

Network Traffic Analysis

Security Operations

Technical Documentation

Workflow Evaluation

Written Communication

Job description

Role Title: Security Onion Specialist
Role Type: Contractor
Location: Remote

Required Skills

Security Onion | Cybersecurity | Network Monitoring | Threat Detection | Security Alert Analysis | Log Analysis | Incident Response | Network Traffic Analysis | Security Operations | Technical Documentation | Workflow Evaluation | Written Communication

Job Summary

We are seeking experienced Security Onion Specialists to support a cybersecurity and AI training project. The role involves using Security Onion to perform security monitoring, investigate alerts, analyze logs and network traffic, and document real-world security workflows.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform assigned cybersecurity workflows using Security Onion.
• Monitor networks, investigate alerts, and analyze security logs and traffic.
• Apply threat detection and incident investigation techniques.
• Record and document workflows, tools, and investigation steps.
• Create realistic prompts and detailed evaluation rubrics.
• Review task outputs for accuracy and compliance with project guidelines.
• Provide clear technical feedback and work independently in a remote environment.

Qualifications

• Strong hands‑on experience with Security Onion for monitoring, threat detection, or incident investigation.
• Practical cybersecurity or Security Operations experience.
• Ability to analyze alerts, logs, network traffic, and security events.
• Strong technical documentation and communication skills.
• Experience with data annotation, AI evaluation, RLHF, or similar human‑data projects is a plus.
• Current access to Security Onion and ability to work independently.
• Comfortable recording and sharing screen-based workflows.