Senior Cybersecurity Analyst — AI Threat Evaluation (Remote)

mercor; United States; Remote; USD 2,342,000 - 3,168,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a cybersecurity expert on a remote contract to review AI-generated outputs for threat analysis, incident response, and security architecture. The role includes creating realistic cybersecurity scenarios and providing structured feedback on AI accuracy against major frameworks.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in enterprise security, with SOC, IR, pentesting, threat intel or security architecture experience and strong written communication skills.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of cybersecurity experience in enterprise, MSSP, consultancy or government/defense.
• Background in SOC analysis, IR, pentesting, threat intel or security architecture.
• Strong analytical thinking and ability to translate security operations into evaluation tasks.
• Clear written communication and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Review and evaluate AI-generated outputs for threat analysis, vulnerability assessment, and security architecture.
• Create realistic cybersecurity scenarios based on incident response, threat hunting, and pentest reports.
• Annotate, label, and validate data across cybersecurity use cases such as CVE classification accuracy and SIEM alert triage.
• Provide structured feedback on AI accuracy for frameworks like NIST CSF and MITRE ATT&CK.
• Collaborate with research teams to refine evaluation frameworks for cybersecurity AI.

Skills

SOC analysis

Incident response

Penetration testing

Threat intelligence

Security architecture

Analytical thinking

Written communication

Job description

Mercor is seeking a cybersecurity expert on a remote contract to review AI-generated outputs for threat analysis, incident response, and security architecture. The role includes creating realistic cybersecurity scenarios and providing structured feedback on AI accuracy against major frameworks.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in enterprise security, with SOC, IR, pentesting, threat intel or security architecture experience and strong written communication skills.