Cyber Security Analyst | Upto $2150 Part-time
- Toronto, ON, Canada
Remote
Compensation: $1,750–$2,150 total · Part-time
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Job details
- Pay
- Compensation: $1,750–$2,150 total
- Job type
- Part-time
- Workplace
- Remote
- Experience
- 3+ years of professional experience in cybersecurity at an enterprise organization, MSSP, consultancy, or government/defense environment.
- Posting language
- English
Original job description
About the job
Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.
Position: Cybersecurity Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $1,750–$2,150 total
Location: Remote
Role 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.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- 3+ years of professional experience in cybersecurity at an enterprise organization, MSSP, consultancy, or government/defense environment.
- Background in areas such as 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
- Professional certifications like CISSP, CISM, CEH, OSCP, GIAC certifications, Security+.
Compensation & Legal
- Task Completion Pay: Competitive and based on task quality.
- Performance Bonus: Weekly bonus incentive for top performers.
- Hourly Opportunity: Transition to hourly compensation for sustained quality.
Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
- Upload resume
- AI interview based on your resume
- Submit form
Resources & Support
- For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
- For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com
PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Cybersecurity Expert at Mercor will check AI-written security analysis, build realistic security scenarios, and label and validate security data. They will also give structured feedback on AI accuracy against security frameworks and collaborate asynchronously with research teams.
Requirements
Mercor asks for at least 3 years of professional cybersecurity experience in an enterprise, MSSP, consultancy or government environment. Candidates need background in SOC analysis, incident response, penetration testing, threat intelligence or security architecture, plus strong analytical and written communication skills.
Skills
- NIST CSF
- MITRE ATT&CK
- STIX/TAXII
- SIEM
- CVE classification
- Incident response
- Threat hunting
- Penetration testing
- Threat intelligence
- Security architecture
- Vulnerability assessment
- SOC analysis
- Data annotation
- Data labelling
- Structured evaluation
- Written communication
- Analytical thinking
- Attention to detail
Benefits
- Weekly performance bonus
Categories
- Security & Safety
- Technology
- Software
- Data & Analytics
Keywords
- cybersecurity
- information security
- threat analysis
- vulnerability assessment
- security architecture
- incident response
- DFIR
- SOC analysis
- penetration testing
- threat intelligence
- SIEM
- CVE
- NIST CSF
- MITRE ATT&CK
- STIX/TAXII
- threat hunting
- AI evaluation
- AI training data
- remote contract
- part-time
Seniority
Senior
Perks
- Performance bonus
Licences and certifications
- CISSP
- CISM
- CEH
- OSCP
- GIAC
- Security+
Tools
- SIEM
Languages
- English