Cybersecurity Analyst - AI Trainer
Job Description
Work fully remote and help train AI chatbots for cybersecurity by reviewing AI-generated security content and working security-focused technical problems. This contract opportunity is supported by flexible scheduling, hourly pay through DataAnnotation’s platform, and the chance to directly influence how future AI security models are built.
Location: Illinois (remote)
Compensation: USD 50 to 100 per hour (hourly, paid via DataAnnotation’s platform)
Job type: Contract
What you’ll do
- Evaluate AI-generated cybersecurity content, including threat analysis, vulnerability assessments, and offensive security techniques, with an emphasis on real-world accuracy and validity.
- Design and solve security-focused technical problems that are used to train AI systems.
- Write clear technical explanations and security-relevant code to support training and evaluation needs.
- Provide feedback that helps shape the next generation of AI models for cybersecurity use cases.
What you bring
- 2+ years of hands-on cybersecurity experience, such as penetration testing, red teaming, incident response, detection engineering, DFIR, malware analysis, threat intelligence, or related work, including government or military cyber operations.
- Some coding experience and comfort working with and patching a codebase.
- Fluency in English (native or bilingual) with strong writing skills.
- Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Certifications are a plus, for example OSCP, CRTO, GREM, GCFA, CEH, or similar.
Remote flexibility and compensation
- Fully remote: work from anywhere in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
- Flexible schedule: select which projects you take on and when you work, using your own computer from home.
- Competitive hourly pay: USD 50 to 100 per hour.
- Higher bonus rates available for certain projects.
- Impact: contribute to AI technologies built for cybersecurity by improving training content and feedback quality.
Contracting details
- Payment method: PayPal.
- No payment required: DataAnnotation will never ask you for money.
- Eligibility: this role is available to those in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.