Application Security (AppSec) Engineer - AI Trainer

DataAnnotation is hiring an Application Security (AppSec) Engineer - AI Trainer to support the training of AI models for cybersecurity. The role focuses on assessing AI-generated security content and creating security-focused problems that improve how AI systems reason about threats and defenses.

Responsibilities

• Review and evaluate AI-generated cybersecurity content, including threat analysis, vulnerability assessments, and offensive security techniques, ensuring real-world accuracy and validity.
• Design and solve technical security problems that are used to train AI systems.
• Produce clear technical explanations and security-relevant code.
• Provide feedback that directly influences the next generation of AI security models.

Requirements

• 2+ years of hands-on experience in a cybersecurity role such as penetration testing, red teaming, incident response, detection engineering, DFIR, malware analysis, threat intelligence, or adjacent fields, including government or military cyber operations.
• Some coding experience is required, including comfort navigating and patching a codebase.
• English fluency at a native or bilingual level with strong writing skills.
• A bachelor’s degree is preferred.
• Cybersecurity certifications are a plus, including OSCP, CRTO, GREM, GCFA, CEH, and similar credentials.

Benefits

• Fully remote work from anywhere in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
• Flexible schedule, with the ability to choose which projects you take on and when you work, using your own computer.
• Competitive pay, with projects paid hourly at $50 to $100 USD per hour, and potential for higher bonus rates on certain projects.
• Impact by helping shape AI technologies built for cybersecurity.

Contracting Advantage

• Fully remote availability across the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
• Flexible project selection and scheduling, performed from your own home computer.
• Hourly compensation of $50 to $100 USD per hour, with possible higher bonus rates for specific projects.
• Direct involvement in shaping AI systems intended for cybersecurity use cases.

Additional Information

• Payment is made via PayPal.
• DataAnnotation will never ask for any money from you.
• This contract role is available only to candidates in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.