Application Security Engineer - AI Trainer

DataAnnotation offers a fully remote contract opportunity for an Application Security Engineer - AI Trainer. You will help train AI security models by evaluating AI-generated content, solving security challenges, and delivering feedback to improve model performance. The role supports flexible scheduling and compensation by the hour, with meaningful impact on the direction of cybersecurity AI.

Benefits

• Fully remote: work from anywhere in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
• Flexible schedule: choose which projects you take on and when you work, on your own computer, from home.
• Competitive pay: hourly rate from $50 to $100, with opportunities for higher bonus rates on select projects.
• Impact: help shape the future of AI technologies built for cybersecurity.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate AI-generated cybersecurity content — including threat analysis, vulnerability assessments, and offensive security techniques — for real world accuracy and validity.
• Design and solve security-focused technical problems used to train AI systems.
• Write clear technical explanations and security-relevant code.
• Provide feedback that directly shapes 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 required; comfort navigating and patching a codebase is key.
• Fluency in English (native or bilingual level) with strong writing skills.
• A bachelor's degree is preferred.
• Cybersecurity certifications are a plus (e.g., OSCP, CRTO, GREM, GCFA, CEH, and similar).

Note: Payment is made via PayPal. We will never ask for any money from you. This job is only available to residents of the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.