Security Engineer - AI Trainer

DataAnnotation is seeking an existing Security Engineer - AI Trainer to support the development of AI models for cybersecurity. In this contract role, you will review AI-generated security material, assess its validity against real-world threat and defense contexts, and provide feedback that helps refine how these systems reason.

Location and Employment Details

• Location: Acton, MA (remote)
• Job type: contract
• Schedule: flexible
• Availability: remote work from the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand

Compensation

• Pay: USD $50 to $100 per hour
• Potential: opportunities for higher bonus rates for certain projects
• Payment method: paid via PayPal

Key Responsibilities

• 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 used to train AI systems.
• Produce clear technical explanations and security-relevant code.
• Deliver feedback that directly influences the next generation of AI security models.

Required Qualifications

• Experience: 2+ years of hands-on cybersecurity experience, such as penetration testing, red teaming, incident response, detection engineering, DFIR, malware analysis, threat intelligence, or adjacent work.
• Operational background: experience including government or military cyber operations.
• Coding: some coding experience; ability to navigate and patch a codebase comfortably.
• Language: fluency in English at native or bilingual level, with strong writing skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Education: bachelor’s degree (preferred).
• Certifications: cybersecurity certifications are a plus, such as OSCP, CRTO, GREM, GCFA, CEH, or similar.

Benefits and Contract Advantages

• Fully remote: work from anywhere in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
• Flexible schedule: choose which projects to take on and when to work, using your own computer.
• Competitive hourly compensation: projects paid hourly at $50 to $100 USD per hour, with possible bonus rate opportunities for certain projects.
• Impact: contribute to the future of AI technologies built for cybersecurity.
• Platform-based work: paid work available through the platform after passing a short assessment.

Important Notes

• Payment is made via PayPal.
• DataAnnotation will never ask for money from you.
• This opportunity is limited to candidates located in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.