Security Engineer - AI Trainer

The role involves training AI chatbots for cybersecurity applications by assessing AI-generated security content and creating security-focused training tasks. This contract position is fully remote with flexible scheduling and hourly compensation.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and evaluate AI-generated cybersecurity content for real-world accuracy and validity, including threat analysis, vulnerability assessments, and offensive security techniques.
• Develop and solve security-oriented technical problems that will be used to train AI systems.
• Produce clear technical explanations and security-relevant code.
• Deliver feedback that directly informs iteration and improves subsequent generations of AI security models.

Required Qualifications

• 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 areas. Government or military cyber operations experience also counts.
• Some coding experience; comfortable navigating and patching a codebase is important.
• English fluency (native or bilingual) with strong writing skills.
• Bachelor’s degree is preferred.
• Cybersecurity certifications are a plus, including OSCP, CRTO, GREM, GCFA, CEH, and similar credentials.

Contract Details

• Location: Elk Grove Village, IL (remote)
• Job type: Contract
• Compensation: USD $50 to $100 per hour
• Scheduling: Flexible, based on projects you choose to take on

Benefits and Work Setup

• Fully remote: eligible candidates can work from anywhere in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
• Flexible schedule: select which projects you participate in and when you work, using your own computer.
• Competitive hourly pay: projects are paid hourly at $50 to $100 USD.
• Higher bonus rates: certain projects may offer bonus rates above the standard hourly rate.
• Impact: contribute to the development of AI technologies applied to cybersecurity.

Additional Notes

• Payment is made via PayPal.
• The employer will never ask candidates to pay money.
• This contract opportunity is available only to applicants located in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.