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Penetration Tester | Upto $2150 Part-time

mercor
GermanyPosted 26 days agoDiscoveredMatch locked
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Mercor

connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include

Benchmark

,

General Catalyst

,

Peter Thiel

,

Adam D'Angelo

,

Larry Summers

, and

Jack Dorsey

.

Position

Cybersecurity Expert

Role Responsibilities

  • Review and evaluate

AI-generated outputs

related to threat analysis, vulnerability assessment, and security architecture recommendations.

  • Create realistic scenarios based on cybersecurity workflows such as incident response runbooks, threat hunting queries, and penetration testing reports.
  • Annotate, label, and validate data across cybersecurity use cases like

CVE classification accuracy

and

SIEM alert triage

.

  • Provide structured feedback on AI accuracy in areas such as

cybersecurity frameworks

(NIST CSF, MITRE ATT&CK) and threat intelligence standards (STIX/TAXII).

  • Collaborate asynchronously with research teams to refine evaluation frameworks for cybersecurity AI.

Must-Have

3+ years

of professional experience in cybersecurity at an enterprise organization, MSSP, consultancy, or government/defense environment.

  • Background in areas such as SOC analysis, incident response (DFIR), penetration testing, threat intelligence, or security architecture.

Strong analytical thinking and ability to translate security operations into structured evaluation tasks.

Preferred

Professional certifications like CISSP

,

CISM

,

CEH

,

OSCP

,

GIAC certifications

,

Security+

.

Compensation & Legal

Task Completion Pay

Competitive and based on task quality. •

Performance Bonus

Weekly bonus incentive for top performers. •

Hourly Opportunity

Transition to hourly compensation for sustained quality.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

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Skills

cybersecurityartificial-intelligencepenetration-testingcisspsocsiem

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