Security Analyst

Role Overview

Mercor is partnering with leading AI labs to engage experienced cybersecurity professionals — security analysts, penetration testers, incident responders, threat intelligence specialists, and security architects — to improve AI systems' reasoning around threat detection, vulnerability assessment, and security operations. Contributors will apply their expertise in areas such as network security, endpoint detection and response, cloud security, and security compliance frameworks to evaluate and enhance AI performance on cybersecurity‑specific tasks. This is a project‑based opportunity with potential for ongoing engagement depending on performance and project needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and evaluate AI‑generated outputs related to threat analysis, vulnerability assessment, security incident triage, and security architecture recommendations
• Create realistic scenarios based on cybersecurity workflows — incident response runbo...