Cybersecurity Research Expert – Offensive Security & Vulnerability Research
Mercor
$200 – $250/hour · as listed
This remote opportunity invites advanced cybersecurity professionals to evaluate AI systems across offensive security and vulnerability research. You'll assess how AI handles vulnerability analysis, exploit development, and secure coding practices—work that demands deep expertise in security reasoning and hands-on offensive research experience. The role involves writing-focused tasks that leverage your technical knowledge to benchmark AI capabilities in real-world security scenarios.
Best suited to practitioners with a proven background in cybersecurity research, coding, and a track record of recognized technical contributions, this part-time position offers flexible engagement at the advanced level. Based remotely, you'll work approximately 40 hours per week at a listed rate of $200–$250/hour, collaborating through the Mercor platform to strengthen AI evaluation in the security domain.
From the listing: Mercor marketplace · part-time · 40h/week. We're looking for highly accomplished Cybersecurity Research Experts to help evaluate cutting-edge AI systems in advanced security reasoning, vulnerability analysis, exploit development, and secure software engineering. This project is ideal for practitioners with a strong track record in offensive security research and publicly recognised technical contributions. ### What You'll Do - Evalua
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