Cloud Security Analyst

SOC Investigation Specialist Talent Network

• Software Engineering
• Platform: Mercor
• Location: 40 countries
• Level: Intermediate

This remote-style contract role asks experienced SOC analysts to review and validate security alerts and investigations, separating true positives from false positives across SIEM, endpoint, cloud and identity data. Work includes building ground-truth investigations and judging whether automated or human conclusions are valid, incomplete or incorrect. It suits seasoned Tier 2 or higher analysts who are fluent in Splunk and comfortable making decisive evaluations.

Posted January 18, 2026

Adversary Exploitation Lead

• Software Engineering
• Platform: Alignerr

This role involves analyzing cyber attacks, adversary tactics, and exploitation chains to produce structured assessments that help AI systems understand cybersecurity threats better. It is designed for experienced offensive security professionals who can evaluate threat behaviors and translate complex technical findings into clear documentation.

AI / Emerging Tech Security Analyst

• Software Engineering
• Platform: Alignerr

This role involves analyzing security vulnerabilities and threat scenarios in AI systems and large language models to identify weaknesses and recommend mitigations. Security professionals will conduct adversarial testing, evaluate real-world attack scenarios, and provide structured feedback to improve AI safety and resilience.

Cybersecurity Expert

• Software Engineering
• Platform: DataAnnotation

This role involves evaluating AI models' ability to generate secure code by identifying vulnerabilities, testing their security reasoning, and writing corrections when they fail. It suits security engineers and cybersecurity professionals who can spot weaknesses in authentication, cryptography, input handling, and secret management that automated tools miss.

DevOps Engineer

• Software Engineering
• Platform: DataAnnotation

Evaluate how AI models handle DevOps tasks such as CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and cloud operations. Identify failures in automation, security configurations, and deployment processes, then write correct solutions that a platform engineer would trust.

Engineering Review & Evaluation Projects

• Software Engineering
• Platform: Mercor

Evaluation of AI model outputs against correctness, maintainability, security, and production readiness criteria, accessible to early-to-mid career professionals.