AI Training Jobs for Cybersecurity Experts

Across the 40 distinct hourly rates posted for roles for cybersecurity experts right now, typical pay runs from $50 to $120 an hour, with a median of $65. The highest posted rate is $175 an hour, at Mercor. 1 of the 43 open roles for cybersecurity experts state no hourly rate, so check each listing.

Most roles ask for hands-on experience (pentesting, AppSec, SOC or vulnerability research, often three years or more) rather than a certificate, and a few name certifications such as OSCP or GIAC. Each listing states what it requires and where it is open. Of the 14 open roles for cybersecurity experts whose requirements we read, 1 a bachelor's or a degree and 13 name no degree.

You test models and the code they write for vulnerabilities, grade a model's answers on attacks, defenses and incident response, and build tasks around real CVEs. It is remote, hourly contract work, and some roles involve writing working exploits in a sandbox.

Most platforms start with an assessment in your field before any paid work, and each listing says what it asks for. Of the platforms hiring cybersecurity experts now, Alignerr, micro1, Braintrust, Mercor and OpenTrain AI run an AI interview (a recorded interview scored by AI) for many roles. Alignerr, micro1, AfterQuery, Braintrust and Handshake AI check a government photo ID, usually with a selfie, before you are paid. AfterQuery and Turing say they check credentials such as degrees. The section on how each platform checks you quotes each guide with its source.

They are posted by established AI data platforms (Alignerr, micro1, AfterQuery and Braintrust among them), and each platform's page here covers whether it is legit, how it vets people and how it pays. A legitimate platform never charges you to apply or to get work.