Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Analyst

About the job 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: Red Team Specialist Type: Full-time or Part-time Contract Work Compensation: $50/hour Location: Remote Commitment: 20+ hours/week Role Responsibilities Red team conversational AI models and agents to identify jailbreaks, prompt injections, and misuse cases. Generate high-quality human data by annotating failures, classifying vulnerabilities, and flagging systemic risks. Apply structure by following taxonomies, benchmarks, and playbooks to maintain consistent testing. Document reproducibly to produce reports, datasets, and attack cases that customers can act on. Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance . Qualifications Must-Have Native-level fluency in English and French . Prior experience in red teaming, AI adversarial work , cybersecurity, or socio-technical probing. Strong communication skills to explain risks clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Ability to thrive on moving across projects and customers. Preferred Experience with Adversarial ML , Cybersecurity , and socio-technical risk analysis. Skills in penetration testing , exploit development, and reverse engineering. Background in creative probing such as psychology, acting, or writing for unconventional adversarial thinking. Compensation & Legal Hourly contractor , Paid weekly via Stripe Connect Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete) Upload resume AI interview based on your resume Submit form Resources & Support For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: For any help or support, reach out to: PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity. #J-18808-Ljbffr