Application Security Specialist - Fully Remote | Upto $90/hr
$90 per hourMercor
New York, NY
- Remote job
Job Description
Job Description
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: CVE Vulnerability Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $70–$90/hour
Location: Remote
Role Responsibilities
- Evaluate the quality, fidelity, and completeness of vulnerability-reproduction and remediation tasks for AI model training.
- Assess CVE reproductions for faithfulness and ensure fixes are sound.
- Verify rigorous logic and ensure Docker-based lab environments accurately recreate exploitable conditions.
- Provide clear, rubric-based written feedback to improve model outputs.
- Collaborate with AI research teams to enhance training data quality and downstream performance.
- Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- 3+ years of hands-on experience in application security, penetration testing, or vulnerability research.
- Strong understanding of CVE vulnerability taxonomy and severity frameworks ( CVSS , CWE , CAPEC ).
- Demonstrated expertise in secure coding and remediation across common vulnerability classes ( SQL injection , command injection , buffer overflow , deserialization , SSRF , misconfigurations , privilege escalation ).
- Experience designing or evaluating two-part verification logic (functionality tests + vulnerability tests).
- Proficiency with Docker and Docker Compose for multi-container vulnerability reproduction environments.
Preferred
- OSCP , GPEN , GWAPT , or equivalent offensive-security certification.
- Experience with CVE disclosure, responsible vulnerability reporting, or maintaining exploit proof-of-concept code.
- Background in DevSecOps , CI/CD security gating, or SAST/DAST tooling.
- Prior technical content review, assessment design, or QA for security-focused engineering tasks.
Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
- Upload resume
- AI interview based on your resume
- Submit form
Resources & Support
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- For any help or support, reach out to: View email address on ziprecruiter.com
PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.
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