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Cybersecurity Expert

DataAnnotation · Remote · Customer support / ops

Cybersecurity Expert is an open role at DataAnnotation, available remotely, with pay listed as Up to $125/hr.

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At a glance

Pay
Up to $125/hrEstimate, from DataAnnotation’s own wording
Location
Remote
Listed
Since Oct 24, last confirmed Oct 24

As listed by DataAnnotation: “Up to $125+/hr”

How the pay compares

This role (estimated)$125
Customer support / ops median$65
All roles median$60

Higher than 89% of the 76 distinct hourly rates advertised for Customer support / ops roles right now. Hourly USD, top of each advertised range, one count per distinct rate. Same method as the Pay Index.

From DataAnnotation’s listing

“Overview Models will hand you code that looks secure and quietly ships a hardcoded secret, a broken auth check, or an injection the linter never flags. Someone has to tell security theater from an actual defense, and that someone is you.”
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Overview Models will hand you code that looks secure and quietly ships a hardcoded secret, a broken auth check, or an injection the linter never flags. Someone has to tell security theater from an actual defense, and that someone is you. As a Cybersecurity Expert you'll probe frontier models for unsafe code and exploit paths, rate how they reason about real threats, and write the judgments that teach the next generation what secure actually means.

What you’ll actually do Probe models for weak spots across authentication, crypto, input handling, and secret management, and see where their advice falls apart. Rate the security reasoning against real-world practice: catch the theater, the missing check, and the confidently wrong fix. Write the secure answer when the model falls short, with the threat model and the trade-offs spelled out.

Roles this fits Common backgrounds: Security Engineer, Cyber Warfare Analyst.

What we look for Professional experience in security engineering, defensive operations, or offensive work. Comfort reasoning about real threats: authentication, crypto, injection, and secret handling. Clear written English: your explanations are the training signal. No degree required. We care about what you can do, not where you learned it.

Compensation Up to $125+/hr depending on task difficulty and specialization. Many contributors add $100k–$200k a year; some make it their full-time income.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I apply for the Cybersecurity Expert role at DataAnnotation?

Applications go through DataAnnotation's own portal - HumanSourcer links to the listing and never collects applications or handles hiring. DataAnnotation's access model is "Open / self-serve" (Open application). This listing was first seen here on October 24, 2026 and was still live at the last check.

Is the Cybersecurity Expert role at DataAnnotation remote?

Yes - DataAnnotation lists this role as remote.

What does the Cybersecurity Expert role at DataAnnotation pay?

DataAnnotation indicates Up to $125/hr for this role, but hedges the figure rather than committing to it. Treat it as an indication: HumanSourcer flags hedged pay instead of presenting it as a firm rate, and the listing's own wording is quoted in the Pay section above.

What kind of work is Cybersecurity Expert?

Customer support / ops. Generalist and expert AI training; coding, STEM, law, medicine, writing

Is DataAnnotation a legitimate AI-training platform?

Reported worker-facing operating brand - and that relationship is rated "High - reported, not disclosed on portal" here because it can be checked against nymag.com rather than taken on DataAnnotation's word. Confidence describes how well the ownership is evidenced. It is not a rating of how the platform treats the people who work for it, which no public source covers reliably.

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