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Security Onion Specialist
Contract role for Security Onion Specialists to support a customer project focused on security operations and threat detection while contributing domain expertise to the training of next-generation AI systems.
Salary
USD90 - USD175 / hour
Department
AI Research & Evaluation
Experience
Strong hands-on Security Onion experience in security monitoring, threat detection, or incident investigation
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Role fit snapshot
- Engagement
- Remote contractor | micro1 application platform
- Experience
- Recorded experience: Strong hands-on Security Onion experience in security monitoring, threat detection, or incident investigation
- Core expertise
- AI Research & Evaluation | Security Onion | Security monitoring | Threat detection
- Geographic eligibility
- Not specified beyond Remote
- Listing dates
- Posted 2026-10-06 | Valid through 2026-11-05
- Compensation
- Recorded compensation: $90-$175/hour
Responsibilities
- Complete assigned workflows and tasks within Security Onion using practical cybersecurity experience.
- Navigate Security Onion features for network monitoring, alert investigation, log analysis, threat detection, and incident response.
- Analyze security alerts, network traffic, logs, and other relevant security data.
- Record screen activity while completing assigned workflows and demonstrate the steps taken.
- Create realistic prompts and detailed rubrics based on completed workflows.
- Document workflow steps and explain the tools, features, and investigation techniques used.
- Review and evaluate task outputs for accuracy and alignment with project guidelines.
- Follow project instructions and quality standards while working independently in a remote environment.
Skills
Security OnionSecurity monitoringThreat detectionIncident investigationNetwork monitoringAlert investigationLog analysisIncident responseCybersecurity
Requirements
- Strong hands-on experience using Security Onion for security monitoring, threat detection, or incident investigation.
- Current access to Security Onion and ability to use the application independently.
- Prior human data experience such as data annotation, labeling, RLHF, AI response evaluation, model evaluation, or similar work is preferred.
- Comfortable recording and sharing the screen while completing workflows.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to clearly explain technical workflows.
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