Job Description

We're looking for highly accomplished Cybersecurity Research Experts to help evaluate cutting-edge AI systems in advanced security reasoning, vulnerability analysis, exploit development, and secure software engineering. This project is ideal for practitioners with a strong track record in offensive security research and publicly recognised technical contributions.

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What You'll Do

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- Evaluate AI-generated analyses of complex cybersecurity scenarios, exploits, and vulnerability reports.
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- Review technical writeups for correctness, exploitability, and mitigation quality.
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- Validate vulnerability root-cause analysis across software, operating systems, networking, cloud, and web applications.
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- Provide structured feedback on security reasoning, exploit chains, and defensive recommendations.
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- Contribute to benchmark development for advanced AI security capabilities.
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Ideal Background

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We are looking for candidates with multiple of the following credentials:

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- Member of a top-ranked Capture The Flag (CTF) team with demonstrated competitive achievements.
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- Discoverer or co-author of CVEs affecting widely used open-source or commercial software.
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- Publicly recognised bug bounty researcher with findings accepted by major programs (e.g., Google, Microsoft, Apple, Meta, GitHub, Mozilla, Chromium, Kubernetes, Linux Foundation, etc.).
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- Research experience at a well-respected security laboratory or academic research group (e.g., KAIST Security Lab, SSLab, university security research groups,



or equivalent industry research organisations).
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- Author of high-quality security research publications, conference papers, or widely cited technical writeups.
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- Strong understanding of exploit development, reverse engineering, binary analysis, vulnerability research, operating systems, networks, web security, or cryptography.
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Preferred Qualifications

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- Skilled experience in offensive security, application security, vulnerability research, product security, or security engineering.
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- Experience with reverse engineering tools such as IDA Pro, Ghidra, Binary Ninja, or Radare2.
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- Familiarity with fuzzing, symbolic execution, static analysis, or dynamic analysis frameworks.
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- Strong programming skills in C/C++, Rust, Python, Go, or Java.
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- Excellent written communication and ability to explain complex security concepts clearly.
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Nice to Have

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- Hall of Fame recognition from major bug bounty programs.
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- Black Hat, DEF CON, USENIX Security, IEEE S&P;, ACM CCS, NDSS, or similar conference presentations/publications.
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- Maintainer or significant contributor to well-known open-source security tools.
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- Offensive Security certifications (OSCP, OSEP, OSCE3), GIAC certifications,



or equivalent credentials.
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Why Join?

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- Work on frontier AI models tackling real-world cybersecurity problems.
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- Collaborate with leading researchers on advanced security evaluation tasks.
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- Help shape the next generation of AI systems for cybersecurity.
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We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

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Contract and Payment Terms

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- You will be engaged as an independent contractor.
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- This is a fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule.
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- Projects can be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance.
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- Your work at Mercor will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution.
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- Payments are weekly on Stripe or Wise based on services rendered.
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- Please note: We are unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time.
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Key Responsibilities

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- Evaluating AI-generated analyses
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- Reviewing technical writeups
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- Validating vulnerability analysis
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Key Strengths

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- Vulnerability analysis
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- Reverse engineering tools
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- Security research publications
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Why Mercor is partnering with Hatch on this role.

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Hatch exists to level the playing field for people as they discover a career that's right for them.

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A Final Note: This is a role with Mercor not with Hatch.

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📌 Cybersecurity Research Expert @ Mercor (New South Wales)
🏢 Hatch
📍 New South Wales