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Cyber Threat Intelligence SME at micro1
Threat intelligence specialists help evaluate how AI handles cyber threat questions. They map cases to established taxonomies, write boundary examples that separate permitted analysis from prohibited surveillance or intrusion help, and grade model answers on source reliability, reasoning and usefulness, while flagging cases where a model refuses legitimate analysis.
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What you would do
- Map cyber threat intelligence cases to established taxonomies
- Write boundary cases on prohibited surveillance, attribution and requests bordering on intrusion
- Grade threat responses on source reliability, reasoning, limitations and usefulness
- Flag over-refusal and document edge cases involving nation-state activity
What the listing asks for
- Preferred: substantial cyber threat intelligence experience, especially nation-state operations
- Preferred: ability to tell legitimate defensive analysis from offensive or surveillance requests
- Preferred: attribution work, APT tracking or knowledge of adversary tactics
- Preferred: clear structured written English and confident verbal explanation
- Preferred: mentoring experience or prior AI evaluation and red-teaming work (a plus)
Suits professionals who have real threat intelligence experience and can draw careful lines between defensive analysis and misuse, then explain them clearly.
The listing as micro1 posted it
This is micro1's public listing for the role, read October 29, 2026, with dashes and placeholder links cleaned up. The listing is micro1's text; the summary above and everything below it is ours.
Role Title: Cyber Threat Intelligence SME
Role Type: Contractor
Location: Remote
micro1 is engaging Cyber Threat Intelligence SMEs to contribute to a leading-edge customer project focused on evaluating and mapping advanced cyber threat scenarios. In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input. No prior experience in AI is required - your domain knowledge is what matters.
Scope of Work
- Map cyber threat intelligence (CTI) cases to established taxonomies, especially within the surveillance and privacy evaluation domains.
- Author boundary cases illustrating prohibited surveillance, attribution, and intrusion-adjacent requests, helping delineate permissible and impermissible actions.
- Evaluate and grade submitted threat responses with special attention to source reliability, analytic reasoning, stated limitations, and actionable utility.
- Identify and flag instances of over-refusal, ensuring legitimate threat analysis is not unnecessarily declined.
- Document and clarify challenging edge cases involving nation-state operations and other advanced threats.
- Provide concise written and verbal feedback to support the continuous improvement of AI threat assessment capabilities.
Preferred Qualifications
- Substantial experience in cyber threat intelligence, particularly where nation-state operations intersect with advanced cyber threats.
- Expertise in distinguishing between legitimate defensive/analytic activities and impermissible offensive or surveillance-focused requests.
- Background in threat-actor attribution, APT tracking, or exposure to adversary tactics and techniques.
- Demonstrated proficiency in authoring clear, structured written content in English and communicating complex concepts verbally.
- Experience mentoring, teaching, or leading professionals in threat intelligence disciplines.
- Prior participation in AI system evaluation, red-teaming, or related quality assurance projects is a plus.
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Pay and terms
The listing does not state a rate for this role. micro1's expert guide describes pay in bands by type of work rather than per role, so treat any figure you see elsewhere as unconfirmed until it appears in your contract.
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People also ask
What does cyber threat intelligence do?
In micro1's Cyber Threat Intelligence SME role, contributors map threat cases to established taxonomies and write boundary cases that separate permitted analysis from prohibited surveillance or intrusion-adjacent requests. They grade model answers on source reliability, analytic reasoning, stated limitations and usefulness, and flag times a model refuses legitimate analysis. The work is remote contractor work for people with substantial threat intelligence experience.
How much does cyber threat intelligence pay?
This site does not publish market pay data for cyber threat intelligence, so it gives no general figure. The micro1 listing for this Cyber Threat Intelligence SME role states no pay rate or weekly hours. micro1 listings state rates for the project, not earnings, and hours are not guaranteed, so the amount for this role is something to confirm with micro1.
Can I make $200,000 a year in cyber security?
We publish no salary data for cybersecurity and cannot say whether that income is possible. This micro1 role is remote contract work, with no pay rate stated in the listing and no hours promised. It is one project among many types of work and should not be read as a guide to what the wider field pays.
How to become a cyber threat intelligence analyst?
Through micro1, you apply to the listing, take its AI interview, and are certified if you meet its criteria. Human recruiters then match certified experts to projects, and certification does not guarantee one. This listing prefers substantial threat intelligence experience, including nation-state activity, attribution or APT tracking. Other employers may differ, and this page does not cover their routes. See how to become an AI trainer for the steps.
How much does the Cyber Threat Intelligence SME role at micro1 pay?
The listing does not state a rate for this role, so we cannot give a figure. micro1's expert guide describes pay in bands by type of work rather than per role. Ask during onboarding, and read the contract before you accept work.
Is the Cyber Threat Intelligence SME role remote?
The listing calls it remote work and does not name a country limit. micro1 says it hires globally but cannot hire in a list of excluded countries, so read the eligibility line on the listing and in your application before you start.
How do I apply for the Cyber Threat Intelligence SME role?
Open the listing on micro1's site and apply there. Applying starts with an AI interview, followed by certification and matching to projects by recruiters. micro1 says certification does not guarantee a project. Our how to become an AI trainer guide covers each step.
Is this listing still open?
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- micro1 public job listing for this role, read October 29, 2026. The summary, task and requirement lines are our paraphrase of that listing.
- The questions under People also ask: Google's related questions for this kind of role in the United States, as reported by Ahrefs, pulled October 29, 2026. Answers are ours, written from the listing and from our own sourced micro1 pages.
- micro1 help library and expert guide for payment timing and the hiring steps, read 17 October 2026.
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