About the Role
We're partnering with leading AI research labs to build the next generation of AI-powered cybersecurity tools. As an Incident Response Analyst, you'll bring your real-world SOC experience to evaluate, test, and improve AI systems designed to detect threats, correlate alerts, and support digital investigations.
Your expertise doesn't just inform the work — it directly shapes how AI responds to security incidents at scale.
- Organization: Alignerr
- Type: Hourly Contract
- Location: Remote
- Commitment: 10–40 hours/week
What You'll Do
- Analyze realistic security events, alerts, and incident cases to evaluate AI-generated responses
- Assess impact, root cause, and appropriate remediation paths for simulated and real-world scenarios
- Review detection rules, alerting pipelines, and investigative playbooks for accuracy and effectiveness
- Verify that AI-generated incident analysis reflects how real security operations teams work
- Provide structured, expert feedback that helps AI think and respond like a seasoned analyst
Who You Are
- 2+ years of hands-on experience in SOC operations, incident response, or security engineering
- Proficient with SIEM platforms, alert queues, and investigation tooling
- Skilled at triaging signals — distinguishing genuine threats from background noise
- Strong written communicator who can clearly explain technical findings
- Self-motivated and comfortable working independently on task-based assignments
Nice to Have
- Experience with threat hunting, digital forensics, or malware analysis
- Familiarity with frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, or similar
- Background working across cloud, endpoint, or network security environments
Why Join Us
- Work on frontier AI systems alongside top-tier research teams
- Fully remote and asynchronous — work on your own schedule
- Freelance perks: autonomy, flexibility, and global collaboration
- Put your security expertise to work on problems that matter
- Potential for ongoing work and contract extension