About the Role
We're partnering with world-leading AI research labs to build the next generation of security intelligence tools. As an Incident Response Analyst, you'll apply your real-world SOC and investigation experience to evaluate and improve AI systems designed to detect, analyze, and respond to cybersecurity threats.
Your expertise will directly shape how AI understands security incidents — making these systems smarter, more accurate, and better aligned with how real response teams operate.
- 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 outputs
- Assess root cause, impact, and recommended remediation steps for simulated and real-world scenarios
- Review detection rules, alerting pipelines, and investigative playbooks for accuracy and completeness
- Verify that AI-generated incident analysis reflects how experienced security professionals actually work
- Provide structured, expert feedback to help AI systems improve their threat reasoning and response quality
- Work independently and asynchronously on your own schedule
Who You Are
- 2+ years of hands-on experience in SOC operations, incident response, or security engineering
- Proficient with SIEM platforms, alert triage workflows, and investigative tooling
- Skilled at distinguishing meaningful threats from noise across complex alert queues
- Strong analytical communicator — able to explain your reasoning clearly in writing
- Self-directed and comfortable working on task-based assignments remotely
Nice to Have
- Experience with threat hunting, digital forensics, or malware analysis
- Familiarity with frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, or PICERL
- Prior work evaluating or improving security automation or AI tools
- Certifications such as GCIH, GCIA, CEH, or CISSP
Why Join Us
- Work directly on frontier AI systems used by leading research labs
- Fully remote and flexible — complete tasks on your own schedule
- Freelance perks: autonomy, variety, and collaboration with a global expert network
- Put your security expertise to meaningful use shaping the future of AI-driven defense
- Potential for ongoing work and contract extension