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Incident Response Analyst

$30-60/hrRemoteFreelanceCODING

About the Role

We're partnering with leading AI research labs to build the next generation of security-focused AI systems — and we need experienced incident responders to help get it right. Your hands-on knowledge of real-world security operations will directly shape how AI understands, investigates, and responds to modern cyber threats.

This is a unique opportunity to move beyond the SOC and influence the future of AI-driven security — on your own schedule, from anywhere.

  • 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 investigations
  • Assess AI outputs for accuracy in root cause analysis, impact determination, and remediation guidance
  • Review and validate detection rules, alerting pipelines, and investigative playbooks
  • Identify gaps where AI responses diverge from how real response teams operate
  • Provide structured, expert feedback that directly improves AI reasoning in security contexts
  • Work independently and asynchronously on task-based assignments

Who You Are

  • 2+ years of hands-on experience in SOC operations, incident response, or security engineering
  • Comfortable working across SIEM platforms, alert queues, and investigation tooling
  • Skilled at triaging alerts and distinguishing meaningful threats from noise
  • Able to clearly articulate the reasoning behind incident decisions in writing
  • Detail-oriented with a strong sense of how real-world response workflows operate

Nice to Have

  • Experience with threat hunting, digital forensics, or red/blue team operations
  • Familiarity with frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, or SANS IR methodology
  • Exposure to cloud-native security environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • Prior experience evaluating or working alongside AI-driven security tools

Why Join Us

  • Work on frontier AI projects with top-tier research labs and make a direct impact
  • Fully remote and flexible — complete tasks on your own schedule
  • Freelance perks: autonomy, variety, and collaboration with a global expert community
  • Apply your security expertise in a high-impact, intellectually stimulating new context
  • Potential for ongoing work and contract extension as projects evolve