Cloud Security Analyst

About the Role

We partner with the world's leading AI research labs to build and evaluate frontier AI models — and we need cloud security practitioners who know how cloud environments actually fail. This is a unique opportunity to apply your real‑world security expertise to one of the most impactful fields in tech: AI training. You won't be writing policies or filing tickets — you'll be shaping how AI systems reason about cloud security risks, misconfigurations, and incidents.

Organization: Alignerr | Type: Hourly Contract | Location: Remote | Commitment: 10–40 hours/week

Responsibilities

• Analyze cloud security scenarios across AWS, GCP, and Azure to identify realistic risks and failure patterns.
• Review IAM policies, networking configurations, storage controls, and container security for gaps and misconfigurations.
• Classify security failures based on real‑world blast radius, risk exposure, and business impact.
• Evaluate and improve AI‑generated security reasoning so it reflects how cloud incidents actually unfold.
• Provide structured expert feedback that directly improves AI model quality and accuracy.

Requirements

• 2+ years of hands‑on experience working with cloud environments in production.
• Strong familiarity with cloud IAM, networking, storage, and container security across one or more major cloud platforms.
• Experience identifying or responding to real‑world misconfigurations and security incidents.
• Able to reason clearly about blast radius, attack surface, and downstream business impact.
• Detail‑oriented with clear written communication skills.
• Comfortable working independently and asynchronously.

Nice to Have

• Experience with cloud security posture management (CSPM) tools.
• Background in penetration testing, red teaming, or incident response.
• Familiarity with frameworks like CIS Benchmarks, NIST, or SOC 2.
• Prior work on AI or data annotation projects.

Benefits

• Work directly on frontier AI systems with top research labs.
• Fully remote and flexible — work on your own schedule.
• Freelance perks: autonomy, variety, and global collaboration.
• Contribute to work that meaningfully improves how AI understands security.
• Potential for ongoing work and contract extension.