Incident Response Analyst

About The Role

We're looking for experienced incident response and security operations professionals to help train and evaluate AI systems built for modern digital investigations. Your real-world expertise will directly shape how AI understands, analyzes, and responds to security threats — making a meaningful impact on the future of cybersecurity.

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 completeness
• Verify that AI-generated incident analysis reflects how real security operations teams work
• Provide structured, expert feedback that helps AI models reason better about threats and investigations
• Work independently and asynchronously on your own schedule

Who You Are

• 2+ years of hands-on experience in SOC, incident response, or security operations
• Solid understanding of SIEM platforms, alert queues, and investigation tooling
• Skilled at triaging alerts and distinguishing meaningful threats from noise
• Clear and methodical communicator — able to explain your reasoning in writing
• 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 or NIST incident response guidelines
• Background working in enterprise, cloud, or hybrid security environments
• Prior involvement with AI evaluation, red teaming, or security research

Why Join Us

• Work on frontier AI projects in partnership with leading AI research labs
• Fully remote and flexible — work on your own schedule
• Freelance perks: autonomy, variety, and collaboration with a global expert community
• Put your security expertise to use in a high-impact, forward-looking field
• Potential for ongoing work and contract extension