Offensive Security Analyst (Structured / Non-Exploit)

About the role

What if your offensive security knowledge could directly shape how AI understands cyber threats, attack paths, and adversary behavior — at a frontier level? We're looking for experienced security professionals to work on structured adversarial reasoning projects for cutting‑edge AI systems. This role is built for practitioners who think like attackers: people who can dissect a kill chain, identify where defenses break down, and articulate how risk propagates across complex environments. No exploit development required—just sharp, structured thinking about how real attacks unfold and the ability to communicate that clearly.

Organization: Alignerr

Responsibilities

• Analyze attack paths, kill chains, and adversary strategies across realistic production environments.
• Identify and classify weaknesses, misconfigurations, and defensive gaps with precision.
• Review red‑team‑style scenarios and intrusion narratives for accuracy, depth, and strategic logic.
• Generate, label, and validate adversarial reasoning data used to train and evaluate AI security models.
• Clearly explain attack chains, impact assessments, and risk trade‑offs in structured formats.
• Work independently and asynchronously on task‑based assignments—fully on your own schedule.

Requirements

• 2+ years of hands‑on experience in penetration testing, red teaming, or a blue‑team role with deep offensive knowledge.
• Understanding of how real attacks unfold in production environments, not just in theory.
• Ability to walk through a full attack narrative: initial access, lateral movement, persistence, and impact.
• Systems‑thinking mindset—seeing how weaknesses chain together and where defenses actually fail.
• Strong written communication skills for conveying complex security concepts clearly and precisely.
• No AI background required; security expertise is the primary focus.

Preferred qualifications

• Familiarity with threat‑intelligence frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK.
• Experience with cloud environments, Active Directory, or enterprise network attack paths.
• Background in red‑team operations, adversary simulation, or threat hunting.
• Exposure to security architecture review or risk modeling.
• Prior contributions to security training, documentation, or research.

Benefits

• Work directly on frontier AI systems alongside leading AI research labs.
• Fully remote and flexible—work when and where it suits you.
• Freelance autonomy with the structure of meaningful, task‑based work.
• Apply offensive security expertise to one of the most consequential technology challenges of our time.
• Potential for ongoing work and contract extension as new projects launch.

Schedule

Hourly contract, remote. Commitment: 10–40 hours per week, with flexible, asynchronous work hours.