Cloud Security Analyst
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About the Role We partner with the world's leading AI research teams and labs to build and train cutting-edge AI models. Right now, we're building datasets and evaluations focused on cloud security and modern infrastructure — and we need practitioners who truly understand how cloud environments fail in the real world. This is a unique opportunity to apply your hands-on security experience to one of the most impactful fields in tech: making AI systems smarter, safer, and more accurate when it comes to cloud infrastructure. - Organization: Alignerr - Type: Hourly Contract - Location: Remote - Commitment: 10–40 hours/week What You'll Do - Analyze real-world cloud security scenarios across AWS, GCP, and Azure to identify risks, misconfigurations, and failure patterns - Review and evaluate IAM, networking, storage, and container security issues - Classify security gaps and cloud-related failures based on real-world impact and blast radius - Validate and improve AI-generated security reasoning so it accurately reflects how cloud incidents actually unfold - Help shape the next generation of AI security intelligence with your practitioner-level knowledge Who You Are - 2+ years of hands-on experience working with cloud environments in production - Solid understanding of cloud IAM, networking, storage, and container security concepts - Familiarity with real-world misconfigurations and security incidents across major cloud platforms - Able to reason clearly about blast radius, risk exposure, and business impact - Self-directed and comfortable working independently on task-based assignments Nice to Have - Experience with cloud security frameworks or compliance standards (e.g., CIS Benchmarks, SOC 2, NIST) - Background in security engineering, DevSecOps, or cloud architecture - Familiarity with AI evaluation or data annotation workflows Why Join Us - Work directly on frontier AI systems alongside top research labs - Fully remote and flexible — work on your own schedule - Freelance perks: autonomy, variety, and global collaboration - Meaningful work that directly improves how AI understands and reasons about cloud security - Potential for ongoing work and contract extension
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