Identity & Access Management (IAM) Analyst
About this role
About the Role Identity is at the heart of modern enterprise security — and also at the heart of most major breaches. We're looking for IAM professionals who understand how identity systems fail in the real world to help train and evaluate cutting-edge AI models being built by the world's leading AI research labs. Your hands-on experience with access control, privilege management, and identity architecture will directly shape how AI reasons about security risk — making this one of the most impactful ways you can apply your expertise right now. - Organization: Alignerr - Type: Hourly Contract - Location: Remote - Commitment: 10–40 hours/week What You'll Do - Analyze realistic IAM, SSO, and access control scenarios to identify weaknesses, misconfigurations, and failure points - Classify permission issues, privilege escalation paths, and identity-related vulnerabilities - Review zero-trust models and evaluate access design decisions for correctness and risk - Generate and validate realistic identity security scenarios used to train and benchmark AI systems - Provide structured, expert feedback that helps AI learn how IAM risk actually emerges and propagates in enterprise environments Who You Are - 2+ years of hands-on experience with IAM, SSO, or enterprise identity platforms - Solid understanding of RBAC, least-privilege principles, and access review workflows - Familiar with how identity failures occur and how attackers exploit them in practice - Detail-oriented and comfortable working through complex, multi-layered access scenarios - Able to work independently and deliver structured, high-quality analysis Nice to Have - Experience with platforms like Okta, Azure AD, AWS IAM, or similar - Background in penetration testing, red teaming, or identity threat modeling - Familiarity with compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, or NIST - Prior work in cloud security or DevSecOps environments Why Join Us - Work on frontier AI systems alongside top research labs and teams - Fully remote and flexible — work on your own schedule, on your own terms - Freelance autonomy: no meetings, no micromanagement, task-based work that fits your life - Contribute to AI development in a domain — cybersecurity — that genuinely matters - Potential for ongoing work and contract extension as projects grow
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