Cloud Security Analyst
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About the Role We partner with the world's leading AI research teams to build and evaluate cutting-edge AI models. Right now, we're looking for experienced cloud security practitioners to help us make AI smarter about how cloud environments actually fail in the real world. Your hands-on knowledge of AWS, GCP, and Azure — the misconfigurations, the blast radii, the incidents you've seen unfold — is exactly what's needed to train the next generation of AI security systems. This is a fully remote, flexible contract role that fits around your schedule. - Organization: Alignerr - Type: Contract / Task-Based - 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 and failure patterns - Review and evaluate IAM, networking, storage, and container security issues - Classify security gaps, misconfigurations, and cloud-related failures based on real-world impact - Validate and improve AI-generated security reasoning so it accurately reflects how cloud incidents unfold - Provide structured, expert feedback that directly improves AI security capabilities 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 - Familiarity with real-world misconfigurations, security incidents, and how they escalate - Able to reason clearly about blast radius, risk exposure, and business impact - Strong written communication — you can explain complex security concepts clearly Nice to Have - Experience with cloud security certifications (AWS Security Specialty, CCSP, etc.) - Background in incident response, penetration testing, or cloud architecture - Familiarity with frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK Cloud or CSA CCM 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 - Your expertise shapes how AI understands and reasons about cloud security - Potential for ongoing work and contract extension
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