Incident Response Analyst
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About the Role We're partnering with world-leading AI research labs to build the next generation of security intelligence tools. As an Incident Response Analyst, you'll apply your real-world SOC and investigation experience to evaluate and improve AI systems designed to detect, analyze, and respond to cybersecurity threats. Your expertise will directly shape how AI understands security incidents — making these systems smarter, more accurate, and better aligned with how real response teams operate. - 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 outputs - Assess root cause, impact, and recommended remediation steps 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 experienced security professionals actually work - Provide structured, expert feedback to help AI systems improve their threat reasoning and response quality - Work independently and asynchronously on your own schedule Who You Are - 2+ years of hands-on experience in SOC operations, incident response, or security engineering - Proficient with SIEM platforms, alert triage workflows, and investigative tooling - Skilled at distinguishing meaningful threats from noise across complex alert queues - Strong analytical communicator — able to explain your reasoning clearly in writing - Self-directed and comfortable working on task-based assignments remotely Nice to Have - Experience with threat hunting, digital forensics, or malware analysis - Familiarity with frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, or PICERL - Prior work evaluating or improving security automation or AI tools - Certifications such as GCIH, GCIA, CEH, or CISSP Why Join Us - Work directly on frontier AI systems used by leading research labs - Fully remote and flexible — complete tasks on your own schedule - Freelance perks: autonomy, variety, and collaboration with a global expert network - Put your security expertise to meaningful use shaping the future of AI-driven defense - Potential for ongoing work and contract extension
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