Identity & Access Management (IAM) Analyst
About this role
About the Role Identity is at the heart of modern enterprise security — and when it breaks, the consequences are severe. 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 built by the world's leading AI research labs. Your expertise in access control, privilege escalation, and zero-trust architecture will directly shape how AI reasons about enterprise security risk. This is a rare opportunity to apply deep technical knowledge to a high-impact, fully remote contract role. - Organization: Alignerr - Type: Hourly Contract - Location: Remote - Commitment: 10–40 hours/week What You'll Do - Analyze 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 processes - Familiar with how identity failures occur and how attackers exploit them - Able to think analytically about complex access control scenarios and communicate findings clearly - Self-motivated and comfortable working independently on asynchronous, task-based assignments Nice to Have - Experience with platforms like Okta, Azure AD, AWS IAM, or similar - Background in penetration testing, red teaming, or security architecture - Familiarity with compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, or NIST - Prior experience contributing to AI training or evaluation projects Why Join Us - Work directly on frontier AI systems with top research labs and teams - Fully remote and flexible — work on your own schedule, on your own terms - Freelance perks: autonomy, variety, and collaboration with experts around the world - Apply your security expertise to a domain that's actively shaping the future of AI - Potential for ongoing work and contract extension
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