Application Security Analyst
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About the Role We're partnering with the world's leading AI research labs to build smarter, safer AI systems — and we need security professionals who understand how software actually breaks in the real world. As an Application Security Analyst, you'll work on realistic, production-grade security scenarios to help AI models learn how to assess vulnerabilities, prioritize risk, and reason about remediation strategies. Your hands-on security expertise will directly shape the next generation of AI systems. - Organization: Alignerr - Type: Hourly Contract - Location: Remote - Commitment: 10–40 hours/week What You'll Do - Analyze realistic application security scenarios spanning code, APIs, and system behavior - Classify vulnerabilities including authentication flaws, injection risks, authorization issues, and business logic weaknesses - Evaluate the quality of secure coding practices and proposed remediation strategies - Distinguish genuine exploitability from theoretical or low-impact risk - Help build and validate security-focused reasoning datasets that teach AI how to accurately assess application risk - Provide structured, clearly written security analysis that AI systems can learn from Who You Are - 2+ years of hands-on experience in application, product, or software security - Solid familiarity with the OWASP Top 10 and how vulnerabilities manifest in real production environments - Able to think like an attacker — understanding not just what the flaw is, but how it could be exploited - Strong written communication skills with the ability to reason through complex security problems clearly and concisely - Self-motivated and comfortable working independently on task-based assignments Nice to Have - Experience with penetration testing, bug bounty programs, or secure code review - Background in API security, cloud security, or DevSecOps - Familiarity with AI workflows or data labeling projects Why Join Us - Work on frontier AI projects alongside top AI research labs and teams - Fully remote and async — work on your own schedule from anywhere - Freelance perks: autonomy, flexibility, and collaboration with a global expert community - Apply your real-world security knowledge to a domain that's genuinely shaping the future - Potential for ongoing work and contract extension
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