Incident Response Analyst
About this role
About the Role Your real-world security experience is exactly what's needed to build the next generation of AI-powered threat detection. At Alignerr, we partner with leading AI research labs to develop systems that can reason through security incidents the way expert analysts do — and we need seasoned practitioners to make that happen. If you've spent time in a SOC, triaging alerts, investigating incidents, and hunting threats, this is your opportunity to directly shape how AI understands and responds to modern cyber threats. - 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 responses - Assess impact, root cause, and appropriate remediation paths for simulated and real-world scenarios - Review and critique AI-generated detection rules, alerting pipelines, and investigative playbooks - Verify that AI incident analysis reflects how real security operations teams think and act - Provide structured, expert feedback that directly improves AI model performance - 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 queues, and digital investigation tools - Skilled at cutting through noise to identify genuine threats and meaningful indicators - Able to articulate your reasoning clearly in written form - Detail-oriented and comfortable working through realistic, complex scenarios Nice to Have - Experience with threat hunting, malware analysis, or forensic investigation - Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK, detection engineering, or playbook development - Background in cloud security, endpoint detection, or network forensics - Prior experience evaluating or working with AI systems Why Join Us - Work directly on frontier AI systems with top research labs - Fully remote and flexible — work when it suits you - Freelance autonomy with meaningful, intellectually engaging work - Contribute to AI that makes digital investigations faster and more accurate - Potential for ongoing work and contract extension
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