Cloud Security Analyst
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About the Role We're partnering with leading AI research labs to build smarter, more accurate AI security systems — and we need practitioners who understand how cloud environments actually fail in the real world. This is your opportunity to apply your hands-on cloud security experience to frontier AI development. You'll analyze real-world scenarios, validate AI-generated reasoning, and help shape how the next generation of AI understands cloud risk. - Organization: Alignerr - Type: Hourly Contract - Location: Remote - Commitment: 10–40 hours/week What You'll Do - Analyze 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 actually 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 concepts - Experienced with real-world misconfigurations and security incidents - Able to reason clearly about blast radius, risk exposure, and business impact - Strong written communication skills for documenting findings and feedback - Self-motivated and comfortable working independently on task-based assignments Nice to Have - Experience with cloud security tooling (GuardDuty, Security Command Center, Defender for Cloud, etc.) - Background in penetration testing, red teaming, or incident response - Familiarity with frameworks like CIS Benchmarks, NIST, or CSA CCM - Prior experience with AI evaluation or data annotation workflows Why Join Us - Work directly on frontier AI systems with top research labs - Fully remote and flexible — work on your own schedule - Freelance perks: autonomy, variety, and global collaboration - Make a meaningful impact on how AI reasons about real-world cloud security - Potential for ongoing work and contract extension
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