Cloud Security Analyst
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About the Role We're partnering with the world's leading AI research labs to build smarter, more accurate AI systems — and we need cloud security practitioners who know how cloud environments fail in the real world. This is your opportunity to put your hands-on security experience to work on something bigger: helping frontier AI understand the nuances of cloud misconfigurations, IAM failures, and infrastructure vulnerabilities the way a seasoned engineer would. - 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, failure patterns, and real-world impact - Review and evaluate IAM policies, networking configurations, storage permissions, and container security setups - Classify security gaps, misconfigurations, and cloud-related failures based on blast radius and business risk - Validate and improve AI-generated security reasoning to ensure it reflects how cloud incidents actually unfold - Provide structured, expert feedback that directly shapes how AI models reason about cloud security Who You Are - 2+ years of hands-on experience working with cloud environments in production (AWS, GCP, and/or Azure) - Solid understanding of cloud IAM, networking, storage, and container security concepts - Familiarity with real-world misconfigurations, security incidents, and how they escalate - Able to reason clearly about blast radius, risk exposure, and downstream business impact - Strong written communication — you can explain complex security concepts clearly and concisely Nice to Have - Experience in cloud security engineering, DevSecOps, or infrastructure security - Familiarity with security frameworks like CIS Benchmarks, NIST, or CSA CCM - Prior exposure to AI evaluation, red-teaming, or technical writing Why Join Us - Work directly on cutting-edge AI systems built 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 understands and reasons about real-world security - Potential for ongoing work and contract extension
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