Identity & Access Management (IAM) Analyst
About this role
About the Role Identity is at the heart of modern enterprise security — and at the heart of most modern breaches. At Alignerr, we partner with the world's leading AI research labs to build and evaluate cutting-edge AI models. We're looking for IAM professionals who understand how identity systems fail in the real world and can help AI reason about those failures accurately. This is a rare opportunity to take your hands-on security expertise beyond the enterprise and directly shape how next-generation AI understands access control, privilege escalation, and identity risk. - Organization: Alignerr - Type: Hourly Contract - Location: Remote - Commitment: 10–40 hours/week What You'll Do - Analyze realistic IAM, SSO, and access control scenarios to identify weaknesses and misconfigurations - Classify permission issues, privilege escalation paths, and identity-related failure patterns - Review zero-trust models and evaluate access design decisions for correctness and risk - Generate and validate realistic identity security data used to train and evaluate AI systems - Provide structured expert feedback that directly improves how AI reasons about enterprise identity risk 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 in real environments - Able to think analytically about complex access control scenarios and communicate findings clearly - Self-motivated and comfortable working independently in an async, remote environment Nice to Have - Experience with platforms such as Okta, Azure AD, AWS IAM, or SailPoint - Familiarity with identity threat models, zero-trust architecture, or PAM solutions - Background in security engineering, cloud security, or penetration testing - Prior experience contributing to AI training, red-teaming, or security research Why Join Us - Work directly on frontier AI systems with top research labs worldwide - Fully remote and flexible — work on your own schedule - Freelance perks: autonomy, variety, and global collaboration - Contribute to meaningful work that makes AI systems safer and more security-aware - Potential for ongoing work and contract extension
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