Security Operations Analyst
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About the Role We're partnering with leading AI research labs to build AI systems that can reason through real-world security incidents, alerts, and investigations. As a Security Operations Analyst, your hands-on SOC expertise will directly shape how AI understands and responds to cybersecurity threats — making future security tools smarter, faster, and more accurate. This is a unique opportunity to move beyond the day-to-day grind of traditional security work and contribute to something bigger: the next generation of AI-powered security operations. - Organization: Alignerr - Type: Hourly Contract - Location: Remote - Commitment: 10–40 hours/week What You'll Do - Analyze realistic SOC incident and alert scenarios to determine what is happening and why it matters - Classify alert severity, identify root causes, and recommend appropriate response actions - Review and evaluate detection logic, triage workflows, and investigation procedures - Validate AI-generated outputs to ensure they reflect how real security analysts think and operate - Provide structured, expert feedback that directly improves AI reasoning on security tasks - Work independently and asynchronously on your own schedule Who You Are - 2+ years of hands-on experience in SOC, incident response, or security operations roles - Solid familiarity with SIEM platforms, alert triage, and security investigation workflows - Skilled at separating true security signals from noise and false positives - Methodical thinker who can clearly articulate the reasoning behind security decisions - Self-motivated and comfortable working independently on task-based assignments Nice to Have - Experience with threat hunting, malware analysis, or digital forensics - Familiarity with frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, or similar - Prior involvement in AI, data labeling, or security tooling evaluation - Relevant certifications (e.g., CompTIA Security+, CEH, GCIH, or similar) Why Join Us - Work on frontier AI projects with some of the world's top AI research teams - Fully remote and flexible — work on your schedule, on your terms - Freelance autonomy with meaningful, intellectually engaging work - See your domain expertise directly influence how AI handles real security challenges - Potential for ongoing work and contract extension
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