Incident Response Analyst
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About the Role We're partnering with leading AI research labs to build the next generation of AI-powered security tools — and we need real incident response professionals to help get it right. Your hands-on experience in SOC and threat investigation is exactly what's needed to evaluate, challenge, and improve AI systems designed to analyze security events, correlate alerts, and support digital investigations. This is a rare opportunity to directly influence how AI understands and responds to the threat landscape. - Organization: Alignerr - Type: Hourly Contract - Location: Remote - Commitment: 10–40 hours/week What You'll Do - Analyze realistic security events, alert queues, and incident cases to assess AI-generated responses - Evaluate AI outputs for accuracy in determining impact, root cause, and appropriate remediation - Review detection rules, alerting pipelines, and investigative playbooks for real-world validity - Identify gaps where AI analysis doesn't reflect how actual response teams operate - Provide structured feedback that directly shapes how AI handles future security incidents - Work independently and asynchronously on your own schedule Who You Are - 2+ years of experience in SOC operations, incident response, or security engineering - Proficient with SIEM platforms, alert triage workflows, and investigation tooling - Strong ability to distinguish meaningful threats from noise in complex alert environments - Methodical thinker who can clearly articulate why an AI's analysis is — or isn't — correct - Comfortable working independently on task-based assignments - No prior AI experience required Nice to Have - Experience with threat hunting, digital forensics, or malware analysis - Familiarity with frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK or NIST IR - Background working across cloud, endpoint, or network security environments - Experience writing or tuning detection rules and playbooks Why Join Us - Work on frontier AI systems being built with the world's top research labs - Fully remote and flexible — work on your own schedule - Freelance perks: autonomy, variety, and global collaboration - Your security expertise directly shapes how AI handles real-world threats - Potential for ongoing work and contract extension
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