Cloud Security Analyst
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About the Role Alignerr partners with the world's leading AI research labs to build and evaluate cutting-edge AI models. Right now, we're looking for experienced cloud security practitioners to help us train AI systems that reason accurately about real-world cloud threats, misconfigurations, and incidents. This isn't a typical security role. You'll be applying your hard-won production experience to shape how AI understands cloud security — helping it think the way a seasoned practitioner actually does. - 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, misconfigurations, and failure patterns - Review and evaluate IAM policies, networking configurations, storage permissions, and container security setups - Classify security gaps and vulnerabilities based on real-world impact, 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 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 across one or more major cloud platforms - Experience identifying and reasoning about real-world misconfigurations and security incidents - Able to clearly articulate blast radius, risk exposure, and business impact of security issues - Self-directed and comfortable working asynchronously on task-based assignments Nice to Have - Experience with cloud security tools, CSPM platforms, or SIEM/SOAR systems - Background in penetration testing, red teaming, or incident response - Familiarity with compliance frameworks such as CIS Benchmarks, SOC 2, or NIST - Prior experience contributing to AI training or evaluation projects Why Join Us - Work directly on frontier AI systems being developed with top research labs - Fully remote and flexible — work on your own schedule - Freelance perks: autonomy, variety, and global collaboration - Make a meaningful impact by helping AI reason correctly about cloud security - Potential for ongoing work and contract extension
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