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Incident Response Analyst
AlignerrToronto, Ontario, CanadaPosted 1w ago
Cybersecurity Analyst
Job Description
Incident Response Analyst (AI Training)
About The Role
We're partnering with leading AI research labs to build the next generation of AI-powered security tools — and we need experienced security professionals to make it happen. As an Incident Response Analyst, you'll apply your hands-on SOC and IR expertise to evaluate, challenge, and improve AI systems designed to detect threats, correlate alerts, and support digital investigations.
This is a rare opportunity to influence how AI understands and responds to real-world security incidents — working on your own schedule, fully remote.
About The Role
We're partnering with leading AI research labs to build the next generation of AI-powered security tools — and we need experienced security professionals to make it happen. As an Incident Response Analyst, you'll apply your hands-on SOC and IR expertise to evaluate, challenge, and improve AI systems designed to detect threats, correlate alerts, and support digital investigations.
This is a rare opportunity to influence how AI understands and responds to real-world security incidents — working on your own schedule, fully remote.
- Organization: Alignerr
- Type: Hourly Contract
- Location: Remote
- Commitment: 10–40 hours/week
- Analyze realistic security events, alerts, and incident cases to evaluate AI-generated responses
- Assess root cause analysis, impact determinations, and remediation recommendations produced by AI
- Review and critique detection rules, alerting pipelines, and investigative playbooks
- Verify that AI-driven incident analysis reflects how real security operations teams work
- Provide structured, expert feedback that directly improves AI model accuracy and reliability
- Work independently and asynchronously on task-based assignments
- 2+ years of experience in a SOC, incident response, or security operations role
- Hands-on experience with SIEM platforms, alert queues, and investigation tooling
- Strong ability to triage alerts, distinguish real threats from noise, and determine incident scope
- Comfortable documenting findings clearly and concisely
- Self-motivated and reliable in a remote, async work environment
- No prior AI experience required — your security expertise is what matters
- Experience with EDR, SOAR, or threat intelligence platforms
- Familiarity with frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK or NIST IR
- Background in digital forensics, malware analysis, or threat hunting
- Security certifications such as GCIH, GCFE, CEH, or CISSP
- Work directly on frontier AI systems 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 handles real-world cybersecurity challenges
- Potential for ongoing work and contract extension