Incident Response Analyst

Incident Response Analyst (AI Training)

About The Role

We're partnering with world-leading AI research labs to build the next generation of AI-powered security tools. As an Incident Response Analyst, your hands-on experience in security operations will directly shape how AI systems detect threats, correlate alerts, and support digital investigations.

This is a unique opportunity to take your SOC and IR expertise beyond the day-to-day and leave a lasting mark on the AI systems that will define the future of cybersecurity.

• Organization: Alignerr
• Type: Hourly Contract
• Location: Remote
• Commitment: 10–40 hours/week
  
  

What You'll Do

• Analyze realistic security events, alerts, and incident cases to evaluate AI-generated response outputs
• Assess root cause, impact, and appropriate remediation steps for simulated and real-world scenarios
• Review and validate detection rules, alerting pipelines, and investigative playbooks used by AI systems
• Verify that AI-generated incident analysis accurately reflects how real security operations teams think and work
• Provide structured, expert feedback that directly improves AI decision-making in high-stakes environments
  
  

Who You Are

• 2+ years of experience in a SOC, incident response, or security operations role
• Hands-on familiarity with SIEM platforms, alert queues, and investigation tooling
• Skilled at triaging signals and distinguishing meaningful threats from background noise
• Able to clearly articulate your reasoning and document findings in a structured format
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and comfortable working independently and asynchronously
  
  

Nice to Have

• Experience with threat hunting, digital forensics, or malware analysis
• Familiarity with frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, or PICERL
• Prior work with AI tools, data labeling, or annotation platforms
  
  

Why Join Us

• Work directly on frontier AI systems used by top research labs worldwide
• Fully remote and flexible — complete tasks on your own schedule
• Freelance perks: autonomy, variety, and meaningful global impact
• Contribute to AI that makes digital environments safer for everyone
• Potential for ongoing work and contract extension