Security Operations Analyst

Alignerr Corp.; City of Melbourne; Remote; AUD 83,000 - 124,000; Part time

Job summary

Alignerr Corp. is seeking a Security Operations Analyst to join a remote, hourly-contract team partnering with leading AI research labs. The role involves analyzing SOC scenarios, evaluating AI-generated responses, and shaping how AI detects, investigates, and responds to threats.

You will apply hands-on incident response, SIEM triage, and investigation workflows, while delivering clear written analyses. This freelance role emphasizes autonomy with task-based assignments in a frontier AI

Qualifications

• 2+ years of hands-on experience in a SOC, incident response, or security operations.
• Familiar with SIEM platforms, alert triage, and investigation workflows.
• Clear written communication of analytical reasoning.

Responsibilities

• Analyze realistic SOC scenarios — alerts, incidents, and investigations — to evaluate AI-generated responses.
• Classify threat severity, identify root causes, and recommend appropriate response actions.
• Review and assess detection logic, triage workflows, and investigation steps for accuracy.
• Validate AI outputs against real-world analyst behavior and industry best practices.
• Provide structured feedback that directly improves how AI systems handle security events.
• Help distinguish true threat signals from noise and false positives in AI-generated analysis.

Skills

SOC experience

SIEM familiarity

Written communication

Independent work

Tools

SIEM tools

EDR/XDR platforms

Job description

Security Operations Analyst (AI Training)

About The Role

We're partnering with leading AI research labs to build the next generation of AI systems that reason through real-world security incidents. As a Security Operations Analyst, your hands-on SOC experience will directly shape how AI detects, investigates, and responds to threats - making enterprise AI smarter and more aligned with how analysts actually work.

This is a unique opportunity to apply your cybersecurity expertise beyond the traditional SOC environment and contribute to frontier AI development.

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

What You'll Do

• Analyze realistic SOC scenarios — alerts, incidents, and investigations — to evaluate AI-generated responses
• Classify threat severity, identify root causes, and recommend appropriate response actions
• Review and assess detection logic, triage workflows, and investigation steps for accuracy
• Validate AI outputs against real-world analyst behavior and industry best practices
• Provide structured feedback that directly improves how AI systems handle security events
• Help distinguish true threat signals from noise and false positives in AI-generated analysis

Who You Are

• 2+ years of hands-on experience in a SOC, incident response, or security operations role
• Solid familiarity with SIEM platforms, alert triage, and investigation workflows
• Strong instincts for separating genuine threats from false positives and background noise
• Able to communicate analytical reasoning clearly in writing
• Self-motivated and comfortable working independently on task-based assignments
• No prior AI experience required - your security expertise is what matters

Nice to Have

• Experience with threat hunting, digital forensics, or malware analysis
• Familiarity with frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, or similar
• Exposure to cloud security environments or EDR/XDR platforms
• Background in writing detection rules or playbooks

Why Join Us

• Work directly on cutting-edge AI systems being developed with top research labs
• Fully remote and flexible - work on your own schedule, as much or as little as you want
• Freelance autonomy: no meetings, no micromanagement, task-based independence
• Apply your security expertise in a high-impact, forward-looking way
• Collaborate with a global community of domain experts and AI researchers
• Potential for ongoing work and contract extension as projects grow