Incident Response Analyst

Alignerr Corp.; Rio de Janeiro; Remote; BRL 276,000 - 551,000; Part time

Job summary

Alignerr is seeking an Incident Response Analyst (AI Training) to help train and evaluate AI systems for cybersecurity. This remote, hourly contract role involves analyzing security events, assessing root causes, and validating detection rules and playbooks.

You will provide expert feedback to improve AI security reasoning and operate asynchronously on your own schedule. Ideal candidates have at least 2+ years in a SOC or IR role, with strong SIEM experience and the ability to cut through noise

Qualifications

• Minimum 2+ years in a SOC or IR role.
• Experience analyzing security events, alerts and incidents.
• Strong written communication and ability to work asynchronously.

Responsibilities

• Analyze security events and AI-generated responses for accuracy.
• Assess root cause, blast radius, and remediation paths for simulated incidents.
• Review detection rules, alert pipelines and investigative playbooks.
• Identify gaps between AI analysis and real-world incident response.
• Provide structured feedback to improve AI security reasoning.
• Work independently on a flexible schedule.

Skills

SOC experience

Incident response

Security operations

SIEM proficiency

Threat prioritization

Written communication

Remote work reliability

Tools

SIEM platforms

Alert queues

Investigation tooling

Job description

About The Role

Your experience in the SOC is more valuable than ever — and not just for stopping attacks. We're looking for seasoned incident response professionals to help train and evaluate the next generation of AI systems built for cybersecurity. Your real-world knowledge will directly influence how AI understands, investigates, and responds to security threats.

Incident Response Analyst (AI Training)

About The Role

Your experience in the SOC is more valuable than ever — and not just for stopping attacks. We're looking for seasoned incident response professionals to help train and evaluate the next generation of AI systems built for cybersecurity. Your real-world knowledge will directly influence how AI understands, investigates, and responds to security threats.

At Alignerr, we partner with the world's leading AI research teams and labs to build cutting-edge AI models. This is your opportunity to move beyond day-to-day triage and leave a lasting mark on how AI handles security operations at scale.

• 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 responses
• Assess root cause, blast radius, and appropriate remediation paths for simulated incidents
• Review and validate detection rules, alerting pipelines, and investigative playbooks
• Identify gaps where AI analysis diverges from how real response teams operate
• Provide structured, expert feedback that directly improves AI security reasoning
• Work independently and asynchronously on your own schedule

Who You Are

• 2+ years of hands-on experience in a SOC, incident response, or security operations role
• Comfortable working across SIEM platforms, alert queues, and investigation tooling
• Skilled at cutting through noise to identify meaningful threats and prioritize effectively
• Strong written communication — able to articulate technical findings clearly
• Self-directed and reliable in a remote, task-based environment

Nice to Have

• Experience writing or tuning detection rules and playbooks
• Familiarity with threat intelligence frameworks (MITRE ATT&CK, etc.)
• Background in digital forensics or malware analysis
• Prior exposure to AI evaluation or data labeling workflows

Why Join Us

• Work on frontier AI systems alongside world-class research teams
• Fully remote and flexible — work when and where it suits you
• Freelance autonomy with meaningful, intellectually stimulating work
• Contribute to AI that could reshape how the security industry operates
• Potential for ongoing work and contract extension