Incident Response Analyst

Alignerr; Montreal; Remote; CAD 48,000 - 83,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Autonomy

Flexibility

Global collaboration

Job summary

Alignerr is seeking an Incident Response Analyst (AI Training) to evaluate and improve AI-driven security responses. You’ll work with real SOC content, testing AI to detect threats, correlate alerts, and support investigations, shaping how AI behaves in incident scenarios.

The role emphasizes independent, task-based work with remote collaboration, 10–40 hours per week, and potential ongoing engagements. Strong written communication is essential.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of hands-on experience in SOC operations, incident response, or security engineering.
• Proficient with SIEM platforms, alert queues, and investigation tooling.
• Skilled at triaging signals — distinguishing genuine threats from background noise.
• Strong written communicator who can clearly explain technical findings.
• Self-motivated and comfortable working independently on task-based assignments.

Responsibilities

• Analyze realistic security events, alerts, and incident cases to evaluate AI-generated responses.
• Assess impact, root cause, and appropriate remediation paths for simulated and real-world scenarios.
• Review detection rules, alerting pipelines, and investigative playbooks for accuracy and effectiveness.
• Verify that AI-generated incident analysis reflects how real security operations teams work.
• Provide structured, expert feedback that helps AI think and respond like a seasoned analyst.

Skills

SOC operations

Incident response

SIEM platforms

Alert queues

Investigation tooling

Signal triage

Written communication

Independent work

Tools

MITRE ATT&CK

NIST

Job description

About The Role

We're partnering with leading AI research labs to build the next generation of AI-powered cybersecurity tools. As an Incident Response Analyst, you'll bring your real-world SOC experience to evaluate, test, and improve AI systems designed to detect threats, correlate alerts, and support digital investigations.

Incident Response Analyst (AI Training)

We're partnering with leading AI research labs to build the next generation of AI-powered cybersecurity tools. As an Incident Response Analyst, you'll bring your real-world SOC experience to evaluate, test, and improve AI systems designed to detect threats, correlate alerts, and support digital investigations.

Your expertise doesn't just inform the work — it directly shapes how AI responds to security incidents 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 impact, root cause, and appropriate remediation paths for simulated and real-world scenarios
• Review detection rules, alerting pipelines, and investigative playbooks for accuracy and effectiveness
• Verify that AI-generated incident analysis reflects how real security operations teams work
• Provide structured, expert feedback that helps AI think and respond like a seasoned analyst

Who You Are

• 2+ years of hands-on experience in SOC operations, incident response, or security engineering
• Proficient with SIEM platforms, alert queues, and investigation tooling
• Skilled at triaging signals — distinguishing genuine threats from background noise
• Strong written communicator who can clearly explain technical findings
• Self-motivated and comfortable working independently on task-based assignments

Nice to Have

• Experience with threat hunting, digital forensics, or malware analysis
• Familiarity with frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, or similar
• Background working across cloud, endpoint, or network security environments

Why Join Us

• Work on frontier AI systems alongside top-tier research teams
• Fully remote and asynchronous — work on your own schedule
• Freelance perks: autonomy, flexibility, and global collaboration
• Put your security expertise to work on problems that matter
• Potential for ongoing work and contract extension