Cloud Security Analyst

Alignerr Corp.; Mumbai; Remote; INR 2,667,000 - 5,334,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Autonomy

Variety

Global collaboration

Job summary

Alignerr is seeking a Cloud Security Analyst (AI Training) for a remote hourly contract. You will analyze cloud security across AWS, GCP, and Azure, review IAM and networking, and classify security gaps by business impact. This role requires 2+ years in production cloud security and the ability to work asynchronously on task-based assignments.

Join a freelance-style team with flexible hours (10–40 hours/week) and the opportunity to influence how AI reasons about cloud security.

Qualifications

• 2+ years hands-on experience with cloud environments in production.
• Strong familiarity with cloud IAM, networking, storage, and container security concepts.
• Experience identifying and reasoning through real-world misconfigurations and security incidents.
• Able to assess blast radius, risk exposure, and business impact.
• Self-directed and comfortable working asynchronously on task-based assignments.

Responsibilities

• Analyze cloud security scenarios across AWS, GCP, and Azure to identify risks and failure patterns.
• Review IAM policies, networking configurations, storage access controls, and container security issues.
• Classify security gaps and real-world cloud failures by business impact and blast radius.
• Validate and improve AI-generated security reasoning to reflect real cloud incidents.
• Provide structured, expert feedback shaping how AI reasons about cloud security.

Skills

Cloud security

IAM security

Networking security

Storage security

Container security

Misconfiguration analysis

Incident reasoning

blast radius assessment

Async work

Tools

CIS Benchmarks

CSPM tools

Job description

Cloud Security Analyst (AI Training)

About The Role

We're partnering with the world's leading AI research labs to build smarter, safer AI systems — and we need cloud security practitioners who know how cloud environments actually fail.

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

What You'll Do

• Analyze cloud security scenarios across AWS, GCP, and Azure to identify risks, misconfigurations, and failure patterns
• Review and evaluate IAM policies, networking configurations, storage access controls, and container security issues
• Classify security gaps and real-world cloud failures based on their business impact and blast radius
• Validate and improve AI-generated security reasoning to ensure it reflects how cloud incidents actually unfold
• Provide structured, expert feedback that directly shapes how AI understands cloud security

Who You Are

• 2+ years of hands‑on experience working with cloud environments in production
• Strong familiarity with cloud IAM, networking, storage, and container security concepts
• Experience identifying and reasoning through real‑world misconfigurations and security incidents
• Able to think clearly about blast radius, risk exposure, and business impact
• Self‑directed and comfortable working asynchronously on task‑based assignments

Nice to Have

• Experience in cloud security engineering, DevSecOps, or penetration testing
• Familiarity with cloud security frameworks (CIS Benchmarks, CSPM tools, etc.)
• Background in incident response or cloud threat modeling
• Security certifications (AWS Security Specialty, CCSP, etc.)

Why Join Us

• 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 tangible impact on how AI reasons about real‑world cloud security
• Potential for ongoing work and contract extension