Incident Response Analyst

Alignerr Corp.; Mumbai; Remote; INR 1,102,000 - 1,653,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Flexible schedule

Freelance collaboration

Job summary

Alignerr is seeking an Incident Response Analyst (AI Training) to join a fully remote, hourly contract role. You will assess AI-generated security outputs, evaluate responses for impact and remediation, and review detection pipelines to ensure practical validity.

The role emphasizes independent work, cross-organization collaboration, and ongoing collaboration with top-tier AI labs. Ideal candidates have 2+ years in SOC/IR, strong SIEM knowledge, and clear written communication.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in a SOC, IR, or security operations role.
• Solid knowledge of SIEM, alert queues, and investigation tooling.
• Ability to triage signals and identify meaningful threats quickly.
• Clear written communication and ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Analyze realistic security events, alerts, and incidents to evaluate AI outputs.
• Evaluate AI responses for accuracy on impact, root cause, and remediation.
• Review detection rules and alerting pipelines for real-world validity.
• Identify gaps where AI analysis diverges from experienced responders.
• Provide structured feedback to improve AI model performance in security contexts.
• Work independently and asynchronously on a schedule that fits your life.

Skills

SOC experience

IR experience

Security operations

SIEM

Investigation tooling

Threat triage

Written communication

Independent work

Tools

SIEM platforms

Alert queues

Investigation tooling

Job description

About The Role

We\'re partnering with the world\'s leading AI research labs to build smarter, more accurate AI systems for cybersecurity. As an Incident Response Analyst, you\'ll apply your hands-on security operations experience to evaluate and improve AI models designed to detect threats, correlate alerts, and support digital investigations.

Incident Response Analyst (AI Training)

We\'re partnering with the world\'s leading AI research labs to build smarter, more accurate AI systems for cybersecurity. As an Incident Response Analyst, you\'ll apply your hands-on security operations experience to evaluate and improve AI models designed to detect threats, correlate alerts, and support digital investigations.

• 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 assess AI-generated investigative outputs
• Evaluate AI responses for accuracy in determining impact, root cause, and appropriate remediation steps
• Review detection rules, alerting pipelines, and investigative playbooks for real-world validity
• Identify gaps where AI analysis diverges from how experienced response teams actually operate
• Provide structured, expert feedback that directly improves AI model performance in security contexts
• Work independently and asynchronously on a schedule that fits your life

Who You Are

• 2+ years of hands-on experience in a SOC, incident response, or security operations role
• Solid working knowledge of SIEM platforms, alert queues, and investigation tooling
• Skilled at triaging signal from noise and identifying meaningful threats quickly
• Able to articulate your reasoning clearly in written form
• Self-motivated and comfortable working independently on task-based assignments

Nice to Have

• Experience with threat hunting, digital forensics, or red/blue team operations
• Familiarity with frameworks like MITRE ATT\&CK or NIST IR
• Prior exposure to AI evaluation or data annotation workflows

Why Join Us

• Work directly on frontier AI systems built with top-tier research labs
• Fully remote and flexible - work on your own schedule from anywhere
• Freelance perks: autonomy, variety, and global collaboration
• Use your existing security expertise in a high-impact, innovative new context
• Potential for ongoing work and contract extension