Application Security Analyst

Alignerr Corp.; Dallas (TX); Remote; USD 55,000 - 96,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Autonomy

Global collaboration

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Alignerr is seeking an Application Security Analyst (AI Training) to work on real-world security scenarios, helping AI systems learn to assess and remediate risks.

You will review code, APIs, and system behavior, classify vulnerabilities, evaluate secure coding practices, and create security-focused datasets for AI training. This remote hourly contract offers flexible hours and the chance to impact how AI understands cybersecurity.

Qualifications

• 2+ years hands-on experience in application, product, or software security.
• Solid understanding of the OWASP Top 10 and common vulnerabilities in production systems.
• Able to distinguish genuine exploitability from theoretical or low-impact risk.
• Strong written communication and systematic reasoning about security problems.
• Self-directed and comfortable working asynchronously on task-based assignments.

Responsibilities

• Review and analyze real-world application security scenarios spanning code, APIs, and system behavior.
• Classify vulnerabilities including authentication flaws, injection risks, access control issues, and business logic weaknesses.
• Evaluate secure coding practices and assess remediation strategies.
• Create and validate security-focused datasets that teach AI how to assess application risk.
• Provide structured, expert-level written analysis that AI systems can learn from.

Skills

Application security

OWASP Top 10

Written communication

Independent work

Job description

Application Security Analyst (AI Training)

About The Role

We partner with the world's leading AI research labs to build and train cutting-edge AI models - and we need people who truly understand how software breaks in the real world.

As an Application Security Analyst, you'll work on realistic, production-grade security scenarios to help AI systems learn how to assess, prioritize, and remediate application risk the way an expert would. Your hands-on experience with real vulnerabilities is exactly what's needed to make AI smarter and safer.

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

What You'll Do

• Review and analyze real-world application security scenarios spanning code, APIs, and system behavior
• Classify vulnerabilities including authentication flaws, injection risks, access control issues, and business logic weaknesses
• Evaluate secure coding practices and assess the quality of remediation strategies
• Create and validate security-focused reasoning datasets that teach AI how to accurately assess application risk
• Provide structured, expert-level written analysis that AI systems can learn from

Who You Are

• 2+ years of hands-on experience in application, product, or software security
• Solid understanding of the OWASP Top 10 and common vulnerabilities found in production systems
• Able to distinguish genuine exploitability from theoretical or low-impact risk
• Strong written communication skills with the ability to reason through security problems clearly and systematically
• Self-directed and comfortable working asynchronously on task-based assignments

Nice to Have

• Experience in penetration testing, secure code review, or bug bounty programs
• Familiarity with threat modeling frameworks or security design patterns
• Background in cloud-native, API-first, or microservices environments
• Prior experience working with AI or data labeling workflows

Why Join Us

• Work directly on frontier AI systems alongside top research labs
• Fully remote and flexible - work on your own schedule
• Freelance perks: autonomy, variety, and global collaboration
• Make a meaningful impact on how AI understands and reasons about cybersecurity
• Potential for ongoing work and contract extension