Application Security Analyst

Alignerr; New York (NY); Remote; USD 55,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Alignerr is seeking an Application Security Analyst (AI Training) for remote, hourly contract work. You will analyze security scenarios across code, APIs, and systems to identify and prioritize risks while evaluating remediation approaches.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years in application or software security, strong knowledge of the OWASP Top 10, and the ability to communicate security concepts clearly. This project offers flexible hours and ongoing collaboration with AI research labs.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of hands-on experience in application security, product security, or software security roles.
• Solid familiarity with the OWASP Top 10 and common vulnerabilities encountered in production environments.
• Able to think critically about real-world exploitability and assess actual impact.
• Strong written communication skills and ability to explain security concepts clearly.

Responsibilities

• Analyze realistic application security scenarios spanning code, APIs, and system behavior.
• Classify and prioritize vulnerabilities including authentication flaws, injection risks, and business logic weaknesses.
• Evaluate secure coding practices and assess the quality of proposed remediation strategies.
• Create and validate security-focused reasoning datasets to teach AI to assess application risk.
• Distinguish genuine exploitability from theoretical or low-impact findings.

Skills

Application security

OWASP Top 10

Strong written communication

Async / self-directed work

Job description

Application Security Analyst (AI Training)

About The Role

We’re partnering with leading AI research labs to build the next generation of security-aware AI systems — and we need people who truly understand how software breaks in the real world.

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

What You’ll Do

• Analyze realistic application security scenarios spanning code, APIs, and system behavior
• Classify and prioritize vulnerabilities including authentication flaws, injection risks, and business logic weaknesses
• Evaluate secure coding practices and assess the quality of proposed remediation strategies
• Create and validate security-focused reasoning datasets that teach AI to accurately assess and communicate application risk
• Distinguish genuine exploitability from theoretical or low-impact findings — the kind of judgment that separates senior practitioners from the rest

Who You Are

• 2+ years of hands-on experience in application security, product security, or software security roles
• Solid familiarity with the OWASP Top 10 and common vulnerabilities encountered in production environments
• Able to think critically about real-world exploitability — not just flag issues, but reason through their actual impact
• Strong written communication skills with the ability to explain security concepts clearly and systematically
• Self-directed and comfortable working asynchronously on task-based assignments

Nice to Have

• Experience with threat modeling, secure code review, or penetration testing
• Background in bug bounty programs or red team/blue team exercises
• Familiarity with AI systems or data labeling workflows

Why Join Us

• Work directly on frontier AI systems alongside top research labs
• Fully remote and flexible — set your own schedule and work at your own pace
• Freelance perks: autonomy, variety, and collaboration with a global community of experts
• Put your security knowledge to use in a genuinely novel and meaningful way
• Potential for ongoing work and contract extension as new projects launch