Application Security Analyst

Alignerr Corp.; United States; Remote; CAD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Alignerr seeks an Application Security Analyst (AI Training) to analyze real-world appsec scenarios and help train frontier AI models to think like a skilled analyst. You’ll assess risk, identify exploitability, and recommend remediation in production-grade contexts.

With 2+ years of experience, you’ll evaluate vulnerabilities and security practices across code, APIs, and system behavior, while clearly explaining your reasoning. This remote, freelance-friendly role offers flexible hours.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of hands-on experience in application security.
• Solid knowledge of the OWASP Top 10 and common production vulnerabilities.
• Able to think like both an attacker and a defender in real environments.
• Strong written communication and ability to explain security reasoning clearly.
• Self-motivated and comfortable working independently on async, task-based assignments.

Responsibilities

• Analyze real-world application security scenarios across code, APIs, and system behavior.
• Classify and assess vulnerabilities including authentication flaws, injection risks, access control issues, and business logic bugs.
• Evaluate secure coding practices and proposed remediation strategies.
• Create and validate security-focused reasoning datasets to teach AI how to assess risk.
• Distinguish genuine exploitability from theoretical risk and explain reasoning clearly.

Skills

OWASP Top 10 knowledge

Vulnerability assessment

Strong written communication

Threat modeling

Penetration testing

Tools

Security testing tools

Job description

Application Security Analyst (AI Training)

About The Role

What if your security instincts could make AI smarter? At Alignerr, we partner with the world's leading AI research labs to build and train frontier AI models — and we need experienced application security professionals to help us get it right.

You’ll work with realistic, production-grade security scenarios to help AI systems learn how to think like a skilled AppSec analyst: assessing risk, identifying exploitability, and recommending smart remediation. This isn't theoretical work — it's grounded in the messy, complex reality of how software actually breaks.

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

What You'll Do

• Analyze real-world application security scenarios across code, APIs, and system behavior
• Classify and assess vulnerabilities including authentication flaws, injection risks, access control issues, and business logic bugs
• Evaluate secure coding practices and the quality of proposed remediation strategies
• Create and validate security-focused reasoning datasets that teach AI how to assess and prioritize application risk accurately
• Distinguish genuine exploitability from theoretical or low-impact risk — and explain your reasoning clearly

Who You Are

• 2+ years of hands-on experience in application security, product security, or software security engineering
• Solid working knowledge of the OWASP Top 10 and common production vulnerabilities
• Able to think like both an attacker and a defender — you know what actually matters in a real environment
• Strong written communication skills with the ability to structure and explain security reasoning clearly
• Self-motivated and comfortable working independently on async, task-based assignments

Nice to Have

• Experience with penetration testing, threat modeling, or secure code review
• Familiarity with bug bounty programs or vulnerability disclosure processes
• Background in DevSecOps or security tooling integration

Why Join Us

• Work directly on frontier AI systems alongside top research teams
• Fully remote and flexible — work on your own schedule
• Freelance autonomy with meaningful, intellectually engaging work
• Your expertise shapes how the next generation of AI understands security
• Potential for ongoing work and contract extension