Cloud Security Analyst

Alignerr; Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading AI research partner is seeking a Cloud Security Analyst to analyze and improve security for cloud environments like AWS, GCP, and Azure. In this contract role, you will investigate risks, review security configurations, and enhance AI models reflecting real-world incidents. The position offers flexible remote work and opportunities for competitive pay, autonomy, and global collaboration. Ideal candidates have over 2 years of experience with cloud systems and a solid understanding of security risks and configurations.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Flexible remote work

Freelance perks: autonomy, flexibility

Potential for contract extension

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience working with cloud environments in production.
• Familiarity with cloud IAM, networking, storage, and container security concepts.
• Experience with real-world misconfigurations and security incidents.
• Ability to reason clearly about blast radius and business impact.

Responsibilities

• Analyze cloud security scenarios across AWS, GCP, and Azure to identify risks and failure patterns.
• Review IAM, networking, storage, and container security issues.
• Classify security gaps and misconfigurations based on real-world impact.
• Validate and improve AI-generated security reasoning.

Skills

Experience with AWS

Experience with GCP

Experience with Azure

Cloud IAM security

Networking security

Storage security

Container security

Risk exposure assessment

Job description

Overview

At Alignerr, we partner with the world’s leading AI research teams and labs to build and train cutting-edge AI models. We’re working on datasets and evaluations focused on cloud security and modern infrastructure, and we’re looking for practitioners who truly understand how cloud environments fail in the real world.

Organization

Alignerr

Position

Cloud Security Analyst

Type

Contract / Task-Based

Compensation

$38–$60 /hour

Location

Remote

Commitment

10–40 hours/week

What You’ll Do

• Analyze cloud security scenarios across AWS, GCP, and Azure to identify risks and failure patterns
• Review IAM, networking, storage, and container security issues
• Classify security gaps, misconfigurations, and cloud-related failures based on real-world impact
• Validate and improve AI-generated security reasoning so it reflects how cloud incidents actually unfold

What We’re Looking For

• 2+ years of experience working with cloud environments in production
• Familiarity with cloud IAM, networking, storage, and container security concepts
• Experience with real-world misconfigurations and security incidents
• Ability to reason clearly about blast radius, risk exposure, and business impact

Why Join Us

• Competitive pay and flexible remote work.
• Work directly on frontier AI systems.
• Freelance perks: autonomy, flexibility, and global collaboration.
• Potential for contract extension.

Application Process

• Submit your resume
• Complete a short screening
• Project matching and onboarding

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