Incident Response Analyst

Alignerr Corp.; Phoenix (AZ); Remote; USD 83,000 - 152,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Autonomy

Diversity of work

Global collaboration

Job summary

Alignerr is seeking experienced incident response and security operations professionals to help train and evaluate AI systems for modern digital investigations. Your real-world expertise will shape how AI understands, analyzes, and responds to security threats, impacting the future of cybersecurity AI.

In this remote, hourly-contract role (10–40 hours/week), you will analyze realistic security events, assess root causes and remediation, review detection rules, and provide structured feedback to

Qualifications

• 2+ years of hands-on experience in SOC, incident response, or security operations.
• Solid understanding of SIEM platforms, alert queues, and investigation tooling.
• Ability to distinguish meaningful threats from noise and articulate your reasoning clearly.
• Strong written communication skills for documenting findings and feedback.
• Comfortable working independently on task-based assignments.

Responsibilities

• Analyze realistic security events, alerts, and incident cases to evaluate AI-generated responses.
• Assess impact, root cause, and recommended remediation for simulated and real-world incidents.
• Review detection rules, alerting pipelines, and investigative playbooks for accuracy and completeness.
• Verify that AI-generated incident analysis reflects how real SOC and IR teams operate.
• Provide structured, expert feedback that helps AI systems become more accurate and reliable.
• Work independently and asynchronously on your own schedule.

Skills

SOC experience

SIEM tools

Threat analysis

Written communication

Independent work

Job description

About The RoleWe're looking for experienced incident response and security operations professionals to help train and evaluate AI systems built for modern digital investigations. Your real-world expertise will directly shape how AI understands, analyzes, and responds to security threats — making a lasting impact on the future of cybersecurity AI.

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

Incident Response Analyst (AI Training)

About The Role

We're looking for experienced incident response and security operations professionals to help train and evaluate AI systems built for modern digital investigations. Your real-world expertise will directly shape how AI understands, analyzes, and responds to security threats — making a lasting impact on the future of cybersecurity AI.

• 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 evaluate AI-generated responses
• Assess impact, root cause, and recommended remediation for simulated and real-world incidents
• Review detection rules, alerting pipelines, and investigative playbooks for accuracy and completeness
• Verify that AI-generated incident analysis reflects how real SOC and IR teams operate
• Provide structured, expert feedback that helps AI systems become more accurate and reliable
• Work independently and asynchronously on your own schedule

Who You Are

• 2+ years of hands-on experience in SOC, incident response, or security operations
• Solid understanding of SIEM platforms, alert queues, and investigation tooling
• Ability to distinguish meaningful threats from noise and articulate your reasoning clearly
• Strong written communication skills for documenting findings and feedback
• Comfortable working independently on task-based assignments

Nice to Have

• Experience with threat hunting, digital forensics, or malware analysis
• Familiarity with frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK or NIST IR
• Background in cloud security, endpoint detection, or network forensics
• Prior experience evaluating or working alongside AI-driven security tools

Why Join Us

• Work on frontier AI projects alongside leading AI research teams and labs
• Fully remote and flexible — work on your own schedule
• Freelance perks: autonomy, variety, and global collaboration
• Apply your security expertise to a domain where it genuinely matters
• Potential for ongoing work and contract extension