Remote Incident Response Lead - SOC Maturity & Playbooks

Alignerr Corp.; Seattle (WA); Remote; USD 110,000 - 193,000; Part time

Job summary

Alignerr Corp. is seeking a seasoned Incident Response Lead for a fully remote, hourly contract engagement. If you’ve led real incidents, built response processes, or hunted for gaps, this role offers meaningful work across diverse SOC environments.

You will independently evaluate SOC operations, review detection workflows, stress-test playbooks, and surface gaps that keep security teams up at night. Remote, flexible commitment is available.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in SOC operations, incident response leadership, or cybersecurity operations.
• Strong ability to translate findings into structured written assessments.
• Independent, reliable delivery of high-quality evaluations.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate detection alert pipelines, triage workflows, and escalation pathways for quality and consistency
• Assess the completeness and effectiveness of incident response actions across real or simulated timelines
• Identify critical gaps in logging coverage, detection logic, and containment procedures
• Review and validate incident response playbooks for clarity, accuracy, and operational feasibility
• Summarize recurring incident patterns and pinpoint operational bottlenecks
• Support ongoing assessments of SOC maturity and overall response readiness
• Deliver structured, analytical documentation that drives actionable improvements

Skills

SOC operations

Incident response leadership

Cybersecurity operations

Tools

Splunk

Microsoft Sentinel

Chronicle

Job description

Alignerr Corp. is seeking a seasoned Incident Response Lead for a fully remote, hourly contract engagement. If you’ve led real incidents, built response processes, or hunted for gaps, this role offers meaningful work across diverse SOC environments.

You will independently evaluate SOC operations, review detection workflows, stress-test playbooks, and surface gaps that keep security teams up at night. Remote, flexible commitment is available.