AI Data Security & DLP Analyst - Remote, Flexible Hours

Alignerr; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 165,000 - 358,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Flexible schedule

Global collaboration

Job summary

Alignerr is seeking a Data Security & DLP Analyst (AI Training) for an hourly remote contract. You will analyze data security scenarios, classify data sensitivity, and evaluate prevention and incident response strategies to support AI training datasets.

The role requires 2+ years in data security or security operations and hands-on DLP tooling experience, with comfort working asynchronously on independent tasks.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in data security, compliance, or security operations.
• Hands-on familiarity with DLP tools and data classification frameworks (GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS).
• Understand how sensitive data is exposed or exfiltrated across IT environments.

Responsibilities

• Analyze data security and DLP scenarios across cloud, SaaS, and on-prem environments.
• Classify data sensitivity levels, exposure paths, and policy violations.
• Evaluate prevention, detection, and incident response strategies for accuracy.
• Generate, label, and validate data security cases for AI training and benchmarking.
• Apply risk insights to improve AI reasoning about sensitive data.

Skills

Data security

DLP concepts

Risk assessment

Independent work

Analytical thinking

Tools

DLP tools

Cloud security platforms

Privacy frameworks

Job description

Alignerr is seeking a Data Security & DLP Analyst (AI Training) for an hourly remote contract. You will analyze data security scenarios, classify data sensitivity, and evaluate prevention and incident response strategies to support AI training datasets.

The role requires 2+ years in data security or security operations and hands-on DLP tooling experience, with comfort working asynchronously on independent tasks.