AI-Focused Security Operations Analyst (Remote)

Alignerr Corp.; Johannesburg; Remote; ZAR 165,000 - 331,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Autonomy

Variety

Global collaboration

Job summary

Alignerr Corp. is seeking a Security Operations Analyst (AI Training) for a remote hourly contract. You will apply hands-on SOC expertise to help AI systems detect, investigate, and respond to threats in real-world security incidents.

You will work 10–40 hours per week, asynchronously, and contribute to evaluating AI-generated security outputs, refining detection logic, and documenting your reasoning for analysts.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in SOC, incident response, or security operations roles.
• Solid familiarity with SIEM platforms, alert triage, and investigation workflows.
• Able to distinguish genuine threat signals from noise and false positives.
• Comfortable working through ambiguous scenarios and documenting your reasoning clearly.
• Detail-oriented and self-motivated with strong written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze realistic SOC scenarios — alerts, incidents, and investigations — to assess what's happening and why it matters.
• Classify threat severity, identify root causes, and recommend appropriate response actions.
• Review detection logic, triage workflows, and investigation methodologies for accuracy and completeness.
• Evaluate AI-generated security outputs and validate whether they reflect real analyst thinking and best practices.
• Provide structured, expert feedback that helps AI systems reason more effectively through security events.
• Work independently and asynchronously on your own schedule.

Skills

SOC experience

Incident response

Security operations

SIEM familiarity

Alert triage

Investigation workflows

Threat analysis

Written communication

Tools

SIEM platforms

Job description

Alignerr Corp. is seeking a Security Operations Analyst (AI Training) for a remote hourly contract. You will apply hands-on SOC expertise to help AI systems detect, investigate, and respond to threats in real-world security incidents.

You will work 10–40 hours per week, asynchronously, and contribute to evaluating AI-generated security outputs, refining detection logic, and documenting your reasoning for analysts.