Offensive Security Analyst (Structured / Non-Exploit)

Alignerr Corp.; Johannesburg; Remote; ZAR 907,000 - 2,042,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Task-based work

Contract extension possible

Job summary

Alignerr is seeking Offensive Security Analysts to analyze attack paths, model adversary behavior, and help build training data for frontier AI systems. This role focuses on structured reasoning about how threats move across systems, not exploit development.

Fully remote with flexible hours and 10–40 hours per week. You’ll generate clear attack chains, assess impact, and contribute to ongoing AI-security projects with autonomy.

Qualifications

• 2+ years hands-on experience in pentesting, red teaming, or blue-team with offensive knowledge.
• Understand how real attacks unfold from initial access through lateral movement and impact.
• Able to explain complex attack chains clearly to technical audiences.
• Analytical and methodical thinker who spots gaps in systems.
• Strong written communicator documenting adversarial reasoning clearly.

Responsibilities

• Analyze attack paths, kill chains, and adversary strategies across production environments.
• Classify weaknesses, misconfigurations, and defensive gaps with structured explanations.
• Review red team-style scenarios and intrusion narratives for accuracy.
• Generate, label, and validate adversarial reasoning data to train AI systems.
• Articulate attack chains, potential impact, and security tradeoffs in writing.
• Work independently and asynchronously on task-based assignments.

Skills

Pentesting

Red teaming

Blue-team

Threat modeling

Adversary reasoning

Tools

MITRE ATT&CK

Cyber Kill Chain

OWASP

Job description

About The Role

What if your red team instincts and adversarial thinking could directly shape how AI understands and reasons about cybersecurity threats? We’re looking for Offensive Security Analysts to analyze real-world attack paths, model adversary behavior, and help build the training data that powers frontier AI systems. This role is about structured adversarial reasoning — not exploit development. You’ll work with realistic attack scenarios, think through how threats move across systems, and articulate where defenses fail and why. No zero-days required. Just deep, practical knowledge of how attacks actually unfold.

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

What You’ll Do

• Analyze attack paths, kill chains, and adversary strategies across realistic production environments
• Classify weaknesses, misconfigurations, and defensive gaps with structured, reasoned explanations
• Review and evaluate red team-style scenarios and intrusion narratives for accuracy and completeness
• Generate, label, and validate adversarial reasoning data used to train and evaluate cutting-edge AI systems
• Clearly articulate attack chains, potential impact, and security tradeoffs in written form
• Work independently and asynchronously on task-based assignments at your own pace

Who You Are

• 2+ years of hands‑on experience in pentesting, red teaming, or a blue‑team role with strong offensive knowledge
• You understand how real attacks unfold — from initial access through lateral movement and impact
• You can explain complex attack chains clearly and concisely to technical audiences
• Naturally analytical and methodical — you think in systems and spot the gaps others miss
• Strong written communicator who can document adversarial reasoning in structured formats
• Self‑motivated and reliable when working independently without supervision

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK, Cyber Kill Chain, or OWASP
• Experience with threat modeling, attack surface analysis, or security architecture review
• Background in CTF competitions, purple teaming, or security research
• Prior exposure to AI tools or data labeling workflows
• Certifications such as OSCP, CEH, GPEN, or equivalent practical experience

Why Join Us

• Work directly on frontier AI projects alongside world‑leading research labs
• Fully remote and flexible — work when and where it suits you
• Freelance autonomy with the structure of meaningful, task‑based work
• Make a tangible impact on how AI understands and reasons about real‑world security threats
• Potential for ongoing work and contract extension as new projects launch