Remote Application Security Analyst for AI Risk

Alignerr Corp.; Cape Town; Remote; ZAR 917,000 - 2,063,000; Part time

Job summary

Alignerr is a remote, flexible contract role where your real-world application security knowledge shapes how AI understands and reasons about risk. You will analyze security scenarios spanning code, APIs, and live system behavior to classify vulnerabilities and evaluate secure coding practices.

With 2+ years in application or software security and a solid grasp of OWASP Top 10, you will explain risk clearly in written form and work asynchronously on task-based assignments.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of hands-on experience in application, product, or software security.
• Strong familiarity with the OWASP Top 10 and real production vulnerabilities.
• Ability to explain severity and impact with clear, structured reasoning.
• Excellent written communication and async, self-directed work approach.

Responsibilities

• Analyze security scenarios across code, APIs, and live systems.
• Classify and prioritize vulnerabilities including auth, injection, and business logic risks.
• Evaluate secure coding practices and remediation strategies.
• Develop security-focused datasets to train AI risk assessment.
• Distinguish genuine exploitability from theoretical noise with practitioner insight.

Skills

Hands-on security

OWASP Top 10 familiarity

Risk assessment & explanation

Written communication

Async work

Job description

Alignerr is a remote, flexible contract role where your real-world application security knowledge shapes how AI understands and reasons about risk. You will analyze security scenarios spanning code, APIs, and live system behavior to classify vulnerabilities and evaluate secure coding practices.

With 2+ years in application or software security and a solid grasp of OWASP Top 10, you will explain risk clearly in written form and work asynchronously on task-based assignments.