Security Operations Analyst

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

Security Operations Analyst (AI Training)

About The Role

We're partnering with leading AI research labs to build the next generation of AI systems that reason through real-world security incidents. As a Security Operations Analyst, your hands-on SOC expertise will directly shape how AI detects, investigates, and responds to threats — making these systems smarter, more accurate, and more aligned with how analysts actually work.

This is a unique opportunity to sit at the intersection of cybersecurity and frontier AI, contributing to technology that will define the future of security operations.

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

What You'll Do

• 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

Who You Are

• 2+ years of experience in SOC, incident response, or security operations roles
• Solid familiarity with SIEM platforms, alert triage, and investigation workflows
• Skilled at distinguishing 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

Nice to Have

• Experience with threat hunting, malware analysis, or digital forensics
• Familiarity with frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, or similar
• Background in cloud security, endpoint detection, or network monitoring
• Prior experience evaluating or working alongside AI/ML tools in a security context

Why Join Us

• Work on frontier AI projects alongside top-tier research teams and labs
• Fully remote and flexible — work on your own schedule, on your own terms
• Freelance perks: autonomy, variety, and global collaboration
• Apply your real-world security expertise to a domain that's actively shaping the future
• Potential for ongoing work and contract extension