Security Operations Analyst
Job Description
About The Role
We're partnering with leading AI research labs to build the next generation of intelligent security systems. As a Security Operations Analyst, your real-world SOC expertise will directly shape how AI models detect, triage, and respond to threats — making enterprise AI smarter and safer for everyone.
This is a unique opportunity to move beyond day-to-day alert queues and apply your analyst instincts to frontier AI development, on your own schedule.
- Organization: Alignerr
- Type: Hourly Contract
- Location: Remote
- Commitment: 10–40 hours/week
- Analyze realistic SOC scenarios — incidents, alerts, and investigations — to assess what's happening and why it matters
- Classify severity levels, determine root causes, and recommend appropriate response actions
- Review detection logic and investigation workflows for accuracy and real-world applicability
- Evaluate AI-generated security outputs and validate they reflect how analysts actually work in practice
- Provide structured feedback that directly improves AI reasoning in security contexts
- Work independently and asynchronously on your own schedule
- 2+ years of experience in SOC, incident response, or security operations
- Solid familiarity with SIEM platforms, alert triage, and investigation workflows
- Strong ability to distinguish true positives from noise and false positives
- Detail-oriented with clear written communication skills
- Self-motivated and comfortable working independently on task-based assignments
- Experience with threat hunting, threat intelligence, or digital forensics
- Familiarity with frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, or similar
- Background in evaluating or documenting security processes and procedures
- Work directly on cutting-edge AI systems with top security and AI research teams
- Fully remote and flexible — work when and how much you want
- Freelance perks: autonomy, variety, and global collaboration
- Apply your hard-earned security expertise in a high-impact, novel way
- Potential for ongoing work and contract extension
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