Incident Response Analyst (AI Training) About The Role We're partnering with leading AI research teams to build and validate AI systems that understand cybersecurity — and we need real security professionals to make it happen. As an Incident Response Analyst, you'll bring your frontline experience to bear on one of the most impactful challenges in AI: teaching systems to think like a skilled security analyst. Your work will directly shape how next-generation AI tools interpret security events, correlate alerts, and support digital investigations at scale.
Organization: Alignerr
Type: Hourly Contract
Location: Remote
Commitment: 10–40 hours/week What You'll Do Review realistic security events, alerts, and incident cases drawn from contemporary environments
Determine impact, root cause, and appropriate remediation steps for simulated and real-world scenarios
Evaluate detection rules, alerting pipelines, and investigative playbooks for quality and accuracy
Assess AI-generated incident analysis and flag gaps where it doesn't reflect how real SOC teams operate
Provide structured, expert feedback that directly improves AI model performance in security contexts
Work independently and asynchronously on your own schedule Who You Are 2+ years of hands-on experience in SOC operations, incident response, or security engineering
Comfortable working with SIEM platforms, alert queues, and investigation tooling
Able to cut through noise and identify meaningful threats with confidence
Solid written communication skills — you can explain your reasoning clearly and concisely
Self-motivated and reliable in an async, remote workplace Nice to Have Experience writing or tuning detection rules and playbooks
Familiarity with threat intelligence frameworks (MITRE ATT&CK;, etc.)
Background in digital forensics, malware analysis, or cloud security
Prior experience with AI evaluation or data annotation workflows Why Join Us Work on frontier AI systems being built with the world's top research labs
Fully remote and flexible — work on tasks that fit your schedule
Freelance autonomy with meaningful, intellectually engaging work
Contribute to AI that will shape the future of cybersecurity operations