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Incident Response Analyst

Alignerr, Dallas, TX, United States


About The Role
We're looking for experienced incident response and security operations professionals to help train and evaluate AI systems built for modern digital investigations. Your real-world expertise will directly shape how AI understands, analyzes, and responds to security threats — making a meaningful impact on the future of cybersecurity.

Details

Organization: Alignerr

Type: Hourly Contract

Location: Remote

Commitment: 10–40 hours/week

Incident Response Analyst (AI Training)
What You’ll Do

Analyze realistic security events, alerts, and incident cases to evaluate AI-generated responses

Assess impact, root cause, and appropriate remediation paths for simulated and real-world scenarios

Review detection rules, alerting pipelines, and investigative playbooks for accuracy and completeness

Verify that AI-generated incident analysis reflects how real security operations teams work

Provide structured, expert feedback that helps AI models reason better about threats and investigations

Work independently and asynchronously on your own schedule

Who You Are

2+ years of hands‑on experience in SOC, incident response, or security operations

Solid understanding of SIEM platforms, alert queues, and investigation tooling

Skilled at triaging alerts and distinguishing meaningful threats from noise

Clear and methodical communicator — able to explain your reasoning in writing

Self‑motivated and comfortable working independently on task‑based assignments

Nice to Have

Experience with threat hunting, digital forensics, or malware analysis

Familiarity with frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK or NIST incident response guidelines

Background working in enterprise, cloud, or hybrid security environments

Prior involvement with AI evaluation, red teaming, or security research

Why Join Us

Work on frontier AI projects in partnership with leading AI research labs

Fully remote and flexible — work on your own schedule

Freelance perks: autonomy, variety, and collaboration with a global expert community

Put your security expertise to use in a high‑impact, forward‑looking field

Potential for ongoing work and contract extension

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