Incident Response Analyst

About The Role
Your experience in the SOC is more valuable than ever — and not just for stopping attacks.
We're looking for seasoned incident response professionals to help train and evaluate the next generation of AI systems built for cybersecurity.
Your real-world knowledge will directly influence how AI understands, investigates, and responds to security threats.
Incident Response Analyst (AI Training)
About The Role
Your experience in the SOC is more valuable than ever — and not just for stopping attacks.
We're looking for seasoned incident response professionals to help train and evaluate the next generation of AI systems built for cybersecurity.
Your real-world knowledge will directly influence how AI understands, investigates, and responds to security threats.
At Alignerr, we partner with the world's leading AI research teams and labs to build cutting-edge AI models.
This is your opportunity to move beyond day-to-day triage and leave a lasting mark on how AI handles security operations at scale.
Organization: Alignerr
Type: Hourly Contract
Location: Remote
Commitment: * hours/week
What You'll Do
Analyze realistic security events, alerts, and incident cases to evaluate AI-generated responses
Assess root cause, blast radius, and appropriate remediation paths for simulated incidents
Review and validate detection rules, alerting pipelines, and investigative playbooks
Identify gaps where AI analysis diverges from how real response teams operate
Provide structured, expert feedback that directly improves AI security reasoning
Work independently and asynchronously on your own schedule
Who You Are
2+ years of hands-on experience in a SOC, incident response, or security operations role
Comfortable working across SIEM platforms, alert queues, and investigation tooling
Skilled at cutting through noise to identify meaningful threats and prioritize effectively
Strong written communication — able to articulate technical findings clearly
Self-directed and reliable in a remote, task-based environment
Nice to Have
Experience writing or tuning detection rules and playbooks
Familiarity with threat intelligence frameworks (MITRE ATT&CK, etc.)
Background in digital forensics or malware analysis
Prior exposure to AI evaluation or data labeling workflows
Why Join Us
Work on frontier AI systems alongside world-class research teams
Fully remote and flexible — work when and where it suits you
Freelance autonomy with meaningful, intellectually stimulating work
Contribute to AI that could reshape how the security industry operates
Potential for ongoing work and contract extension
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