Incident Response Analyst

Job summary

Evaluate AI-generated analyses of security events, alerts, and incidents, including root cause, impact, and remediation recommendations. Review detection rules, alerting pipelines, and investigative playbooks, then provide structured feedback to improve AI accuracy and reliability.

Job details

Incident Response Analyst (AI Training) About The Role We're partnering with leading AI research labs to build the next generation of AI-powered security tools — and we need experienced security professionals to make it happen. As an Incident Response Analyst, you'll apply your hands-on SOC and IR expertise to evaluate, challenge, and improve AI systems designed to detect threats, correlate alerts, and support digital investigations. This is a rare opportunity to influence how AI understands and responds to real-world security incidents — working on your own schedule, fully remote. Organization: Alignerr Type: Hourly Contract Location: Remote Commitment: 10–40 hours/week What You'll Do Analyze realistic security events, alerts, and incident cases to evaluate AI-generated responses Assess root cause analysis, impact determinations, and remediation recommendations produced by AI Review and critique detection rules, alerting pipelines, and investigative playbooks Verify that AI-driven incident analysis reflects how real security operations teams work Provide structured, expert feedback that directly improves AI model accuracy and reliability Work independently and asynchronously on task-based assignments Who You Are 2+ years of experience in a SOC, incident response, or security operations role Hands-on experience with SIEM platforms, alert queues, and investigation tooling Strong ability to triage alerts, distinguish real threats from noise, and determine incident scope Comfortable documenting findings clearly and concisely Self-motivated and reliable in a remote, async work environment No prior AI experience required — your security expertise is what matters Nice to Have Experience with EDR, SOAR, or threat intelligence platforms Familiarity with frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK or NIST IR Background in digital forensics, malware analysis, or threat hunting Security certifications such as GCIH, GCFE, CEH, or CISSP Why Join Us Work directly on frontier AI systems with top research labs Fully remote and flexible — work on your own schedule Freelance perks: autonomy, variety, and global collaboration Make a meaningful impact on how AI handles real-world cybersecurity challenges Potential for ongoing work and contract extension

What you’ll do

Evaluate AI-generated analyses of security events, alerts, and incidents, including root cause, impact, and remediation recommendations. Review detection rules, alerting pipelines, and investigative playbooks, then provide structured feedback to improve AI accuracy and reliability.

Requirements

Requires at least two years of experience in a SOC, incident response, or security operations role, with hands-on experience using SIEM platforms, alert queues, and investigation tools. Candidates should be able to triage alerts, distinguish threats from noise, determine incident scope, document findings clearly, and work independently in a remote, asynchronous environment.

Benefits

• Flexible Schedule
• Remote Work
• Autonomy
• Varied Work
• Global Collaboration
• Potential for Ongoing Work and Contract Extension

Listed skills

• Root Cause Analysis · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Incident Response
• Security Operations Center (SOC) Operations
• Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
• Alert Triage
• Threat Detection
• Root Cause Analysis
• Incident Scoping
• Digital Investigations
• Detection Rules
• Alerting Pipelines
• Investigative Playbooks
• Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
• Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR)
• Threat Intelligence
• MITRE ATT&CK
• Digital Forensics

Job areas

• Security & Safety
• Technology
• Data & Analytics

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