AlignerrCybersecurity
Security Operations Analyst
up to $60/hr
About this role, in Alignerr's words
What if your SOC experience could help define how the next generation of AI understands cybersecurity? At Alignerr, we partner with the world's leading AI research labs to build and evaluate advanced AI systems — and we need real security analysts to make them better.
What you'll do
- Analyze realistic incident and alert scenarios to assess what's happening, why it matters, and what should happen next
- Classify alert severity, identify root causes, and recommend appropriate response actions
- Review detection logic, triage workflows, and investigation methodologies
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- Evaluate AI-generated security analysis for accuracy and practical alignment with real SOC practices
- Provide structured feedback that helps AI reason more like an experienced analyst
- Work independently and asynchronously on your own schedule
Candidate background
Who You Are
- 2+ years of hands-on experience in a SOC, incident response, or security operations role
- Familiar with SIEM platforms, alert triage processes, and investigation workflows
- Skilled at distinguishing real threats from noise and false positives
- Able to clearly articulate your reasoning and document findings in structured formats
- Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and comfortable working independently
Nice to Have
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- Experience with threat hunting, digital forensics, or malware analysis
- Familiarity with frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK or NIST
- Background in reviewing or writing detection rules or playbooks
- Prior experience with AI evaluation or data annotation projects
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Security Operations Analyst (AI Training)
About the Role
What if your SOC experience could help define how the next generation of AI understands cybersecurity? At Alignerr, we partner with the world's leading AI research labs to build and evaluate advanced AI systems — and we need real security analysts to make them better.
You'll work with realistic incident scenarios, alert data, and investigation workflows to ensure AI reasoning reflects how analysts actually operate in modern SOC environments. Your expertise directly shapes how AI detects, triages, and responds to threats.
- Organization: Alignerr - Type: Hourly Contract - Location: Remote - Commitment: 10–40 hours/week
What You'll Do
* Analyze realistic incident and alert scenarios to assess what's happening, why it matters, and what should happen next * Classify alert severity, identify root causes, and recommend appropriate response actions * Review detection logic, triage workflows, and investigation methodologies * Evaluate AI-generated security analysis for accuracy and practical alignment with real SOC practices * Provide structured feedback that helps AI reason more like an experienced analyst * 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 * Familiar with SIEM platforms, alert triage processes, and investigation workflows * Skilled at distinguishing real threats from noise and false positives * Able to clearly articulate your reasoning and document findings in structured formats * Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and comfortable working independently
Nice to Have
* Experience with threat hunting, digital forensics, or malware analysis * Familiarity with frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK or NIST * Background in reviewing or writing detection rules or playbooks * Prior experience with AI evaluation or data annotation projects
Why Join Us
* Work directly on frontier AI systems alongside top research labs * Fully remote and flexible — complete tasks on your own schedule * Freelance perks: autonomy, variety, and collaboration with a global expert community * Put your real-world security expertise to work in a high-impact, forward-looking domain * Potential for ongoing work and contract extension
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- Getting paid
- Billed weekly, Monday to Sunday, with approved work paid by the following Friday, according to Labelbox's help center. Payment goes through Stripe Connect or PayPal depending on your location, with one provider per country. intercom.help/labelbox/en/articles/13600616-alignerr-paym..., alignerr.com/process
- Before your first paid task
- Sign up, apply, verify your identity, set up billing and onboard. Some jobs add a Zara AI interview or domain assessments. alignerr.com/process
- How much work
- Time to your first project depends on demand and your skills, and there is no minimum number of hours. alignerr.com/faqs
- Contract
- Independent contractor, under terms with ALIGNERR LLC. alignerr.com/faqs, alignerr.com/privacy
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How does the pay compare?Across Cybersecurity roles, not this role alone
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Pay across the field: Cybersecurity
Across 54 roles in this field with a stated hourly rate in US dollars, on 10 platforms, the middle half pays $60 to $120 an hour at the top of the range, and the median is $90. This role's top rate, $60, is in the middle half. Of the 27 distinct rates we count, 2 are lower and 20 are higher.
| Platform | Roles | Top of range, per hour |
|---|---|---|
| Alignerr (this platform) | 31 | $55 to $120 · median $60 |
| Mercor | 4 | $90 to $250 |
| micro1 | 4 | $95 to $175 |
| AfterQuery | 4 | $75 to $135 |
| DataAnnotation | 3 | $125 |
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- First seen here on 27 Aug 2026, and still on Alignerr's list when we last read it on 13 Oct 2026.
- The listed pay has not changed since then.
- Posted by Alignerr
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- Last seen live
- Listing ID
- 09eed778-da8c-408f-ad1b-5bf961847c98
Pay as the source states it: “$30-60/hr”.
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