AlignerrCybersecurity
Identity & Access Management (IAM) Analyst
up to $60/hr
About this role, in Alignerr's words
Identity failures are at the heart of most modern enterprise breaches — and we need experts who truly understand why. At Alignerr, we partner with the world's leading AI research labs to build and train cutting-edge AI models. We're looking for experienced IAM professionals to help ensure AI systems reason accurately about how identity and access risks emerge, propagate, and get exploited in the real world.
What you'll do
- Analyze realistic IAM, SSO, and access control scenarios to identify weaknesses and misconfigurations
- Classify permission issues, privilege escalation paths, and identity-related failure patterns
- Review zero-trust architectures and access design decisions for accuracy and risk
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- Generate and validate realistic identity security data used to train and evaluate AI systems
- Provide structured expert feedback that directly influences AI reasoning on enterprise security topics
Candidate background
Who You Are
- 2+ years of hands-on experience with IAM, SSO, or enterprise identity platforms
- Solid understanding of RBAC, least-privilege models, and access review processes
- Familiar with how identity failures occur in real environments and how attackers exploit them
- Analytical, detail-oriented, and comfortable working independently on task-based assignments
- Able to communicate complex security concepts clearly in writing
Nice to Have
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- Experience with cloud identity platforms (Azure AD, Okta, AWS IAM, Google Workspace)
- Background in penetration testing, red teaming, or identity-focused threat modeling
- Familiarity with compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, or NIST
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Full job descriptionThe original posting, in Alignerr's words
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Identity & Access Management (IAM) Analyst (AI Training)
About the Role
Identity failures are at the heart of most modern enterprise breaches — and we need experts who truly understand why. At Alignerr, we partner with the world's leading AI research labs to build and train cutting-edge AI models. We're looking for experienced IAM professionals to help ensure AI systems reason accurately about how identity and access risks emerge, propagate, and get exploited in the real world.
Your hands-on knowledge of identity systems will directly shape how the next generation of AI understands enterprise security.
- Organization: Alignerr - Type: Hourly Contract - Location: Remote - Commitment: 10–40 hours/week
What You'll Do
* Analyze realistic IAM, SSO, and access control scenarios to identify weaknesses and misconfigurations * Classify permission issues, privilege escalation paths, and identity-related failure patterns * Review zero-trust architectures and access design decisions for accuracy and risk * Generate and validate realistic identity security data used to train and evaluate AI systems * Provide structured expert feedback that directly influences AI reasoning on enterprise security topics
Who You Are
* 2+ years of hands-on experience with IAM, SSO, or enterprise identity platforms * Solid understanding of RBAC, least-privilege models, and access review processes * Familiar with how identity failures occur in real environments and how attackers exploit them * Analytical, detail-oriented, and comfortable working independently on task-based assignments * Able to communicate complex security concepts clearly in writing
Nice to Have
* Experience with cloud identity platforms (Azure AD, Okta, AWS IAM, Google Workspace) * Background in penetration testing, red teaming, or identity-focused threat modeling * Familiarity with compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, or NIST
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 * Contribute meaningful security expertise to projects that matter * Potential for ongoing work and contract extension
Working with AlignerrPay, getting started and work, from Alignerr's own pages
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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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- Listing ID
- 03b34dbc-a179-46be-b9d2-9fa916e76d1c
Pay as the source states it: “$35-60/hr”.
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