AlignerrCybersecurity
AI / Emerging Tech Security Analyst
up to $60/hr
About this role, in Alignerr's words
What if your security expertise could directly influence how the world's most powerful AI systems defend against attacks, abuse, and misuse? We're looking for AI Security Analysts to probe frontier models, evaluate real-world threat scenarios, and help ensure that cutting-edge AI systems remain safe, reliable, and resilient.
What you'll do
- Analyze AI and LLM security scenarios to understand how models behave under adversarial or unexpected conditions
- Review and assess cases involving prompt injection, data leakage, model abuse, and system misuse
- Classify security vulnerabilities and recommend appropriate mitigations based on real-world impact and likelihood
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- Apply security threat modeling frameworks to emerging AI technologies
- Evaluate AI system behavior and provide structured feedback to improve safety and alignment
- Work independently and asynchronously — fully on your own schedule
Candidate background
Who You Are
- Background in cybersecurity, information security, or a related technical field
- Strong understanding of modern threat modeling, attack surfaces, and adversarial thinking
- Genuinely curious about how AI systems are built, deployed, and exploited
- Analytical and precise — you think in edge cases and failure modes
- Able to communicate complex risk assessments clearly and concisely in writing
- Self-motivated and reliable when working independently
Nice to Have
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- Hands-on experience with penetration testing, red teaming, or vulnerability research
- Familiarity with LLMs, prompt engineering, or AI safety concepts
- Background in application security, API security, or cloud security
- Experience evaluating or auditing AI/ML systems
- Relevant certifications (OSCP, CEH, CISSP, or similar)
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Full job descriptionThe original posting, in Alignerr's words
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AI / Emerging Tech Security Analyst (AI Training)
About the Role
What if your security expertise could directly influence how the world's most powerful AI systems defend against attacks, abuse, and misuse? We're looking for AI Security Analysts to probe frontier models, evaluate real-world threat scenarios, and help ensure that cutting-edge AI systems remain safe, reliable, and resilient.
This is a fully remote, flexible contract role built for security professionals who are curious about AI — and ready to work at the edge of where technology and risk intersect.
- Organization: Alignerr - Type: Hourly Contract - Location: Remote - Commitment: 10–40 hours/week
What You'll Do
* Analyze AI and LLM security scenarios to understand how models behave under adversarial or unexpected conditions * Review and assess cases involving prompt injection, data leakage, model abuse, and system misuse * Classify security vulnerabilities and recommend appropriate mitigations based on real-world impact and likelihood * Apply security threat modeling frameworks to emerging AI technologies * Evaluate AI system behavior and provide structured feedback to improve safety and alignment * Work independently and asynchronously — fully on your own schedule
Who You Are
* Background in cybersecurity, information security, or a related technical field * Strong understanding of modern threat modeling, attack surfaces, and adversarial thinking * Genuinely curious about how AI systems are built, deployed, and exploited * Analytical and precise — you think in edge cases and failure modes * Able to communicate complex risk assessments clearly and concisely in writing * Self-motivated and reliable when working independently
Nice to Have
* Hands-on experience with penetration testing, red teaming, or vulnerability research * Familiarity with LLMs, prompt engineering, or AI safety concepts * Background in application security, API security, or cloud security * Experience evaluating or auditing AI/ML systems * Relevant certifications (OSCP, CEH, CISSP, or similar)
Why Join Us
* Work directly on frontier AI systems alongside leading research labs * Fully remote and flexible — work when and where it suits you * Freelance autonomy with the structure of meaningful, task-based work * Contribute to AI safety work that has real-world impact at a critical moment in AI development * Potential for ongoing work and contract extension as new projects launch
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
From our own daily reads of every open listing on the platforms we follow, not from Alignerr's posting. How we count.
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
- 01b96a0b-9f9f-49f8-be80-0c3f9bcd6b84
Pay as the source states it: “$40-60/hr”.
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