AlignerrCybersecurity
SOC Manager
up to $60/hr
About this role, in Alignerr's words
What if your hard-won experience in security operations could directly strengthen how organizations detect, respond to, and contain threats? We're looking for a seasoned SOC Manager to evaluate real-world security operations — scrutinizing detection workflows, response playbooks, and incident handling quality to identify what's working, what's broken, and what needs to be built.
What you'll do
- Review detection alerts, triage workflows, and escalation pathways for quality and consistency
- Evaluate the completeness and accuracy of incident response actions across the full incident lifecycle
- Identify gaps in logging coverage, detection logic, and containment procedures
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- Summarize incident patterns, operational bottlenecks, and systemic weaknesses in structured reports
- Validate playbooks for clarity, correctness, and real-world feasibility
- Support recurring assessments of SOC maturity, responsiveness, and overall operational rigor
Candidate background
Must-Have
- Hands-on experience in SOC operations, incident response leadership, or cybersecurity operations
- Strong understanding of detection engineering, response workflows, and incident lifecycle management
- Clear analytical writing skills — you can translate complex findings into structured, actionable documentation
- Sharp eye for process gaps and the judgment to prioritize what matters most
Nice to Have
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- Familiarity with SIEM platforms, EDR tools, and cloud-native detection systems
- Experience conducting SOC audits, tabletop exercises, or maturity assessments
- Background in threat hunting, purple teaming, or security program development
Who You Are
- A critical thinker who evaluates systems and processes with rigor and objectivity
- Experienced enough to know what good looks like — and precise enough to document what doesn't
- Comfortable working independently and delivering high-quality assessments without hand-holding
- Methodical, structured, and consistent in your approach to complex operational reviews
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Full job descriptionThe original posting, in Alignerr's words
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SOC Manager (Security Operations Assessor)
About the Role
What if your hard-won experience in security operations could directly strengthen how organizations detect, respond to, and contain threats? We're looking for a seasoned SOC Manager to evaluate real-world security operations — scrutinizing detection workflows, response playbooks, and incident handling quality to identify what's working, what's broken, and what needs to be built.
This is a fully remote, flexible contract role designed for experienced cybersecurity professionals who think critically, write clearly, and know exactly what good SOC operations look like.
- Type: Hourly Contract - Location: Remote - Schedule: Flexible — work on your own terms
What You'll Do
* Review detection alerts, triage workflows, and escalation pathways for quality and consistency * Evaluate the completeness and accuracy of incident response actions across the full incident lifecycle * Identify gaps in logging coverage, detection logic, and containment procedures * Summarize incident patterns, operational bottlenecks, and systemic weaknesses in structured reports * Validate playbooks for clarity, correctness, and real-world feasibility * Support recurring assessments of SOC maturity, responsiveness, and overall operational rigor
What You Bring
Must-Have: * Hands-on experience in SOC operations, incident response leadership, or cybersecurity operations * Strong understanding of detection engineering, response workflows, and incident lifecycle management * Clear analytical writing skills — you can translate complex findings into structured, actionable documentation * Sharp eye for process gaps and the judgment to prioritize what matters most
Nice to Have: * Familiarity with SIEM platforms, EDR tools, and cloud-native detection systems * Experience conducting SOC audits, tabletop exercises, or maturity assessments * Background in threat hunting, purple teaming, or security program development
Who You Are
* A critical thinker who evaluates systems and processes with rigor and objectivity * Experienced enough to know what good looks like — and precise enough to document what doesn't * Comfortable working independently and delivering high-quality assessments without hand-holding * Methodical, structured, and consistent in your approach to complex operational reviews
Why Join Us
* Apply your expertise to meaningful, high-impact security work * Fully remote and flexible — work when and where it suits you * Freelance autonomy with clearly defined, task-based assignments * Contribute to strengthening security postures that protect real organizations from real threats * Potential for ongoing work and contract extension as new assessments are scoped
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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This listing's history
- 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
- 8f269527-4736-40b5-9d70-98dff0ca235b
Pay as the source states it: “$40-60/hr”.
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