AlignerrCybersecurity
Incident Response Analyst
up to $60/hr
About this role, in Alignerr's words
Your real-world security experience is exactly what's needed to build the next generation of AI-powered threat detection. At Alignerr, we partner with leading AI research labs to develop systems that can reason through security incidents the way expert analysts do — and we need seasoned practitioners to make that happen.
What you'll do
- Analyze realistic security events, alerts, and incident cases to evaluate AI-generated responses
- Assess impact, root cause, and appropriate remediation paths for simulated and real-world scenarios
- Review and critique AI-generated detection rules, alerting pipelines, and investigative playbooks
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- Verify that AI incident analysis reflects how real security operations teams think and act
- Provide structured, expert feedback that directly improves AI model performance
- Work independently and asynchronously on your own schedule
Candidate background
Who You Are
- 2+ years of hands-on experience in SOC operations, incident response, or security engineering
- Proficient with SIEM platforms, alert queues, and digital investigation tools
- Skilled at cutting through noise to identify genuine threats and meaningful indicators
- Able to articulate your reasoning clearly in written form
- Detail-oriented and comfortable working through realistic, complex scenarios
Nice to Have
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- Experience with threat hunting, malware analysis, or forensic investigation
- Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK, detection engineering, or playbook development
- Background in cloud security, endpoint detection, or network forensics
- Prior experience evaluating or working with AI systems
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Incident Response Analyst (AI Training)
About the Role
Your real-world security experience is exactly what's needed to build the next generation of AI-powered threat detection. At Alignerr, we partner with leading AI research labs to develop systems that can reason through security incidents the way expert analysts do — and we need seasoned practitioners to make that happen.
If you've spent time in a SOC, triaging alerts, investigating incidents, and hunting threats, this is your opportunity to directly shape how AI understands and responds to modern cyber threats.
- 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 impact, root cause, and appropriate remediation paths for simulated and real-world scenarios * Review and critique AI-generated detection rules, alerting pipelines, and investigative playbooks * Verify that AI incident analysis reflects how real security operations teams think and act * Provide structured, expert feedback that directly improves AI model performance * Work independently and asynchronously on your own schedule
Who You Are
* 2+ years of hands-on experience in SOC operations, incident response, or security engineering * Proficient with SIEM platforms, alert queues, and digital investigation tools * Skilled at cutting through noise to identify genuine threats and meaningful indicators * Able to articulate your reasoning clearly in written form * Detail-oriented and comfortable working through realistic, complex scenarios
Nice to Have
* Experience with threat hunting, malware analysis, or forensic investigation * Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK, detection engineering, or playbook development * Background in cloud security, endpoint detection, or network forensics * Prior experience evaluating or working with AI systems
Why Join Us
* Work directly on frontier AI systems with top research labs * Fully remote and flexible — work when it suits you * Freelance autonomy with meaningful, intellectually engaging work * Contribute to AI that makes digital investigations faster and more accurate * 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.
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- Listing ID
- 041ea0fc-e4bf-418a-91b2-4d9fac8bf66f
Pay as the source states it: “$30-60/hr”.
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