Application Security Analyst

Application Security Analyst (AI Training)

What if your security knowledge could train the next generation of AI systems to reason about risk the way a seasoned expert does?

Alignerr partners with the world’s leading AI research labs to build and evaluate cutting-edge AI models. We’re looking for application security professionals who understand how software truly breaks in production — and can translate that expertise into structured reasoning that teaches AI to assess, prioritize, and remediate vulnerabilities accurately.

This is a fully remote, flexible contract role. You set your own hours and work at your own pace.

• Organization:
  Alignerr
• Type:
  Hourly Contract
• Location:
  
  Remote
• Commitment: 10–40 hours/week

• Analyze realistic application security scenarios spanning code, APIs, and live system behavior.
• Classify and assess vulnerabilities including authentication flaws, injection risks, access control gaps, and business logic issues.
• Evaluate the quality of secure coding practices and proposed remediation strategies.
• Build and validate security-focused reasoning datasets that teach AI how to think like an expert analyst.
• Distinguish real-world exploitability from theoretical risk with clear, structured written reasoning.

• 2+ years of hands‑on experience in application, product, or software security.
• Solid working knowledge of the OWASP Top 10 and how vulnerabilities manifest in production systems.
• Able to think critically about risk — separating genuine threats from noise.
• Strong written communication skills with the ability to explain security reasoning clearly and systematically.
• Self‑directed and comfortable working asynchronously on task‑based assignments.

• Experience with penetration testing, secure code review, or bug bounty programs.
• Familiarity with API security, cloud‑native architectures, or Dev Sec Ops  practices.
• Background in writing security documentation, threat models, or vulnerability reports.

• Work directly on frontier AI systems alongside top research teams.
• Fully remote and flexible — work when and where you want.
• Freelance autonomy with the backing of a leading AI training organization.
• Meaningful, intellectually engaging work that puts your security expertise to use in a new way.
• Potential for ongoing work and contract extension.