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Security Operations Analyst – AI Training (Remote)
Alignerr · Johannesburg
Job description
About the role
We are partnering with leading AI research labs to train next‑generation AI systems that can reason through real‑world security incidents. As a Security Operations Analyst you will apply your SOC expertise to evaluate and improve AI‑generated security outputs, helping the models detect, investigate and respond to threats more accurately.
Key responsibilities
- Analyze realistic SOC scenarios—including alerts, incidents and investigations—to determine significance and root cause.
- Classify threat severity, identify underlying causes and recommend appropriate response actions.
- Review detection logic, triage workflows and investigation methodologies for accuracy and completeness.
- Evaluate AI‑generated security outputs and validate alignment with analyst best practices.
- Provide structured, expert feedback that enables AI systems to reason more effectively through security events.
- Work independently and asynchronously, managing your own schedule.
Required profile
- 2+ years of experience in SOC, incident response, or security operations roles.
- Strong familiarity with SIEM platforms, alert triage and investigation workflows.
- Ability to distinguish genuine threat signals from noise and false positives.
- Comfortable working through ambiguous scenarios and documenting reasoning clearly.
- Detail‑oriented, self‑motivated with strong written communication skills.
Required skills
- SIEM platforms
- Alert triage
- Investigation workflows
- Incident response
- Threat hunting
- Malware analysis
- Digital forensics
- MITRE ATT&CK framework
- NIST framework
- Cloud security
- Endpoint detection
- Network monitoring
- AI/ML security tools
What we offer
- Opportunity to work on frontier AI projects with top‑tier research teams.
- Fully remote and flexible schedule – work on your own terms.
- Freelance contract with autonomy, variety and global collaboration.
- Potential for ongoing work and contract extension.
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