Cloud Security Analyst

Seattle

**Cloud Security Analyst (AI Training)** **About The Role** We're partnering with the world's leading AI research teams to build smarter, safer AI systems --- and we need cloud security practitioners who understand how cloud environments *actually* fail. This is your opportunity to put your real-world experience to work on something that matters: shaping how frontier AI understands cloud security risks, misconfigurations, and incident patterns across AWS, GCP, and Azure. * Organization: Alignerr * Type: Hourly Contract * Location: Remote * Commitment: 10--40 hours/week (flexible) **What You'll Do** * Analyze cloud security scenarios across AWS, GCP, and Azure to identify risks, vulnerabilities, and failure patterns * Review and evaluate IAM, networking, storage, and container security issues in realistic cloud environments * Classify security gaps and misconfigurations based on real-world impact and blast radius * Validate and improve AI-generated security reasoning so it accurately reflects how cloud incidents unfold in practice * Provide structured, expert feedback that directly improves the quality of AI security systems **Who You Are** * 2 years of hands-on experience working with cloud environments in production * Solid understanding of cloud IAM, networking, storage, and container security concepts * Familiarity with real-world misconfigurations, security incidents, and their downstream effects * Able to clearly reason about blast radius, risk exposure, and business impact * Self-motivated and comfortable working independently on async, task-based assignments **Nice to Have** * Experience with cloud security tooling (e.g., AWS Security Hub, GCP Security Command Center, Azure Defender) * Background in penetration testing, red teaming, or cloud incident response * Familiarity with frameworks like MITRE ATT\&CK for Cloud or CIS Benchmarks * Certifications such as AWS Security Specialty, CCSP, or similar **Why Join Us** * Work directly on frontier AI systems with top research labs * Fully remote and flexible --- work on your own schedule * Freelance perks: autonomy, variety, and global collaboration * Contribute to AI that is more accurate and trustworthy in one of the most critical domains in tech * Potential for ongoing work and contract extension