Application Security Analyst
Alignerr · Spain
- Hybrid
- Contract
- $60,000 / year
- Spain
Job highlights
- Train AI models on software security risks.
- Analyze security scenarios and classify vulnerabilities.
- Evaluate secure coding and remediation strategies.
- Build datasets for AI security reasoning.
- Remote, flexible freelance role with impact.
About the role
Application Security Analyst (AI Training)
About The Role
What if your security knowledge could influence the next generation of AI systems? At Alignerr, we partner with the world's leading AI research labs to build and train frontier AI models — and we need experienced application security professionals to help teach AI how to think about software risk.
This is a unique opportunity to apply your real-world AppSec expertise in a high-impact, flexible freelance role. You won't just be finding bugs — you'll be shaping how AI understands, prioritizes, and reasons about security vulnerabilities at scale.
Organization: Alignerr
Type: Hourly Contract
Location: Remote
Commitment: 10–40 hours/week
What You'll Do
- Analyze realistic application security scenarios spanning code, APIs, and system behavior
- Classify vulnerabilities including authentication flaws, injection risks, and business logic weaknesses
- Evaluate secure coding practices and assess remediation strategies
- Build and validate security-focused reasoning datasets that train AI to accurately assess application risk
- Distinguish genuine exploitability from theoretical or low-impact risk — and explain your reasoning clearly
Who You Are
- 2+ years of hands-on experience in application, product, or software security
- Solid familiarity with the OWASP Top 10 and common vulnerabilities found in production environments
- Able to think like an attacker and an engineer — understanding both exploitability and remediation
- Strong written communication skills with the ability to structure and explain security reasoning clearly
- Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and comfortable working independently and asynchronously
Nice to Have
- Experience with security code review, penetration testing, or bug bounty programs
- Familiarity with secure SDLC practices or DevSecOps workflows
- Background in creating security documentation, threat models, or risk assessments
Why Join Us
- Work directly on frontier AI systems alongside world-class research teams
- Fully remote and flexible — work on your own schedule, on your own terms
- Freelance perks: autonomy, variety, and global collaboration
- Meaningful work that has a lasting impact on how AI handles cybersecurity reasoning
- Potential for ongoing work and contract extension
Key skills/competency
- Application Security
- AI Training
- OWASP Top 10
- Vulnerability Classification
- Secure Coding Practices
- Risk Assessment
- Penetration Testing
- DevSecOps
- Threat Modeling
- Cybersecurity Reasoning
Skills & topics
- Application Security
- Security Analyst
- AI Training
- Vulnerability Assessment
- OWASP
- Cybersecurity
- Remote
- Freelance
- API Security
- Code Review
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight your application security experience and AI training contributions.
- Showcase security expertise: Emphasize knowledge of OWASP Top 10 and vulnerability classification.
- Demonstrate attacker mindset: Explain your ability to assess exploitability and remediation.
- Highlight communication skills: Provide examples of clearly explaining complex security reasoning.
- Leverage freelance experience: Showcase self-motivation and independent work capabilities.
Technical preparation
Deepen OWASP Top 10 knowledge.,Practice analyzing code for vulnerabilities.,Study common API and business logic flaws.,Understand exploitability vs. theoretical risk.
Behavioral questions
Explain a complex security issue clearly.,Describe how you'd think like an attacker.,How do you prioritize security risks?,Share experience working independently remotely.
Frequently asked questions
- What kind of application security experience is most relevant for the Application Security Analyst (AI Training) role at Alignerr?
- The most relevant experience for an Application Security Analyst at Alignerr involves hands-on work in application, product, or software security. This includes a strong understanding of the OWASP Top 10, common production vulnerabilities, and the ability to analyze security scenarios across code, APIs, and system behavior. Experience with security code review, penetration testing, or bug bounty programs is also highly valued.
- How does the Application Security Analyst role contribute to AI development at Alignerr?
- As an Application Security Analyst at Alignerr, you will directly influence the next generation of AI systems. Your role involves teaching AI to understand and reason about software risks by analyzing security scenarios, classifying vulnerabilities, and building security-focused datasets. This work shapes how AI assesses application risk and distinguishes genuine exploitability.
- Is this Application Security Analyst position a full-time or part-time role at Alignerr?
- This is an hourly contract, freelance role. The commitment is flexible, ranging from 10–40 hours per week, allowing you to work on your own schedule. This provides the autonomy and variety often associated with freelance work.
- What are the key responsibilities of an Application Security Analyst focused on AI training?
- Key responsibilities include analyzing realistic application security scenarios, classifying various types of vulnerabilities (e.g., authentication flaws, injection risks), evaluating secure coding practices, and assessing remediation strategies. You will also build and validate datasets that train AI to accurately assess application risk and distinguish between theoretical and actual exploitability.
- What technical skills are essential for the Application Security Analyst (AI Training) position at Alignerr?
- Essential technical skills include a solid familiarity with the OWASP Top 10, common production vulnerabilities, and the ability to analyze code, APIs, and system behavior from a security perspective. Experience with security code review, penetration testing, and understanding secure SDLC practices are also important.
- How does Alignerr support its remote Application Security Analysts?
- Alignerr offers a fully remote and flexible work environment, allowing you to work on your own schedule. The role provides autonomy, variety, and the opportunity for global collaboration with world-class research teams working on frontier AI systems.