Application Security Analyst
Alignerr
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Job Description
About The Role
At Alignerr, we partner with the world’s leading AI research teams and labs to build and train cutting-edge AI models.
We’re looking for people who understand how software actually breaks in production and how security issues emerge in real, live systems. As an Application Security Analyst, you will work with realistic application security scenarios to help AI systems learn how to assess, prioritize, and remediate risk.
This is a Contract / Task-Based position offering flexible remote work with a commitment of 10–40 hours/week.
What You’ll Do
- Review and analyze application security scenarios across code, APIs, and system behavior.
- Classify vulnerabilities such as authentication flaws, injection risks, and business logic issues.
- Evaluate secure coding practices and remediation strategies.
- Help create and validate security-focused reasoning datasets that teach AI how to assess application risks accurately.
What We’re Looking For
- 2+ years in application, product, or software security roles.
- Familiarity with the OWASP Top 10 and common production vulnerabilities.
- Ability to distinguish real exploitability from theoretical risk.
- Clear written communication and structured security reasoning.
Why Join Us
- Competitive pay and flexible remote work.
- Work directly on frontier AI systems.
- Freelance perks: autonomy, flexibility, and global collaboration.
- Potential for contract extension.
Key skills/competency
- Application Security
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Risk Management
- Secure Coding Practices
- API Security
- OWASP Top 10
- Cybersecurity Analysis
- Security Remediation
- Threat Modeling
- AI System Training
How to Get Hired at Alignerr
- Research Alignerr's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor.
- Tailor your resume: Highlight your 2+ years in application security, OWASP Top 10 familiarity, and experience with production vulnerabilities.
- Showcase your reasoning: Prepare examples demonstrating clear written communication and structured security reasoning for the Application Security Analyst role.
- Understand AI's role: Articulate how your security expertise can contribute to training cutting-edge AI models to assess risk.
- Prepare for the AI interview: Complete all application steps promptly, including the required AI interview, to be considered for this opportunity.
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