Application Security Analyst

Application Security Analyst

Posted Today by Alignerr

Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
United Kingdom

Summary: The Application Security Analyst at Alignerr will focus on analyzing application security scenarios to enhance AI systems' ability to assess and remediate risks. The role involves reviewing code, APIs, and system behaviors to identify vulnerabilities and improve secure coding practices. Candidates should have a solid understanding of real-world security issues and experience in application security roles. This is a contract position with flexible remote work options.

Key Responsibilities:

  • 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

Key Skills:

  • 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

Salary (Rate): £60.00/hour

City: undetermined

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

About The Job 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. You will work with realistic application security scenarios to help AI systems learn how to assess, prioritize, and remediate risk.

Organization : Alignerr

Position : Application Security Analyst

Type : Contract / Task-Based

Compensation : $38–$60 /hour

Location : Remote

Commitment : 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.

Application Process (Takes 10–15 min)

  • Submit your resume
  • Complete a short screening
  • Project matching and onboarding

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