Cloud Security Analyst
Posted 2 days ago by Alignerr
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Cloud Security Analyst at Alignerr will analyze cloud security scenarios across major platforms like AWS, GCP, and Azure, focusing on identifying risks and failure patterns. The role involves reviewing security issues, classifying gaps, and validating AI-generated security reasoning. This position is contract-based, offering flexible remote work with a commitment of 10 to 40 hours per week. Candidates should have a strong understanding of cloud environments and real-world security incidents.
Key Responsibilities:
- Analyze cloud security scenarios across AWS, GCP, and Azure to identify risks and failure patterns
- Review IAM, networking, storage, and container security issues
- Classify security gaps, misconfigurations, and cloud-related failures based on real-world impact
- Validate and improve AI-generated security reasoning so it reflects how cloud incidents actually unfold
Key Skills:
- 2+ years of experience working with cloud environments in production
- Familiarity with cloud IAM, networking, storage, and container security concepts
- Experience with real-world misconfigurations and security incidents
- Ability to reason clearly about blast radius, risk exposure, and business impact
Salary (Rate): £60.00 hourly
City: Manchester
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
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 working on datasets and evaluations focused on cloud security and modern infrastructure, and we’re looking for practitioners who truly understand how cloud environments fail in the real world.
Organization : Alignerr
Position : Cloud Security Analyst
Type : Contract / Task-Based
Compensation : $38–$60 /hour
Location : Remote
Commitment : 10–40 hours/week
What You’ll Do
- Analyze cloud security scenarios across AWS, GCP, and Azure to identify risks and failure patterns
- Review IAM, networking, storage, and container security issues
- Classify security gaps, misconfigurations, and cloud-related failures based on real-world impact
- Validate and improve AI-generated security reasoning so it reflects how cloud incidents actually unfold
What We’re Looking For
- 2+ years of experience working with cloud environments in production
- Familiarity with cloud IAM, networking, storage, and container security concepts
- Experience with real-world misconfigurations and security incidents
- Ability to reason clearly about blast radius, risk exposure, and business impact
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
PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.