Cybersecurity Defence Analyst
Posted Today by Alignerr
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Cybersecurity Defence Analyst role focuses on evaluating and improving AI-generated security content to ensure accurate and actionable cybersecurity guidance. Candidates will leverage their hands-on cybersecurity experience to identify errors and assess the applicability of AI outputs in real-world scenarios. This position is fully remote and offers flexible hours, requiring no prior AI or machine learning background. The role emphasizes critical evaluation and structured feedback on various cybersecurity aspects.
Key Responsibilities:
- Review AI-generated cybersecurity content for accuracy and real-world applicability.
- Identify dangerous errors, outdated practices, and misleading security advice in AI outputs.
- Evaluate AI-generated incident response plans and detection rules for production environments.
- Craft realistic cybersecurity scenarios to stress-test AI capabilities.
- Provide structured feedback on technical accuracy and safety of AI-generated security guidance.
- Assess code snippets and tool configurations for correctness and best practices.
- Work independently and asynchronously on a flexible schedule.
Key Skills:
- Hands-on experience in cybersecurity defence areas such as network security and incident response.
- Solid understanding of common attack frameworks (e.g., MITRE ATT&CK).
- Ability to critically evaluate technical security recommendations.
- Strong written communication skills for explaining complex security concepts.
- Detail-oriented with a methodical approach to review work.
- Self-motivated and reliable when working independently.
- No prior AI or machine learning experience required.
Salary (Rate): £48.00/hr
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Cybersecurity Defence Analyst (AI Training)
About The Role
What if your cybersecurity knowledge could directly shape how AI understands, detects, and responds to the threats facing millions of organisations worldwide? We're looking for Cybersecurity Defence Analysts to evaluate, stress-test, and improve AI-generated security content — from threat analysis and incident response plans to vulnerability assessments and defensive architecture recommendations. Your real-world security instincts will help ensure AI systems give accurate, actionable, and safe cybersecurity guidance — not dangerous hallucinations. This is a fully remote, flexible contract role. No AI or machine learning background needed — just hands-on cybersecurity experience and a sharp, critical eye.
Organisation: Alignerr
Type: Hourly Contract
Location: Remote
Commitment: 10–40 hours/week
What You'll Do
- Review AI-generated cybersecurity content — including threat analyses, remediation steps, security configurations, and defensive strategies — for accuracy and real-world applicability
- Identify dangerous errors, outdated practices, misconfigurations, and misleading security advice in AI outputs
- Evaluate whether AI-generated incident response plans, detection rules, and hardening guides would actually work in production environments
- Craft challenging, realistic cybersecurity scenarios and prompts to stress-test AI capabilities and uncover blind spots
- Provide structured, detailed feedback on technical accuracy, completeness, and safety of AI-generated security guidance
- Assess code snippets, scripts, and tool configurations related to defensive security for correctness and best practices
- Work independently and asynchronously — fully on your own schedule
Who You Are
- Hands-on experience in one or more areas of cybersecurity defence — network security, endpoint protection, SIEM/SOC operations, incident response, vulnerability management, cloud security, or identity and access management
- Solid understanding of common attack frameworks (MITRE ATT&CK, kill chain methodology) and how defenders counter them
- Ability to critically evaluate technical security recommendations and spot errors that could lead to real harm
- Strong written communication skills — you can explain complex security concepts clearly and concisely
- Detail-oriented with a methodical, thorough approach to review work
- Self-motivated and reliable when working independently without supervision
- No prior AI, machine learning, or data science experience required
Nice to Have
- Industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CEH, CompTIA Security+, CySA+, GIAC, or equivalent
- Experience working in a SOC, CSIRT, or cybersecurity consulting role
- Familiarity with security tools — firewalls, IDS/IPS, EDR, SIEM platforms, vulnerability scanners
- Background in penetration testing, red teaming, or threat hunting
- Knowledge of compliance frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001, CIS Controls, Cyber Essentials, NCSC guidance)
- Experience writing security documentation, runbooks, or technical advisories
- Familiarity with cloud security (AWS, Azure, GCP) or container security
- Prior experience evaluating or interacting with AI/LLM tools
Why Join Us
- Work on cutting-edge AI projects alongside leading research labs
- Fully remote and flexible — work when and where it suits you
- Freelance autonomy with the structure of meaningful, task-based work
- Make a direct, tangible impact on AI safety — your expertise prevents AI from giving dangerous security advice
- Apply your defensive security skills in a novel, intellectually engaging context
- Potential for ongoing work and contract extension as new projects launch
- Join a global community of domain experts shaping how AI understands the world