Overview
Cloud Security Analyst Jobs in Chicago, IL at Alignerr
Title: Cloud Security Analyst
Company: Alignerr
Location: Chicago, IL
Cloud Security Analyst (AI Training)
About The Role
We partner with the world's leading AI research labs to build and evaluate frontier AI models — and we need cloud security practitioners who know how cloud environments actually fail.
This is a unique opportunity to apply your real-world security expertise to one of the most impactful fields in tech: AI training. You won't be writing policies or filing tickets — you'll be shaping how AI systems reason about cloud security risks, misconfigurations, and incidents.
- Organization: Alignerr
- Type: Hourly Contract
- Location: Remote
- Commitment: 10–40 hours/week
What You'll Do
- Analyze cloud security scenarios across AWS, GCP, and Azure to identify realistic risks and failure patterns
- Review IAM policies, networking configurations, storage controls, and container security for gaps and misconfigurations
- Classify security failures based on real-world blast radius, risk exposure, and business impact
- Evaluate and improve AI-generated security reasoning so it reflects how cloud incidents actually unfold
- Provide structured expert feedback that directly improves AI model quality and accuracy
Who You Are
- 2+ years of hands-on experience working with cloud environments in production
- Strong familiarity with cloud IAM, networking, storage, and container security across one or more major cloud platforms
- Experience identifying or responding to real-world misconfigurations and security incidents
- Able to reason clearly about blast radius, attack surface, and downstream business impact
- Detail-oriented with clear written communication skills
- Comfortable working independently and asynchronously
Nice to Have
- Experience with cloud security posture management (CSPM) tools
- Background in penetration testing, red teaming, or incident response
- Familiarity with frameworks like CIS Benchmarks, NIST, or SOC 2
- Prior work on AI or data annotation projects
Why Join Us
- Work directly on frontier AI systems with top research labs
- Fully remote and flexible — work on your own schedule
- Freelance perks: autonomy, variety, and global collaboration
- Contribute to work that meaningfully improves how AI understands security
- Potential for ongoing work and contract extension