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Network & Infrastructure Security Analyst

Alignerr
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Contract
3,500 – 6,000 / year

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 are seeking hands-on infrastructure security practitioners to analyze, classify, and evaluate real-world network and endpoint security scenarios. You will work with realistic enterprise environments to capture how threats, controls, and failures interact in production systems.

Organization: Alignerr Position: Network & Infrastructure Security Analyst Type: Contract / Task-Based Compensation: $35–$60 /hour Location: Remote Commitment: 10–40 hours/week

What You’ll Do

* Analyze network, endpoint, and email security scenarios across modern enterprise stacks

* Review firewall, EDR, and infrastructure security cases to determine what went wrong and why

* Classify incidents, misconfigurations, and control failures based on real operational data

* Create, label, and validate security training and evaluation datasets used to improve AI systems

What We’re Looking For

* 2+ years of experience in network, infrastructure, or endpoint security roles

* Familiarity with firewalls, EDR, email security, IAM, SIEMs, and enterprise tooling

* Strong understanding of how real organizations deploy and operate security controls

* Ability to clearly explain security issues, root causes, and business impact

Why Join Us

* Competitive pay and flexible remote work

* Work directly on frontier AI and security systems

* Freelance perks including 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.

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