Identity & Access Management (IAM) Analyst

<strong>Identity & Access Management (IAM) Analyst (AI Training)<br><br></strong><strong>About The Role<br><br></strong>Identity is at the heart of modern enterprise security — and also at the heart of most major breaches. We're looking for IAM professionals who understand how identity systems fail in the real world to help train and evaluate cutting-edge AI models being built by the world's leading AI research labs.<br><br>Your hands-on experience with access control, privilege management, and identity architecture will directly shape how AI reasons about security risk — making this one of the most impactful ways you can apply your expertise right now.<br><br><ul><li>Organization: Alignerr</li><li>Type: Hourly Contract</li><li>Location: Remote</li><li>Commitment: 10–40 hours/week<br><br></li></ul><strong>What You'll Do<br><br></strong><ul><li>Analyze realistic IAM, SSO, and access control scenarios to identify weaknesses, misconfigurations, and failure points</li><li>Classify permission issues, privilege escalation paths, and identity-related vulnerabilities</li><li>Review zero-trust models and evaluate access design decisions for correctness and risk</li><li>Generate and validate realistic identity security scenarios used to train and benchmark AI systems</li><li>Provide structured, expert feedback that helps AI learn how IAM risk actually emerges and propagates in enterprise environments<br><br></li></ul><strong>Who You Are<br><br></strong><ul><li>2+ years of hands-on experience with IAM, SSO, or enterprise identity platforms</li><li>Solid understanding of RBAC, least-privilege principles, and access review workflows</li><li>Familiar with how identity failures occur and how attackers exploit them in practice</li><li>Detail-oriented and comfortable working through complex, multi-layered access scenarios</li><li>Able to work independently and deliver structured, high-quality analysis<br><br></li></ul><strong>Nice to Have<br><br></strong><ul><li>Experience with platforms like Okta, Azure AD, AWS IAM, or similar</li><li>Background in penetration testing, red teaming, or identity threat modeling</li><li>Familiarity with compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, or NIST</li><li>Prior work in cloud security or DevSecOps environments<br><br></li></ul><strong>Why Join Us<br><br></strong><ul><li>Work on frontier AI systems alongside top research labs and teams</li><li>Fully remote and flexible — work on your own schedule, on your own terms</li><li>Freelance autonomy: no meetings, no micromanagement, task-based work that fits your life</li><li>Contribute to AI development in a domain — cybersecurity — that genuinely matters</li><li>Potential for ongoing work and contract extension as projects grow</li></ul>

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