Infrastructure Security Engineer at OpenAI
About the Team
Security is at the foundation of OpenAI’s mission to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. Join our Security team and play a vital role in protecting OpenAI's cutting-edge technology, talented people, and innovative products.
We're a team of technical builders and operational experts, dedicated to supporting all products and research at OpenAI. Our core tenets are: prioritizing for impact, enabling researchers, preparing for future transformative technologies, and fostering a robust security culture.
About the Role
As an Infrastructure Security Engineer, you'll be on the front lines of securing OpenAI's critical infrastructure. You'll design, build, and implement robust security measures, working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure security is embedded into the very fabric of our systems. We're looking for a proactive and resilient team player with strong engineering skills and deep security knowledge to help us build a cohesive security team.
This role offers the flexibility of remote work, or relocation assistance to one of our OpenAI offices in San Francisco, Seattle, or New York City.
What You'll Do
Design and implement scalable systems and controls to secure infrastructure across a global footprint.
Collaborate with engineering and security teams to drive the deployment of security enhancements and control changes across broad-scale infrastructure.
Deliver key projects that enhance security operations, from improving infrastructure visibility to automating routine tasks and workflows.
Take a generalist approach to building security controls, balancing security expertise with broad technical skillsets to adapt to evolving challenges.
Combine partnership, hands-on engineering, infrastructure security, and automation to support OpenAI’s mission of creating safe and beneficial artificial general intelligence.
Build enduring and high-trust partnerships with colleagues across the organization.
What You'll Bring
Deep understanding of security principles, best practices, and common vulnerabilities.
A proactive mindset, with the ability to identify and address security gaps or inefficiencies through automation and tooling.
A track record of delivering scalable solutions and driving impactful changes across infrastructure in real-world projects.
Expertise in the security of cloud platforms (e.g., Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure), especially securing multi-cloud networks and infrastructure, and designing cloud agnostic systems.
Familiarity with container security, orchestration security, and authentication/authorization.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with an ability to think critically and objectively assess security risks.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex security concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Excitement about collaborating with cross-functional teams to build secure, reliable systems that scale globally.
About OpenAI
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of AI capabilities and safely deploy them through our products. We value diverse perspectives and experiences to ensure AI serves all of humanity.
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