Security Engineer

Summary

Join OpenAI's Cloud Security and Identity team as a Security Engineer. You will design and implement scalable security systems, collaborate with various teams to enforce security best practices, and deploy and manage security measures for on-premise and cloud environments. The role involves assessing and mitigating risks, automating security operations, and developing secure configurations. This position requires a proactive and resilient team player with strong engineering skills and deep security knowledge. Remote work is possible, or relocation assistance is offered to OpenAI offices.

Requirements

• 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
• Experience securing on-prem deployments and datacenters from construction to multi-tenant use
• 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

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable security systems and controls to protect data center infrastructure, ensuring robust protection across a global footprint
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, and security teams to enforce security best practices, including network segmentation, identity management, and access control policies
• Deploy and manage security measures for on-premise environments, including firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS), and secure remote access solutions
• Assess, monitor, and mitigate physical and cyber risks across data centers, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements
• Automate security operations by integrating security monitoring, logging, and response mechanisms for data center infrastructure
• Develop and enforce secure configurations for bare-metal servers, hypervisors, network appliances, and storage systems to prevent unauthorized access and data breaches
• Engage with vendors and partners to assess the security of third-party hardware and software used in data center deployments

Preferred Qualifications

• 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
• Experience securing on-prem deployments and datacenters from construction to multi-tenant use
• 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

Benefits

This role is open to remote employees, or relocation assistance is available to one of our OpenAI offices in San Francisco, Seattle, or New York City