OpenAI

Security Engineer, Insider Threat Detection & Response

OpenAI • $125K — $150K *
US-Anywhere
+ 3 other locationsRemote
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in detection/response or insider-risk roles
  • Familiarity with operating systems like macOS, Windows, Linux, and Kubernetes
  • Knowledge of adversary tactics and data exfiltration techniques
  • Proficient in a scripting language such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell
  • Experience managing projects while balancing user controls and risk reduction
  • Motivated by securing transformative technology and adapting security frameworks to AI risks

Responsibilities

  • Innovate on Detection and Response infrastructure for automated workflows
  • Develop and tune detection rules for effective operations
  • Drive projects focused on insider threats and novel AI infrastructure risks
  • Collaborate with HR, Legal, and investigative teams for thorough investigations
  • Leverage AI to enhance OpenAI's Security posture

Benefits

  • Collaborative and innovative work environment
  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI technologies
  • Engagement in meaningful projects that impact the broader tech landscape
  • Commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace
  • Flexible working options and strong support for employee well-being
Full Job Description
About the Role

As a Security Engineer you will join our OpenAI engineers and researchers in building, operating and securing transformational AI technologies. This role will focus on all aspects of Detection & Response but with a strong emphasis on detecting insider threats and influencing controls to safeguard OpenAI's most sensitive assets. In this role, you will:

In this role, you will:
  • Innovate on Detection and Response infrastructure to engineer and automate end-to-end detection and investigation workflows.
  • Develop, measure, and tune detection rules to ensure effective and sustainable operations.
  • Drive projects across OpenAI's technology stack with a focus on insider threats, ranging from access abuse and intellectual property theft to novel risks emerging within AI infrastructure.
  • Partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders, including HR, Legal, and peer investigative teams, providing technical expertise and evidence to support investigations.
  • Collaborate on cutting-edge AI research, and use AI to improve OpenAI's Security posture.


You might thrive in this role if you:
  • 5+ years experience working in a detection/response or insider-risk role.. We are seeking mid-level and senior candidates.
  • You have broad familiarity with operating systems and platforms such as macOS, Windows, Linux, and Kubernetes, along with experience in cloud infrastructure.
  • Knowledge of modern adversary tactics and attack paths, data exfiltration techniques, and have experience running and leading incidents.
  • Proficiency with a scripting language (e.g. Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar).
  • Independently manage and run projects , balance preventative controls with user friction, and prioritize efforts for risk reduction.
  • You're motivated by securing transformative technology and can adapt familiar security frameworks to new risks in AI infrastructure

About OpenAI

OpenAI is an artificial intelligence research laboratory consisting of the for-profit corporation OpenAI LP and its parent company, the non-profit OpenAI Inc. The company was founded in 2015 by a group of technology leaders, including Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, Ilya Sutskever, and John Schulman. OpenAI's mission is to develop and promote friendly AI for the betterment of humanity. The company has developed a number of cutting-edge AI technologies, including GPT-3, a language processing system that can generate human-like text. OpenAI has received funding from a number of high-profile investors, including LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and venture capitalist Peter Thiel.
Learn more about OpenAI
Size
100 employees
Industry
Information Technology
Founded
2015
* Ladders Estimates

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