Security Engineer, Insider Threat Detection & Response

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. As a Security Engineer, you will focus on detecting insider threats and influence controls to safeguard OpenAI's sensitive assets through innovative detection and response infrastructure.

Responsibilities:

• 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

Requirements:

• 5+ years experience working in a detection/response or insider-risk role
• 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
• Motivated by securing transformative technology and can adapt familiar security frameworks to new risks in AI infrastructure