OpenAI
Forward Deployed Security Engineer
About this role
OpenAI seeks a Forward Deployed Security Engineer to embed with strategic public sector customers and secure their deployments of AI technology. You'll work hands-on from design through production, implementing security controls and collaborating across teams to protect against adversaries.
What you'll do
- Embed with public sector customers to implement and maintain robust security controls throughout deployment lifecycle
- Serve as security design and technical partner on access controls, authentication, encryption, network, and system security
- Conduct routine security assessments, threat monitoring, and validation exercises
- Collaborate with engineering teams, cross-functional partners, and customers on security and compliance objectives
- Travel to and work on-site at customer locations as required
- Monitor and respond to security threats and operational incidents
What they're looking for
- Infrastructure and application security engineering (5+ years)
- Cloud platform security (Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform)
- Programming languages (Python, Golang, or similar)
- Network and endpoint detection/response (EDR/NDR)
- Security operations and threat analysis
- Penetration testing or red team experience
- Adversary tactics and threat modeling knowledge
- Cross-functional collaboration and communication
Benefits
- Hybrid work model (3 days in office per week)
- Relocation assistance for new employees
- Work with cutting-edge AI technology and high-impact customers
- Collaborative security-focused culture
- Opportunity to shape security for transformative technologies
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OpenAI
OpenAI builds AI infrastructure and products, including large-scale data center campuses for AI computing and generative AI applications for enterprise customers. The company is hiring civil engineers, project engineers, electrical design engineers, data center R&D engineers, and AI deployment engineers to expand its infrastructure capabilities and help customers deploy AI solutions.
View all jobs at OpenAILikely interview questions
- Tell us about your experience with infrastructure security and how you've implemented security controls like access controls, authentication, and encryption in production environments.
- Describe a time when you embedded with a customer or cross-functional team to solve a complex security problem. How did you approach the engagement and what was the outcome?