AI Cybersecurity Data Scientist — Security Metrics

OpenAI; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI is seeking a senior data scientist to shape how cybersecurity is defined for AI agents. You will measure risks, improve internal controls, and help shape AI-powered security products across Security, Cyber Product, Engineering, and Research.

This high-ownership role requires turning ambiguous challenges into measurable improvements. You will work with cross-functional teams, define evaluation systems for findings, and develop strategies to strengthen security workflows and enterprise

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data science, analytics, or a related quantitative field.

Responsibilities

• Define how to measure AI-agent security and establish evaluation frameworks.
• Improve security controls by quantifying effectiveness, false positives, and recovery paths.
• Build data foundations: instrumentation, telemetry, and trusted datasets for security insights.

Skills

SQL

Python

Data analysis

Experimentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

OpenAI is seeking a senior data scientist to shape how cybersecurity is defined for AI agents. You will measure risks, improve internal controls, and help shape AI-powered security products across Security, Cyber Product, Engineering, and Research.

This high-ownership role requires turning ambiguous challenges into measurable improvements. You will work with cross-functional teams, define evaluation systems for findings, and develop strategies to strengthen security workflows and enterprise