Enterprise Security Engineer – OpenAI

ISC2 East Bay Chapter; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 260,000 - 325,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology organization in San Francisco is seeking an experienced Enterprise Security Engineer. You will be responsible for managing the security of the company’s internal systems and developing security capabilities. The ideal candidate will have experience in endpoint security, knowledge of public cloud services, and the ability to implement security measures. This role offers a competitive salary range of $260K to $325K and focuses on creating a secure environment for employees.

Qualifications

• Experience with email security protocols like SPF, DKIM, DMARC.
• Experience with identity and access management protocols including SAML, OAUTH, SCIM.
• Strong understanding of data security best practices.

Responsibilities

• Implement and manage the security of OpenAI’s internal information systems.
• Monitor internal and external systems for security threats.
• Contribute to and enforce IT and Security policies.
• Identify and remediate vulnerabilities in internal systems.

Skills

Experience in protecting and managing macOS fleets

Experience deploying and managing endpoint security solutions

Experience with public cloud service providers

Experience with identity and access management frameworks

Intermediate or advanced proficiency with a scripting language

Knowledge of modern adversary tactics

Ability to empathize and collaborate

Job description

About The Team

Within the OpenAI Security organization, our IT team works to ensure our team of researchers, engineers, and staff have the tools they need to work comfortably, securely, and with minimal interruptions. As an Enterprise Security Engineer, you will work in a highly technical and employee‑focused environment.

• Full Time
• San Francisco, CA
• Posted 5 days ago

About The Role

As an Enterprise Security Engineer, you will be responsible for implementing and managing the security of OpenAI’s internal information systems’ infrastructure and processes. You will work closely with our IT and Security teams to develop security capabilities, enforce security policies, and monitor internal systems for security threats.

In This Role, You Will

• Develop and implement security measures to protect our company’s information assets against unauthorized access, disclosure, or misuse.
• Monitor internal and external systems for security threats and respond to alerts.
• Contribute to and enforce our company’s IT and Security policies and procedures.
• Work closely with our IT department to harden our infrastructure using best practices in AzureAD, GSuite, Github, and other SaaS tooling.
• Advise our employees on best practices for maintaining the security of their endpoints, and office AV and network infrastructure.
• Devise novel sharing controls and associated monitoring to protect company data, including intelligent groups management, Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and other security controls as appropriate.
• Employ forward‑thinking models like “secure by default” and “zero trust” to create sustainably secure environments for knowledge workers and developers.
• Identify and remediate vulnerabilities in our internal systems, adhering to best practices for data security.
• Use our own AI‑driven models to develop systems for improved security detection and response, data classification, and other security‑related tasks.
• Educate employees on the importance of data security, and advise them on best practices for maintaining a secure environment.
• Contribute to OpenAI’s endpoint and cloud security roadmaps by staying up to date with the latest security threats, and making recommendations for improving our security posture.

You Might Thrive In This Role If You Have

• Experience in protecting and managing macOS fleets.
• Experience deploying and managing endpoint security solutions (e.g., management frameworks, EDR tools).
• Experience with public cloud service providers (e.g., Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure).
• Experience with identity and access management frameworks and protocols, including SAML, OAUTH, and SCIM.
• Experience with e‑mail security protocols (e.g., SPF, DKIM, DMARC) and controls.
• Intermediate or advanced proficiency with a scripting language (e.g., Python, Bash, or similar).
• Knowledge of modern adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures.
• Ability to empathize and collaborate with colleagues, independently manage and run projects, and prioritize efforts for risk reduction.

About OpenAI

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general‑purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.

For additional information, please see OpenAI’s Affidative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement.

Background checks for applicants will be administered in accordance with applicable law, and qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment consistent with those laws, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, for US‑based candidates. For unincorporated Los Angeles County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: protect computer hardware entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon termination of employment or end of assignment; and maintain the confidentiality of proprietary, confidential, and non‑public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected information technology systems and related data security obligations.

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Compensation Range: $260K – $325K

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