Linux Fleet Automation & Security Engineer

OpenAI, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI is seeking a Client Platform Engineer to build and own agentic solutions that automate fleet operations and reduce employee friction. You will develop first-party software, integrate tools, and own changes from design through deployment and production.

You will secure Linux fleets at scale, automate security controls, and collaborate with IT, Security, Research, and Engineering to deliver provisioning, updates, and support across diverse environments, including cloud integration.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Python, Go, or another modern programming language.
• Deep experience securing and managing Linux fleets with configuration management, MDM, device enrollment, policy enforcement, and cloud identity integration.
• Demonstrated success with open-source endpoint tools for configuration, device and application management, and telemetry.
• Experience delivering secure, reliable, scalable systems across different compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Own the design, development, deployment, and operation of secure Linux endpoint management systems across environments with different compliance requirements.
• Create magical employee experiences by building agentic workflows with OpenAI products and models that use fleet telemetry to anticipate issues, guide remediation, and design friction out of everyday work.
• Make new hires productive from day one, using OpenAI products to simplify device setup, software delivery, and onboarding support.
• Build secure, reliable workflows with scoped access, human review for sensitive changes, traceable actions, and tested recovery.
• Partner with IT, Security, Research, and Engineering to deliver consistent Linux provisioning, updates, and support alongside macOS and Windows.
• Develop first-party software and integrate commercial and open-source tools for software packaging, deployment, and application management.
• Manage fleet configuration as code through GitOps, version control, peer review, and automated validation.
• Build and operate CI/CD pipelines for fleet infrastructure across Azure, AWS, and GCP, with staged deployments and tested rollback.
• Use fleet telemetry to proactively improve performance and reliability, detect configuration drift, and verify deployment outcomes.
• Participate in engineering on-call, own incident resolution, and turn operational lessons into lasting improvements that reduce recurring failures and manual work.

Skills

Python

Go

IaC

GitOps

Linux fleet security

CI/CD

Cloud integration

Security engineering

Problem solving

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Chef

Job description

OpenAI is seeking a Client Platform Engineer to build and own agentic solutions that automate fleet operations and reduce employee friction. You will develop first-party software, integrate tools, and own changes from design through deployment and production.

You will secure Linux fleets at scale, automate security controls, and collaborate with IT, Security, Research, and Engineering to deliver provisioning, updates, and support across diverse environments, including cloud integration.