Security Engineer, Insider Threat Detection & Response

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, including access abuse and intellectual property theft
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders like HR and Legal to provide technical expertise for investigations
• Collaborate on cutting-edge AI research and use AI to improve security posture

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in detection/response or insider-risk roles
• Broad familiarity with macOS, Windows, Linux, and Kubernetes
• Experience with cloud infrastructure
• Knowledge of modern adversary tactics, attack paths, and data exfiltration techniques
• Experience running and leading incidents
• Proficiency with scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell
• Ability to independently manage projects and balance preventative controls with user friction

About the Company

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.