Job Summary:
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. They are seeking a Security Engineer to join their Infrastructure Security team, responsible for protecting the foundational elements of OpenAIโs research and production environments, including GPU clusters and multi-cloud infrastructure.
Responsibilities:
โข Design and build security controls across diverse layers (e.g., physical hardware, firmware/BMC, OS, Kubernetes, networks, and CI/CD) to defend against sophisticated adversaries and insider threats.
โข Collaborate with engineering and security teams to drive deployment of security enhancements and control changes across broad-scale infrastructure.
โข Tackle high-impact projects such as checkpoint encryption, network isolation, secret management, and machine identity, while continuously raising the security bar for emerging AI workloads.
โข Take a generalist approach to building security controls, balancing a mix of security expertise and broad technical skillsets to adapt to evolving challenges.
Qualifications:
Required:
โข Deep understanding of security principles, best practices, and common vulnerabilities.
โข A proactive mindset, with the ability to identify and address security gaps or inefficiencies through automation and tooling.
โข A track record of delivering scalable solutions and driving impactful changes across infrastructure in real-world projects.
โข Expertise in the security of cloud platforms (e.g., Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure), especially securing multi-cloud networks and infrastructure, and designing cloud agnostic systems.
โข Experience securing on-prem deployments and datacenters from construction to multi-tenant use.
โข Familiarity with container security, orchestration security, and authentication/authorization.
โข Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with an ability to think critically and objectively assess security risks.
โข Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex security concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
โข Excitement about collaborating with cross-functional teams to build secure, reliable systems that scale globally.
Company:
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company that develops advanced AI models, including ChatGPT. It is a sub-organization of OpenAI Foundation. Founded in 2015, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, USA, with a team of 1001-5000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.