Security Engineer, Detection and Response

About the Position

Security Engineer, Detection and Response

OpenAI is seeking a Security Engineer specializing in Detection and Response to join our Security team. This role is pivotal in safeguarding our AI technology, intellectual property, and customer data by building and operating systems to detect suspicious activities and respond effectively.

Locations

• San Francisco, California, United States
• New York City, New York, United States
• Seattle, Washington, United States
• US - Remote

Employment Type

Full-time

Compensation

• Salary Range: $266K – $385K
• Equity: Included
• Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision insurance, 401(k) with match, paid parental leave, mental health support, and more.

Responsibilities

• Build and evolve Detection & Response capabilities across infrastructure, products, and research environments.
• Engineer detection pipelines and tooling, including rule lifecycle management and measurement/quality loops.
• Automate response and investigations to reduce toil and improve time-to-understand/time-to-contain.
• Partner with other Security teams and system/infrastructure owners to ensure new systems ship with the right telemetry, threat models, and response playbooks.
• Define D&R requirements and drive visibility across various layers, identifying telemetry/control gaps and advocating for fixes.
• Evaluate and respond to emergent security concerns in a frontier AI lab environment.

Requirements

• Hands-on threat detection and/or incident response experience.
• Understanding of modern adversary tradecraft (TTPs) and ability to translate it into practical detection strategies and response actions.
• Experience working in Kubernetes/containerized environments and across major cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP, OCI).
• Ability to reason about lower-level infrastructure and datacenter risks.
• Experience building automation to replace repetitive D&R work.
• Strong scripting skills and experience using AI/agent tooling to accelerate investigations and automation.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

About the Team

The Security team at OpenAI is dedicated to protecting our technology, people, and products. We are technical in what we build but operational in how we do our work, committed to supporting all products and research at OpenAI. Our team values prioritizing for impact, enabling researchers, preparing for future transformative technologies, and engaging a robust security culture.

About the Company

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our workforce.

We Offer

• Competitive salary and equity
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Collaborative and innovative work environment

Join Us

If you are passionate about security and want to make a significant impact in the field of AI, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity at OpenAI.