Security Engineer, Detection and Response jobs in United States
cer-icon
Apply on Employer Site
company-logo

OpenAI · 1 day ago

Security Engineer, Detection and Response

positionSan Francisco, CA
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$255K/yr - $405K/yr

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. As a Security Engineer, you will focus on Detection & Response, working on innovative security solutions while collaborating with engineers and researchers to enhance OpenAI's security posture.

Agentic AIArtificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingSaaS
check
Growth Opportunities
check
H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Drive projects in all major security verticals including: AppSec, InfraSec, OffSec and Detection and Response
Innovate to solve novel security problems
Collaborate on cutting-edge AI research, and use AI to improve OpenAI’s Security posture
Innovate on Detection and Response infrastructure
Build tools for managing the lifecycle of detection rules
Develop, measure, and tune detection rules to ensure effective and sustainable operations
Automate manual response processes
Ensure visibility and control of OpenAI’s endpoint fleet (macOS, Windows)
Driving improvements across identity access and management (IAM), device management, productivity software, and our use of public cloud environments (e.g. AWS, Microsoft Azure)

Qualification

DetectionResponseMicrosoft AzureScripting languagesSecurity experienceCloud infrastructureRisk reductionCollaborationProject management

Required

Experience in Security or a Security-adjacent field
Experience with Microsoft Azure and/or cloud infrastructure platforms
Knowledge of modern adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures
Proficiency with a scripting language (e.g. Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar)
Ability to empathize and collaborate with colleagues, independently manage and run projects, and prioritize efforts for risk reduction

Benefits

Relocation assistance

Company

OpenAI

twittertwittertwitter
Glassdoor4.2
company-logo
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company that develops advanced AI models, including ChatGPT. It is a sub-organization of OpenAI Foundation.
dateFounded in 2015
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size201-500 employees
web-link
https://www.openai.com

H1B Sponsorship

OpenAI has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (1)
2024 (1)
2023 (1)
2022 (18)
2021 (10)
2020 (6)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$79B
Key Investors
The Walt Disney CompanySoftBankThrive Capital
2025-12-11Corporate Round· $1B
2025-10-02Secondary Market· $6.6B
2025-03-31Series Unknown· $40B

Leadership Team

leader-logo
Fidji Simo
CEO, Applications
linkedin
leader-logo
Sam Altman
CEO & Co-Founder

Recent News

AdExchanger
What We Know: ChatGPT Is Launching Ads. The Rest Is Speculation
2026-01-25
MIT Technology Review
“Dr. Google” had its issues. Can ChatGPT Health do better?
2026-01-25
MIT Technology Review
The Download: chatbots for health, and US fights over AI regulation
2026-01-25
Company data provided by crunchbase