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OpenAI · 11 hours ago

Physical Security Systems Administrator

positionSan Francisco, CA
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$158K/yr - $175K/yr

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. As a Physical Security Systems Administrator, you will be responsible for operating and evolving the systems that control access to OpenAI’s campuses, ensuring security and compliance while collaborating with various teams.

Agentic AIArtificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingSaaS
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Responsibilities

Build out, administer, and continuously improve the enterprise visitor management program across all offices, ensuring a secure, compliant, and consistent visitor experience
Serve as the subject-matter expert for security system configuration, access control policies, and visitor workflows
Develop, document, and enforce standard operating procedures (SOPs) for badging, visitor access, system changes, and incident response
Work closely with HR, People Operations, and Onboarding teams to ensure new hires, transfers, and terminations are reflected accurately and on time in physical access and identity systems
Configure, administer, and maintain access control, video surveillance, intercom, and intrusion detection systems across a global office footprint
Own badge lifecycle management including creation, activation, modification, suspension, and revocation for employees, contractors, and visitors
Maintain integrations between physical security platforms and HRIS, identity management, and visitor management systems to ensure automated and auditable access provisioning
Perform regular system health checks, audits, and preventative maintenance to ensure optimal availability, data integrity, and compliance
Respond to and resolve security system incidents and technical issues in a timely manner, including off-hours and on-call support when required
Act as a specialist on preventative maintenance for security infrastructure, ensuring on-time and accurate security patching and updates according to standard operating procedures
Manage vendor relationships to ensure quality of their deliverables
Coordinate with site management teams to interface with internal and third-party auditors in order to fulfill audit requirements

Qualification

Enterprise access controlVisitor management systemsPhysical security platformsGenetec CertificationCCTV systemsIntrusion detection systemsOrganizational skillsInterpersonal skillsCommunication skillsProject management

Required

Have extensive experience with physical security technologies, including access control systems, CCTV, and intrusion detection platforms
Maintain a Genetec Certification (required)
Have a proven track record of managing visitor management systems
Have a proven track record of managing employee onboarding
Possess strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining attention to detail
Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, capable of working discreetly on sensitive security matters
Collaborate well with cross-functional teams to coordinate security installations that may impact facility infrastructures
Are willing to respond at odd hours to urgent needs
Are willing to travel domestically and internationally as needed (less than 10%)

Company

OpenAI

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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)
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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

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Fidji Simo
CEO, Applications
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Sam Altman
CEO & Co-Founder

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