OpenAI · 2 weeks ago
Security Engineer, Infrastructure Security
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$230K/yr - $385K/yrOpenAI 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 OpenAI’s research and production environments, including GPU clusters and multi-cloud infrastructure.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Information TechnologySaaSAgentic AIAI InfrastructureFoundational AIGenerative AIInformation ServicesMachine LearningNatural Language Processing
Responsibilities
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
Collaborate with engineering and security teams to drive deployment of security enhancements and control changes across broad-scale infrastructure
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
Take a generalist approach to building security controls, balancing a mix of security expertise and broad technical skillsets to adapt to evolving challenges
Qualification
Required
Deep understanding of security principles, best practices, and common vulnerabilities
A proactive mindset, with the ability to identify and address security gaps or inefficiencies through automation and tooling
A track record of delivering scalable solutions and driving impactful changes across infrastructure in real-world projects
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
Experience securing on-prem deployments and datacenters from construction to multi-tenant use
Familiarity with container security, orchestration security, and authentication/authorization
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with an ability to think critically and objectively assess security risks
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex security concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Excitement about collaborating with cross-functional teams to build secure, reliable systems that scale globally
Company
OpenAI
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
1001-5000 employees
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
61%
Represents job field similar to this job
Engineering and Development
Customer Service and Support
Marketing
Management and Executive
Product Management
Accounting and Finance
Human Resources
Creatives and Design
Sales
Public Sector and Government
Legal and Compliance
Trends of Total Sponsorships
*2026 (120)
2025 (103)
2024 (74)
2023 (15)
2022 (18)
2021 (10)
2020 (6)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$201.13BKey Investors
Robinhood VenturesAmazon,Andreessen Horowitz,D. E. Shaw & Co.,MGX,NVIDIA,SoftBank,TPG,T. Rowe PriceThe Walt Disney Company
2026-04-22Series Unknown· $75M
2026-02-27Series Unknown· $122B
2025-12-11Corporate Round· $1B
Leadership Team
Sam Altman
Co-Founder and CEO
Greg Brockman
President, Chairman, & Co-Founder
Recent News
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