Principal Security Engineer, Infrastructure Security

OpenAI

Remote
Fully remote
Infrastructure security programs
Design and build security controls
Cloud platform security expertise
OpenAI is seeking a Principal Security Engineer for its Infrastructure Security team, responsible for safeguarding the company's research and production environments. The ideal candidate will possess deep security expertise across diverse infrastructures, from cloud platforms to on-premises deployments, and demonstrate strong leadership and communication skills

Job Summary

  • InfraSec protects the foundations of OpenAI’s research and production environments, spanning GPU supercomputing clusters, multi-cloud infrastructure, datacenters, networking, storage, and the critical services that power our frontier AI models.
  • As a principal engineer, you will set technical direction and drive execution on high-impact infrastructure security programs, partnering across various orgs at OpenAI to deliver durable controls that raise the security bar at OpenAI scale.
  • We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.

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OpenAI is seeking a Principal Security Engineer for its Infrastructure Security team, responsible for safeguarding the company's research and production environments. The ideal candidate will possess deep security expertise across diverse infrastructures, from cloud platforms to on-premises deployments, and demonstrate strong leadership and communication skills.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Infrastructure security programs
  • Design and build security controls
  • Cloud platform security expertise
  • Container security and orchestration
  • Threat modeling and design reviews
  • Automation and tooling for security

Nice-to-have

  • Using frontier models for security
  • Security culture through guidance
  • Generalist approach to security controls

Key Requirements

  • Deep understanding of security principles
  • Proactive mindset and ability to identify gaps
  • Track record of leading cross-org initiatives
  • Experience securing on-prem deployments
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent communication skills

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