Principal Security Engineer, Infrastructure Security

OpenAI
United States
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 277,600 - 490,000 annuallyFunction: CybersecuritySkills: ["Leadership","Communication","Problem-solving","Mentoring","Cross-functional collaboration"]

Principal Security Engineer leading end-to-end security programs for OpenAI’s InfraSec, focusing on securing multi-cloud infrastructure, hardware/firmware, Kubernetes, and data pathways while mentoring engineers and driving cross-functional security initiatives.

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OpenAI
OpenAI
4 months ago

Principal Security Engineer, Infrastructure Security

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Job Summary

Principal Security Engineer leading end-to-end security programs for OpenAI’s InfraSec, focusing on securing multi-cloud infrastructure, hardware/firmware, Kubernetes, and data pathways while mentoring engineers and driving cross-functional security initiatives.
Location: United States
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Cybersecurity

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own end-to-end security outcomes for one or more critical infrastructure areas, including multi-quarter strategy, roadmap, and delivery.
  • •Design and build security controls across diverse layers (e.g., physical hardware, firmware/BMC, OS, Kubernetes, networks, and CI/CD).
  • •Lead cross-functional programs to deploy security enhancements and control changes across broad-scale infrastructure.
  • •Take a generalist approach to building security controls, balancing security expertise with broad technical skillsets.
  • •Lead and/or drive threat modeling and design reviews for major infrastructure changes, ensuring strong security foundations and operational excellence.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 277,600 - 490,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •Must have deep expertise in security principles and vulnerabilities with strong security judgment under ambiguity.
  • •Proven ability to design and build security controls across hardware, firmware, OS, Kubernetes, networks, and CI/CD.
  • •Experience leading large cross-organizational security programs from concept to rollout.
  • •Strong cloud security experience (AWS, Azure) across multi-cloud networks and infrastructure; on-prem deployment security experience.
  • •Excellent communication and mentoring skills, with ability to guide engineers and collaborate across teams.
Experience:SecurityCloud securityInfrastructure security
Skills:LeadershipCommunicationProblem-solvingMentoringCross-functional collaboration
Tech Stack:KubernetesAWSAzureCI/CDOn-premSecurity controlsContainer securityService mesh

Company Brief

OpenAI
Develops and deploys advanced generative AI models (including ChatGPT and DALL·E) and AI infrastructure, providing APIs and consumer products to accelerate safe AGI for broad benefit.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Hectocorn (USD 100B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2015
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Glassdoor: 4.4
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