Security Engineer, Insider Threat Detection & Response
About the Team Security is at the foundation of OpenAI’s mission to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. The Security team protects OpenAI’s technology, people, and products.
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Security Engineer, Insider Threat Detection & Response at OpenAI in San Francisco. UpJobz keeps this listing high-signal for applicants targeting serious high-tech roles across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. About the Team Security is at the foundation of OpenAI’s mission to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. The Security team protects OpenAI’s technology, people, and products.
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- Innovate on Detection and Response infrastructure to engineer and automate end-to-end detection and investigation workflows.
- Develop, measure, and tune detection rules to ensure effective and sustainable operations.
- Drive projects across OpenAI’s technology stack with a focus on insider threats, ranging from access abuse and intellectual property theft to novel risks emerging within AI infrastructure.
- Partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders, including HR, Legal, and peer investigative teams, providing technical expertise and evidence to support investigations.
- Collaborate on cutting-edge AI research, and use AI to improve OpenAI’s Security posture.
- 5+ years experience working in a detection/response or insider-risk role.. We are seeking mid-level and senior candidates.
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- Innovate on Detection and Response infrastructure to engineer and automate end-to-end detection and investigation workflows.
- Develop, measure, and tune detection rules to ensure effective and sustainable operations.
- Drive projects across OpenAI’s technology stack with a focus on insider threats, ranging from access abuse and intellectual property theft to novel risks emerging within AI infrastructure.
- Partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders, including HR, Legal, and peer investigative teams, providing technical expertise and evidence to support investigations.
- Collaborate on cutting-edge AI research, and use AI to improve OpenAI’s Security posture.
- 5+ years experience working in a detection/response or insider-risk role.. We are seeking mid-level and senior candidates.
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