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Forward Deployed Security Engineer

Embed with strategic public sector customers to implement security controls for OpenAI infrastructure deployments, ensuring secure design, production, and operations. Requires 5+ years in security engineering, active US clearance, and experience with cloud/K8s/Terraform.

About the job

In this role, you will:

  • Deeply embed with our most strategic public sector customers to implement and maintain robust security controls.
  • Be a design and technical thought partner by leveraging security expertise on protective controls including access controls, authentication, encryption, network, and system security.
  • Collaborate closely with teammates, cross-functional teams, customers, and service providers to achieve security and compliance goals.
  • Ensure continuity of critical security and monitoring controls through routine security assessments, threat monitoring, and security validation exercises.

You might thrive in this role if you have:

  • An active US security clearance.
  • 5+ years of security engineering experience, with an emphasis on infrastructure security, application security, network security, datacenter security, and systems engineering.
  • Familiarity with deployment models, including to cloud platforms (Azure, AWS) and the underlying infrastructure primitives (Kubernetes, Terraform).
  • Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Golang, or similar.
  • A proven track record of developing high-quality, scalable, and secure infrastructure.
  • Experience with security operations including insider threat monitoring, network/endpoint detection and response, or red team or penetration testing operations.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of modern adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures.
  • The ability to work collaboratively and effectively in a cross-functional team environment.
  • Thrive in dynamic environments and can navigate ambiguity with ease.

Skills

Infrastructure Security, Application Security, Network Security, Datacenter Security, Kubernetes, Terraform, Python, Go, Security Operations, Penetration Testing

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