# Forward Deployed Security Engineer

**Company:** [OpenAI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/openai)
**Location:** Washington, DC
**Role:** Support Engineering
**Salary:** $293k – $385k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Infrastructure Security, Application Security, Network Security, Datacenter Security, Kubernetes, Terraform, Python, Go, Security Operations, Penetration Testing
**Posted:** 2026-05-21

> 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.

## Job Description

## 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.

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