# Security Researcher, Agentic AI Threats

**Company:** [OpenAI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/openai)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Security Engineering
**Salary:** $293k – $405k/yr
**Experience:** 0+ years
**Skills:** Security, Software Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure, Containers, CI/CD, Distributed Systems, Operating Systems, Penetration Testing, Ai Systems
**Posted:** 2026-05-18

> Identify compromise paths from future AI agents, design long-lead-time security controls, and stress-test defenses via evaluations and penetration tests. Requires deep security/infrastructure expertise plus strong software engineering skills.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Identify paths by which capable future internal AI agents could compromise OpenAI.
- Design security controls, focusing on measures with long lead times that benefit from advanced preparation.
- Stress-test defenses with AI agent evaluations and penetration tests.

## Requirements
- Deep technical expertise across security and modern infrastructure; comfortable digging into operating systems, cloud, containers, CI/CD, or distributed systems.
- Strong software engineering skills and experience building prototypes.
- Ability to engage effectively with stakeholders.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Experience securing cloud infrastructure.
- Deep familiarity with core components of the AI stack.

## Compensation
$293K - $405K USD

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