Hybrid

OpenAI is hiring a Software Engineer, Security Observability

About the Role

The role involves building scalable systems to monitor, detect, and respond to security events through telemetry, alerting, and data analysis.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain tools for security monitoring and incident detection
  • Design data pipelines to collect and analyze security telemetry
  • Collaborate with security teams to identify detection gaps
  • Improve alerting mechanisms to reduce false positives
  • Integrate observability into internal platforms and services
  • Build automation for threat response and mitigation
  • Support incident investigations with data analysis
  • Enhance logging infrastructure for security-relevant events
  • Work with engineers to embed security telemetry in new features
  • Evaluate and adopt new observability technologies
  • Create dashboards and reports for security metrics
  • Ensure systems comply with security and privacy standards
  • Optimize performance of large-scale data queries
  • Document system designs and operational procedures
  • Respond to urgent security events as needed
  • Contribute to on-call rotations for critical systems
  • Assess risks in existing observability architecture
  • Improve data retention and access controls
  • Collaborate on cross-team security initiatives
  • Stay current with evolving security threats and tools

Nice to Have

  • Experience with large-scale telemetry systems
  • Background in machine learning applications for security
  • Contributions to open-source security tools
  • Knowledge of cryptographic protocols
  • Experience in high-regulation industries
  • Familiarity with compliance frameworks like SOC 2 or ISO 27001
  • Worked on automated incident response systems
  • Published research in security or systems domains
  • Experience with Kubernetes or containerized environments
  • Strong understanding of data pipeline architectures

Compensation

Competitive salary and benefits package

Work Arrangement

Hybrid work model with office presence required

Team

Part of the security engineering team focused on observability systems

About the Team

This team builds systems that provide visibility into security events across infrastructure and applications, enabling rapid detection and response.

What We Value

Technical excellence, proactive problem-solving, collaboration, and a commitment to improving security at scale.

Available for qualified candidates

Required Skills
PythonGoTerraformMicrosoft AzureCloud SecurityInfrastructure as CodeDistributed Systems
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Posted 10 months ago