Network Security Engineer (San Francisco) Job at OpenAI, San Francisco, CA

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  • OpenAI
  • San Francisco, CA

Job Description

About the Team

OpenAIs Platform and Infrastructure Engineering organization advances the mission of deploying artificial general intelligence (AGI) for the benefit of all by delivering secure, scalable, and resilient technology solutions. Our team builds and maintains robust infrastructure that safeguards OpenAIs data and systems while ensuring employees are well-equipped and seamlessly connected. By prioritizing security, reliability, and user-centric solutions, we empower OpenAI employees to drive impactful AI research, corporate operations, and product innovation.

About the Role

As a Network Security Engineer at OpenAI, you will play a critical role in architecting and maintaining both campus and cloud network infrastructure. You will design and implement secure, scalable, and high-performing network solutions that bridge on-premises environments with public cloud environments. Your expertise in routing and switching will ensure optimal network performance and reliability across diverse environments. You will drive automation initiatives through Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and GitOps methodologies, streamlining network provisioning, enforcing configuration consistency, and optimizing IT workflows. Your responsibilities will also include developing CI/CD pipelines tailored for IT infrastructure, enhancing deployment efficiency, and integrating robust network security measures. You will establish comprehensive observability and proactive issue resolution strategies.

We are seeking individuals passionate about network automation, security, and scalable IT solutions that enhance both campus and cloud network operations. You should possess extensive experience with enterprise network technologies, alongside a strong foundation in network security fundamentals. In this role, you will collaborate closely with Security, IT, and Engineering teams to align automation workflows with Zero Trust principles, enforce role-based access controls, and implement security best practices across network infrastructure. If you excel in cross-functional settings and have a proven track record of delivering innovative, secure network solutions, this role offers a unique opportunity to shape OpenAIs security-first, automation-driven network ecosystem.

You may be a fit for this role if you have:

  • Strong experience with Cisco IOS, Cisco Meraki, Palo Alto or similar Enterprise network vendors.

  • Strong Routing and Switching experience including routing protocols (BGP, OSPF and MPLS).

  • Experience with Network monitoring tools/protocols and logging pipelines like SNMP, Syslog, Netflow, Elasticsearch (ELK Stack) and Grafana.

  • Strong understanding of network security principles including ACLs, Firewalls, VPN, 802.1x authentication, profiling and RBAC.

  • Proficiency in a modern programming language (Python, Golang, Ruby, etc.).

  • Strong knowledge of and experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) and infrastructure management.

  • Experience managing corporate infrastructure at scale with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) practices & GitOps workflows (Terraform, Ansible, Chef, etc.) as well as cloud automation best practices.

  • Experience integrating corporate IT infrastructure with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps workflows.

  • Proven track record of developing and maintaining internal tools to streamline IT operations and business processes.

  • Demonstrated experience developing internal automation solutions, such as Slack bots and integrations.

  • Excellent stakeholder management skills and ability to work cross-functionally with IT, security, and business teams.

  • Clear and concise communication skills to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

  • A self-starter with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

  • Understanding of wireless design, channel planning and site surveys.

You might thrive in this role if you have:

  • Expertise and experience with SSL Inspection.

  • Deep experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.

  • Experience with campus LAN/WAN implementations including DWDM and optical networking.

  • Experience with and knowledge of data center best practices including architecture design and interconnects.

This is a hybrid role

This is a hybrid role and will require 3 days a week in our San Francisco office.

About OpenAI

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.

OpenAIs Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act. For unincorporated Los Angeles County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: protect computer hardware entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon termination of employment or end of assignment; and maintain the confidentiality of proprietary, confidential, and non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected information technology systems and related data security obligations.

To notify OpenAI that you believe this job posting is non-compliant, please submit a report through this form. No response will be provided to inquiries unrelated to job posting compliance.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, and requests can be made via this link.

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At OpenAI, we believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology.

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Job Tags

Full time, Work at office, 3 days per week,

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