Insider Risk Detection Engineer

About OpenAI:

At OpenAI, our mission is to ensure that artificial general intelligence (AGI) benefits all of humanity. In alignment with our commitment to security and integrity, we are seeking a dedicated Insider Risk Detection Engineer with a strong detection engineering background to strengthen our defense against internal threats. This role is integral to protecting OpenAI's resources and fostering a secure environment for pioneering AI research and development.

About the Role:

As an Insider Risk Detection Engineer, you will combine investigative acumen with detection engineering expertise to proactively identify, analyze and respond to anomalous activities, promote a security-first culture, and work collaboratively across teams to proactively address risks. You will play a critical role in developing and tuning detection pipelines, improving our risk posture and fostering a security-conscious culture. You’ll partner cross functionally to detect and respond to anomalous behavior that would jeopardize our mission.

You’ll make an impact at OpenAI by:

• Leading detection engineering for insider risk, designing and maintaining detection rules, alerting logic and automated response playbooks.

• Develop, refine and operationalize insider threat indicators, scenarios, and mitigation strategies.

• Lead technical investigations into suspicious activities and collaborate closely with legal, HR, and other stakeholders to address findings.

• Partner with engineering, IT and security teams to close visibility gaps and ensure telemetry coverage across endpoints, identity systems and collaboration tools.

• Design, implement, and oversee data loss prevention (DLP) controls to safeguard sensitive information.

• Produce high-quality investigative reports, assessments, and briefings for senior management and other stakeholders.

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

• Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.

• Professional Experience: 5+ years in detection engineering,  insider threat analysis, security operations, or a related domain, with hands-on experience building or maintaining detection pipelines.

• Technical Proficiency: Hands-on experience with SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) platforms and User Behavior Analytics tools.

• Investigation Expertise: strong ability to perform forensic analysis, correlate disparate data sources and uncover meaningful patterns of anomalous behavior

• Communication Skills: Ability to convey complex security issues to both technical and non-technical stakeholders with clarity and impact.

• Collaborative Mindset: A team player who thrives in cross-functional environments and values diverse perspectives.

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 do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. 

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