OpenAI

Forward Deployed Security Engineer

This posting was open on OpenAI's own careers board when we last checked it.

Employer: OpenAI
Location: Washington, DC
Seniority: Not stated
Experience asked for: Not stated
Pay band: $293K – $385K
Team: Security

When we saw it

Posted 2026-05-21 — the date the employer published it
First seen 2026-05-25 — the first scan of ours that found it
Last seen open 2026-07-27
Archived 2026-07-27 — when we saved this copy

Found via OpenAI Careers (Ashby).

From the posting

About the Team Security is at the foundation of OpenAI’s mission to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. The Security team protects OpenAI’s technology, people, and products. We are technical in what we build but are operational in how we do our work, and are committed to supporting all products and research at OpenAI. Our Security team tenets include: prioritizing for impact, enabling researchers, preparing for future transformative technologies, and engaging a robust security culture. About the Role Our technologies support some of the most important and impactful work in the world, including our strategic and high-impact customers in the public sector. As a Forward Deployed Security Engineer (FDSecE) you will be responsible for securing these novel applications of OpenAI’s technology. …

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