Senior Security Engineer, Application Security
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- Full Time
- Senior (5 to 8 years)
$220,000 – $320,000Compensation
Mid-level (3 to 4 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
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Cybersecurity, AI & Machine LearningIndustries
Novel Abuse Testing Specialist
Position Overview
- Location Type: Hybrid (3 days in office per week)
- Job Type: Full-Time
- Salary: $220K - $320K
- Location: San Francisco, CA
As a Novel Abuse Testing Specialist at OpenAI, you’ll be focused on advancing post-launch product testing efforts, ensuring our systems remain resilient against evolving, real-world adversarial threats. You’ll design, execute, and refine innovative adversarial testing and simulation protocols, utilizing a hands-on red team approach to simulate threat actor methodologies and conduct rigorous application testing. This role serves as a critical technical bridge between security, product, and policy teams, employing an attacker mindset and advanced red team tactics to drive actionable insights and strengthen our defenses. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in application security or penetration testing, with hands-on experience in web application security and proficiency in tools like Burp Suite and Metasploit.
Requirements
- Strong background in application security or penetration testing.
- Hands-on experience in web application security.
- Proficiency with tools such as Burp Suite and Metasploit.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Commitment to continuous learning.
- Passion for securing AI technologies.
Responsibilities
- Design and execute high-fidelity, realistic attack simulations that emulate sophisticated threat actor methodologies.
- Analyze testing outcomes and generate actionable insights to refine detection mechanisms.
- Serve as a crucial technical bridge between security, product, and policy teams.
- Develop and integrate automation tools to streamline testing workflows.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to align testing strategies with evolving product needs.
- Help build out a bug bounty program for AI safety and novel abuse – one of the first of its kind.
Application Instructions
- Relocation assistance is offered to new employees.
- The role is based in San Francisco, CA.
Company Information
About the Team
The Intelligence and Investigations team is dedicated to ensuring the safe, responsible deployment of AI by rapidly detecting and mitigating abuse.
About the Role
Focused on post-launch product testing and uncovering novel abuse vectors.
Skills
Burp Suite
Metasploit
Web Application Security
Penetration Testing
Application Security
Red Teaming
Attack Simulation
Threat Modeling
OpenAI
Develops safe and beneficial AI technologies
About OpenAI
OpenAI develops and deploys artificial intelligence technologies aimed at benefiting humanity. The company creates advanced AI models capable of performing various tasks, such as automating processes and enhancing creativity. OpenAI's products, like Sora, allow users to generate videos from text descriptions, showcasing the versatility of its AI applications. Unlike many competitors, OpenAI operates under a capped profit model, which limits the profits it can make and ensures that excess earnings are redistributed to maximize the social benefits of AI. This commitment to safety and ethical considerations is central to its mission of ensuring that artificial general intelligence (AGI) serves all of humanity.
San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2015Year Founded
$18,433.2MTotal Funding
LATE_VCCompany Stage
AI & Machine LearningIndustries
1,001-5,000Employees