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 …