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Personnel Security Specialist

OpenAI· Corporate Security
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Hybrid (San Francisco), Hybrid (Washington, DC)$126k - $175kFull-timePosted 8mo ago

About the role

OpenAI is seeking a hands-on Personnel Security Specialist to manage day-to-day personnel security operations for classified government work, including clearance and access processing, onboarding/offboarding, visits, and related briefings, within a hybrid model based in San Francisco, CA or Washington, DC.

Responsibilities

  • Own the daily personnel security workload from intake through completion, including clearance verification, access nominations, visit requests, onboarding, offboarding, briefings, and reporting actions
  • Process and track personnel eligibility, classified access, indoctrinations, debriefings, customer approvals, and other program-specific security requirements
  • Maintain accurate, current, and audit-ready records in DISS, NBIS/eApp, NISS, internal tracking systems, and other applicable government or customer platforms
  • Guide employees through security forms, clearance and access requirements, required briefings, and reportable events while protecting sensitive personal information
  • Coordinate personnel security actions with government security representatives, customer security offices, program teams, and internal partners across Security, People, Recruiting, Legal, and IT
  • Prepare and manage visit authorization requests, security access requests, and related customer access packages, including CAC, NIPR, SIPR, and SAAR documentation when applicable
  • Identify discrepancies, aging cases, missing documentation, potential security concerns, and reportable information, escalating sensitive or complex issues promptly and appropriately
  • Maintain clear visibility into case ownership, status, deadlines, next steps, and government or customer dependencies
  • Develop and improve checklists, standard operating procedures, templates, metrics, and workflows that reduce backlog, manual effort, and missed handoffs
  • Support self-inspections, customer reviews, recurring reporting, and broader efforts to build a scalable, reliable personnel security program

Qualifications

  • Hands-on personnel security experience supporting a cleared defense contractor, Intelligence Community organization, federal customer, or comparable classified environment
  • Direct experience with clearance verification, access processing, indoctrinations, debriefings, visit requests, security briefings, and onboarding/offboarding for cleared personnel
  • Working experience with DISS and NBIS/eApp; familiarity with NISS, SWFT, Scattered Castles, or customer-specific security systems is a plus
  • Understanding of the NISPOM, applicable Security Executive Agent Directives, and government or customer personnel security requirements
  • Highly organized with ability to manage competing priorities, sensitive records, deadlines, and high-volume case queue
  • Clear communication and discretion handling sensitive information and complex requirements
  • Ability to improve operational reliability through documentation, metrics, templates, and approved AI tools while preserving human review
  • Experience supporting SCI or SAP access, customer-specific nominations, visit authorization requests, or related access packages
  • Active Top Secret eligibility and current SCI access, with ability to obtain/maintain customer-required polygraph or additional access approvals

Skills

Required:Personnel security operationsClearance processingRecordkeeping and audits

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
  • Pre-tax Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
  • Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing) plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
  • Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt
  • 13+ paid company holidays and additional paid office closures, plus paid sick or safe time
  • Mental health and wellness support
  • Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
  • Annual learning and development stipend
  • Daily in-office meals and meal delivery credits
  • Relocation assistance for eligible employees
  • Additional taxable fringe benefits (e.g., charitable donation matching, wellness stipends)
Last updated Sep 10, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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