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Technical Threat Investigator, Threat Intel Engineering

OpenAI· Security
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Remote$347k - $510k + equityFull-timePosted 5mo ago

About the role

Investigator role focusing on deep, end-to-end investigations into sophisticated threat actors, with emphasis on model misuse and ecosystem abuse, to drive improvements in detection, enforcement, intel, and safety pipelines. Remote-friendly with collaboration across US/UK teams and occasional SF HQ engagement.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct deep, end-to-end investigations into sophisticated threat actors interacting with OpenAI’s models, products, and broader ecosystem.
  • Think like an adversary — model attacker behavior, anticipate misuse patterns, and proactively hunt for, identify, and disrupt malicious activity.
  • Leverage internal telemetry, OSINT, vendor data, and in-house safety systems to produce high-confidence findings on adversarial use of our models in cyber operations, platform abuse, and threats targeting OpenAI.
  • Translate investigative findings into concrete improvements across detection, enforcement, intel, and safety pipelines.
  • Build tooling, scripts, automations, and agentic workflows that scale investigative throughput and reduce manual effort.
  • Prototype solutions in ambiguous and emerging problem spaces, including new product surfaces, novel attacker behaviors, and areas where existing coverage may be limited.
  • Partner closely with teams across Security, Safety Systems, Product Policy, and Integrity to operationalize findings and drive meaningful outcomes.
  • Produce clear, high-signal written outputs and recommendations that inform decision-making across technical and executive stakeholders.

Qualifications

  • Experience in threat intelligence, incident response, offensive security, or a closely related field.
  • Solid experience investigating sophisticated threat actors, including model misuse, platform abuse, or other adversarial activity in complex environments.
  • Strong understanding of adversary behavior, infrastructure, and tradecraft, and the ability to apply that understanding to proactive investigations.
  • Demonstrated ability to independently drive deep technical investigations from ambiguous signals through to clear, actionable findings.
  • Experience using AI to extend or accelerate investigative workflows.
  • Strong scripting ability and comfort building lightweight automation, investigative tooling, or workflows that improve scale and repeatability.
  • Strong ability to leverage telemetry from diverse systems and vendors to drive investigations, including directly querying, extracting, and stitching together data where needed.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, especially the ability to translate technical investigations into high-signal outputs for diverse stakeholders.
  • Comfort operating independently in ambiguous, fast-moving problem spaces with minimal oversight.

Skills

Required:Threat intelligenceInvestigationAdversary behavior modeling
Nice to have:AI-assisted investigative workflows

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
  • Pre-tax accounts for 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 parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
  • Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
  • 13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time
  • Mental health and wellness support
  • Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
  • Annual learning and development stipend
  • Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
  • Relocation support for eligible employees
  • Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends
Last updated Sep 10, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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