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OpenAI · Washington, DC · posted 172 days ago
By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 09/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
| Employer | OpenAI |
|---|---|
| Location | Washington, District of Columbia |
| Field | Technology › Cybersecurity |
| Level | not stated |
| Source category | Security, Security |
| Posted | 2026-05-21 (172 days ago) |
| Work arrangement | A remote or flexible location is listed |
| Pay | Not published in the source listing |
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. We’re looking for motivated, tenacious, and curious people who will work closely with engineering teams to ensure our infrastructure deployments are highly secure against our adversaries.
As an FDSecE, you will embed directly throughout the lifecycle, working on-site and being hands-on to ensure the overall security of these deployments from design to production and through ongoing operations.
This role is preferred to be based in Washington DC but may consider remote work. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees. Travel to and working from customer sites is required for this role.
In this role, you will:
Deeply embed with our most strategic public sector customers to implement and maintain robust security controls.
Be a design and technical thought partner by leveraging security expertise on protective controls including access controls, authentication, encryption, network, and system security.
Collaborate closely with teammates, cross-functional teams, customers, and service providers to achieve security and compliance goals.
Ensure continuity of critical security and monitoring controls through routine security assessments, threat monitoring, and security validation exercises.
You might thrive in this role if you have:
An active US security clearance.
5+ years of security engineering experience, with an emphasis on infrastructure security, application security, network security, datacenter security, and systems engineering.
Familiarity with deployment models, including to cloud platforms (Azure, AWS) and the underlying infrastructure primitives (Kubernetes, Terraform)
Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Golang, or similar.
A proven track record of developing high-quality, scalable, and secure infrastructure.
Experience with security operations including insider threat monitoring, network/endpoint detection and response, or red team or penetration testing operations.
Comprehensive knowledge of modern adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures.
The ability to work collaboratively and effectively in a cross-functional team environment.
Thrive in dynamic environments and can navigate ambiguity with ease.
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 them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.
For additional information, please see OpenAI’s Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement.
Background checks for applicants will be administered in accordance with applicable law, and qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment consistent with those laws, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, for US-based candidates. For unincorporated Los Angeles County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: protect computer hardware entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon termination of employment or end of assignment; and maintain the confidentiality of proprietary, confidential, and non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected information technology systems and related data security obligations.
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How Washington compares. Among the 1 largest places in District of Columbia, Washington is #1 by population, #1 for rent (#1 = cheapest), #1 for household income (#1 = highest), #1 for college degrees (#1 = most). Its county, District of Columbia, is #1 of 1 counties for average pay ($122,982).
Washington has 681,294 residents (ACS 2020–2024), about 100.0% of the population of District of Columbia. It covers 61 square miles of land, which works out to roughly 11,146 people per square mile. The median age is 34.9, about the same as the state median (34.9 against 34.9).
The median gross rent is $1,954 a month (rent plus utilities), about the same as the state median ($1,954 against $1,954). Over a year that is 21.3% of the median household income. US housing guidance treats housing as affordable when it takes 30% of income or less, so the typical household is under that line. The median home value is $737,100, which is 6.7 times the median household income ($109,870); a ratio above 5 usually means buying is out of reach without savings or a second income. 41.5% of households own their home, about the same as the state average (41.5% against 41.5%).
The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area has 3,136,190 jobs in the BLS wage survey, and the median pay across all occupations is $71,060 a year, 39% above the national median ($71,060 against $50,980). The biggest occupation groups are business and financial operations (369,190 jobs, median $105,260); management (319,760 jobs, median $165,010); office and administrative support (290,050 jobs, median $53,250). The area is most specialised in legal (2.6 times) and computer and mathematical (2.2 times), where the share of workers is well above the national share. The best-paying groups with at least 5,000 jobs are legal ($175,070) and management ($165,010). In 2026M09 the unemployment rate of District of Columbia was 5.3%. 70.9% of residents aged 16 and over are in the labour force. The city lies in District of Columbia; its jobs, pay by industry and GDP are on the county page.
Among workers, 27.4% drive alone, 20.3% use public transit, 9.5% walk, 33.0% work from home. 19.0% of workers commute 45 minutes or more, about the same as the state average (19.0% against 19.0%).
64.2% of adults aged 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher, about the same as the state share (64.2% against 64.2%). 14.3% of residents were born outside the United States, about the same as the state share (14.3% against 14.3%). The poverty rate is 15.4%, about the same as the state rate (15.4% against 15.4%).
The warmest month is Jul, averaging 78°F (25.8°C), and the coolest is Jan at 32°F (0.1°C). About 1,152 mm (45 inches) of precipitation falls in a year; Jun is the wettest month (118 mm) and Jan the driest (67 mm). These values come from NASA satellite-based climatology on a grid of about 50 km, so they describe the wider area, not a weather station in the city.
Closest cities in this guide: Chillum (5 miles, rent 11% lower); Arlington (5 miles, rent 19% higher); Hyattsville (5 miles, rent 6% lower); Takoma Park (5 miles, rent 27% lower). Rent differences are against Washington; use the Compare tab to put any two cities side by side.
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| Place ⇅ | Distance from the job city ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ | Median home value ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Commute 45+ min ⇅ | Rent as % of occupation pay ⇅ | Open jobs there ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington, DC | 0 mi | $1,954 | $737,100 | $109,870 | 19.0% | n/a | Jobs |
| Chillum, MD | 5 mi | $1,735 | $393,600 | $79,864 | 31.4% | n/a | — |
| Arlington, VA | 5 mi | $2,322 | $895,000 | $142,114 | 14.7% | n/a | Jobs |
| Hyattsville, MD | 5 mi | $1,835 | $481,500 | $91,941 | 28.8% | n/a | Jobs |
| Takoma Park, MD | 5 mi | $1,432 | $749,200 | $108,136 | 26.3% | n/a | — |
| Langley Park, MD | 6 mi | $1,707 | $357,200 | $85,321 | 37.6% | n/a | — |
| Suitland, MD | 6 mi | $1,707 | $334,800 | $71,585 | 33.0% | n/a | — |
| Silver Spring, MD | 7 mi | $1,913 | $643,300 | $99,860 | 28.6% | n/a | Jobs |
| East Riverdale, MD | 7 mi | $1,716 | $361,400 | $81,831 | 26.2% | n/a | — |
| Alexandria, VA | 7 mi | $2,089 | $735,100 | $119,681 | 18.0% | n/a | Jobs |
| Landover, MD | 7 mi | $1,735 | $313,900 | $72,100 | 29.2% | n/a | — |
| Bailey's Crossroads, VA | 7 mi | $2,021 | $416,600 | $88,483 | 16.0% | n/a | — |
| College Park, MD | 8 mi | $1,912 | $437,900 | $69,721 | 19.5% | n/a | — |
| Bethesda, MD | 8 mi | $2,469 | $1,169,900 | $192,237 | 17.3% | n/a | Jobs |
| Oxon Hill, MD | 8 mi | $1,721 | $359,800 | $93,252 | 37.2% | n/a | — |
| Huntington, VA | 8 mi | $2,062 | $541,900 | $99,956 | 26.4% | n/a | — |
| Camp Springs, MD | 9 mi | $2,231 | $415,000 | $120,456 | 38.7% | n/a | — |
| Falls Church, VA | 9 mi | $2,190 | $1,055,600 | $143,262 | 23.7% | n/a | — |
| Greenbelt, MD | 9 mi | $1,848 | $255,400 | $85,997 | 27.7% | n/a | — |
| Rose Hill, VA | 10 mi | $2,475 | $687,600 | $174,950 | 27.5% | n/a | — |
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How far Washington, DC is from the 20 largest US cities, in straight-line miles (not driving distance). Click a column to sort.
| From ⇅ | Straight-line distance (miles) ⇅ | Population of that city ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia, PA | 126 mi | 1,579,706 |
| New York, NY | 204 mi | 8,483,844 |
| Columbus, OH | 327 mi | 914,802 |
| Charlotte, NC | 331 mi | 903,844 |
| Indianapolis, IN | 491 mi | 885,860 |
| Chicago, IL | 597 mi | 2,711,226 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 648 mi | 977,670 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 1,150 mi | 697,125 |
| Dallas, TX | 1,181 mi | 1,307,930 |
| Fort Worth, TX | 1,212 mi | 963,194 |
| Houston, TX | 1,219 mi | 2,328,253 |
| Austin, TX | 1,317 mi | 979,539 |
| San Antonio, TX | 1,387 mi | 1,479,835 |
| Denver, CO | 1,484 mi | 718,877 |
| Phoenix, AZ | 1,976 mi | 1,642,323 |
| San Diego, CA | 2,267 mi | 1,389,526 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 2,305 mi | 3,857,263 |
| Seattle, WA | 2,324 mi | 754,195 |
| San Jose, CA | 2,414 mi | 990,138 |
| San Francisco, CA | 2,469 mi | 830,235 |
| City ⇅ | Straight-line distance ⇅ | Open jobs ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Arlington, VA | 5 mi | 257 |
| Chevy Chase, MD | 6 mi | 3 |
| Alexandria, VA | 7 mi | 7 |
| McLean, VA | 10 mi | 282 |
| Springfield, VA | 12 mi | 1 |
| Reston, VA | 18 mi | 29 |
| Ashburn, VA | 26 mi | 17 |
| Baltimore, MD | 35 mi | 112 |
| Newark, DE | 86 mi | 8 |
| Wilmington, DE | 98 mi | 6 |
| Richmond, VA | 98 mi | 9 |
| Scottsville, VA | 110 mi | 4 |
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