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Industrial Security Lead, Washington DC

Job Overview

Location

Washington, DC

Job Type

Full-time

Category

Software Engineering

Date Posted

April 11, 2026

Full Job Description

📋 Description

  • The Industrial Security Lead will develop and scale a world-class industrial security program across multiple locations, including Washington DC and San Francisco, to support OpenAI’s work with government partners and secure sensitive R&D initiatives.
  • Day-to-day responsibilities include supporting tactical operations of the industrial security program, ensuring compliance with NISPOM, ICD 705, DoD/IC regulations, managing personnel security programs, overseeing facility accreditation and construction, conducting risk assessments, managing secure communications and classified material control, and liaising with government security representatives.
  • The Corporate Security team is committed to creating and maintaining a secure environment that allows OpenAI employees and executives to focus on their work without fear of harm or disruption, enabling safe collaboration with government partners.
  • In this role, the individual will gain deep expertise in U.S. government industrial security programs, lead compliance and accreditation efforts for classified facilities, develop advanced security training, and contribute to the protection of national security-critical AI research and development projects.

Skills & Technologies

TypeScript
C++
Senior
Onsite
Degree Required

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OpenAI is a San Francisco-based artificial intelligence research and deployment company founded in 2015. It develops large-scale AI models such as GPT, DALL-E, and Codex, providing cloud APIs and consumer applications like ChatGPT. Originally established as a non-profit, it later created a capped-profit subsidiary to attract capital while maintaining its mission to ensure artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity.

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