OpenAI
Infrastructure Engineering Lead, IT
Found: February 4, 2026
This role is based in San Francisco and requires in-office presence.
Compensation:
$293K – $385K
Responsibilities:
- Define and evolve infrastructure patterns for on-prem and hybrid environments.
- Establish standardized deployment and operational models.
- Own the full lifecycle of infrastructure systems including deployment and upgrades.
- Implement infrastructure as code using tools like Terraform, Chef, and Ansible.
- Build and operate monitoring and incident response mechanisms.
Requirements:
- 10+ years of experience in operating and architecting mission-critical infrastructure.
- Experience with Site Reliability Engineering principles.
- Ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.
Tech stack:
Terraform, Chef, Ansible, Kubernetes, Docker.