Principal Enterprise Security Engineer

Roblox; San Mateo (CA); Hybrid; USD 289,460 - 338,270; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

A leading gaming platform in San Mateo is looking for a security expert to define and maintain security standards, drive initiatives across various domains, and mentor engineering teams. Successful candidates will have over 9 years of experience and a robust understanding of security frameworks and practices. This role offers competitive salary and a dynamic work environment where collaboration is key.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Deep expertise in security concepts related to corporate environments.
• Experience with modern Enterprise infrastructure and SaaS ecosystems.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain enterprise-wide security standards.
• Drive strategic initiatives across core security domains.
• Collaborate closely with IT, engineering, and stakeholders.
• Mentor engineers and stakeholders in security architecture.

Skills

Identity and Access Management

Authentication & Authorization

Endpoint management

Network Security controls

SaaS security posture management

Zero trust architecture

Threat modeling

Security frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001)

SQL

Python

Job description

Overview

Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences– all created by our global community of developers and creators.

At Roblox, we’re building the tools and platform that empower our community to bring any experience that they can imagine to life. Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together, from anywhere in the world, and on any device. We’re on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility, and looking for amazing talent to help us get there.

A career at Roblox means you’ll be working to shape the future of human interaction, solving unique technical challenges at scale, and helping to create safer, more civil shared experiences for everyone.

You will:

• Define and maintain enterprise-wide security standards and principles that guide how security is implemented across business workflows, ensuring consistency, scalability, and alignment with organizational risk posture.
• Drive strategic initiatives across core security domains, including endpoint protection, SaaS posture, IAM, identity governance, and third-party risk, to improve Roblox’s overall security maturity.
• Collaborate closely with IT, engineering, DevOps, and business stakeholders to integrate security tools, policies, and processes into enterprise systems and workflows, enabling secure-by-design implementations
• Mentor engineers and stakeholders, serving as a trusted advisor on security architecture, control design, and secure implementation patterns.

You have:

• 9+ yearsof relevant professional experience.
• Deep expertise in Identity and Access Management, Authentication & Authorization, Endpoint management, Network Security controls and SaaS security posture management
• Strong understanding of security concepts including zero trust architecture, threat modeling, security frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001), and best practices in corporate security environments
• Demonstrated ability to design and operationalize security policies, principles, and controls across diverse teams and systems.
• Experience with modern Enterprise infrastructure and SaaS ecosystems, including Google Workspace, Okta, MDM solutions, SSPM, ZTA and cloud-native environments.
• Experience writing and maintainingscripts in at least one language such as SQL or Python.

You are:

• Collaborative: You love working with your direct team and cross-functional partners.
• Strategic thinker: You define clear business requirements and assess commercial solutions to inform build vs. buy decisions.
• Comfortable with ambiguity: You gather data and navigate complex situations even when facing incomplete information or unclear requirements.

Compensation and Location

For roles that are based at our headquarters in San Mateo, CA: The starting base pay for this position is as shown below. The actual base pay is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs and market demand. Therefore, in some circumstances, the actual salary could fall outside of this expected range. This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and for benefits as described on this page.

Annual Salary Range

$289,460 — $338,270 USD

Work Location and Equal Opportunity

Roles that are based in an office are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).

Roblox provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Roblox also provides reasonable accommodations to candidates with qualifying disabilities or religious beliefs during the recruiting process.