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Principal Information Security Protection Specialist

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Hybrid
San Mateo, CA
261K-308K Annually
Senior level
Hybrid
San Mateo, CA
261K-308K Annually
Senior level
The Principal Information Security Protection Specialist at Roblox is responsible for safeguarding the company's intellectual property and confidential information. They will conduct proactive and reactive investigations, manage complex projects, collaborate across departments, and provide insights to leadership regarding potential threats and incidents of data loss or theft.
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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 be a contributing member of the detection and response team and will work on maturing and streamlining processes and the program. An Information Security Protection Specialist is responsible for the protection of Roblox’s intellectual property, trade secrets and confidential information. This role will conduct both proactive and reactive investigations and actively address internal and external threats to Roblox’s equities.

You Have:

  • Bachelor's Degree or proof of exceptional skills in related fields with practical experience, or equivalent
  • Minimum of 5 years experience as an investigator with local, state or federal law enforcement or intelligence community and/or equivalent time spent in a corporate security environment
  • Experience in conducting and coordinating complex, global, investigations is required
  • Knowledge of relevant regulations such as DTSA
  • Demonstrated knowledge of investigation strategies applying technical forensic capabilities and data to include incident response and network analysis using tools such as a SIEM, EDR, NIDS, DLP
  • Proven track record managing multiple complex projects simultaneously, and focusing on critical priorities with minimal supervision in a high-speed environment
  • Demonstrated experience of regular communication at executive level within a global environment
  • The highest level of integrity and honesty and the ability to protect sensitive confidential information

You Will:

  • Information Security Protection Specialists are responsible for the protection of Roblox’s intellectual property, trade secrets and confidential information
  • This role will conduct both proactive and reactive investigations and actively address internal and external threats to Roblox’s equities
  • Collection of on-the-ground information both within and beyond the Roblox walls in priority locations in order to protect the company from threats
  • Partner with Legal and Human Resources and other investigative/analysis functions across the company to ensure accurate completion of investigations
  • Advise the company on the findings of investigations and liaise with law enforcement and outside counsel as necessary
  • Conduct highly sensitive, complex, and confidential investigations into incidents of data loss and intellectual property theft, technology misuse, and conflict of interest
  • Collaborate with technical forensic investigators to integrate technical and human investigations into one high efficiency function
  • Participate in incident response activities
  • Be a member of a team of investigators to identify, exploits, disrupts, or protection against any undermining of Roblox’s business operations
  • Will be required to solve complex problems with data from multiple sources and make recommendations to leadership on the appropriate strategy
  • Analyze behavioral indicators and data patterns to identify potential risks
  • Conduct investigations of suspected IP theft or policy violations
  • Develop metrics around monitoring, detection, response, and forecasting

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.

Annual Salary Range

$261,160$308,410 USD

Roles that are based in our San Mateo, CA Headquarters are in-office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional in-office on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).

You’ll Love: 

  • Industry-leading compensation package
  • Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • A rewarding 401k program
  • Flexible vacation policy (varies by exemption status)
  • Roflex - Flexible and supportive work policy 
  • Roblox Admin badge for your avatar
  • At Roblox HQ: 
    • Free catered lunches five times a week and several fully stocked kitchens with unlimited snacks
    • Onsite fitness center and fitness program credit
    • Annual CalTrain Go Pass

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 for all candidates during the interview process.

HQ

Roblox San Mateo, California, USA Office

3150 South Delaware Street, San Mateo, CA, United States, 94403

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