Senior Detection and Response Analyst

As a senior member of the Security Operations team, you are an integral part of scaling Roblox’s SIRT & SOC programs to meet our current and future needs. We are on a mission to develop a highly capable 24/7/365 monitoring and response team, in collaboration with our peers across the business. Our responsibility to monitor and protect directly impacts players, developers, employees, the platform, the company, third parties, and the general public. Roblox is growing fast, and we favor automation, orchestration, and risk-based prioritization while retaining our skills and abilities to conduct detailed hands-on analysis when the situation warrants.

You will:

• Command Security Incidents, ensuring that any serious threats and impacts are understood, mitigated, and learned from with speed and professionalism.

• Conduct Investigations, digging into the context of situations, determining if a threat exists, and taking action to prevent it.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with Infosec, Legal, HR, executive teams, external stakeholders (Developers & Customers), and the security community.

• Work with Security and Engineering teams to support (and sometimes lead) high-profile events or responses to vulnerabilities.

• Produce Security response procedures, including runbooks, IRPs, workflows, automations, and internal briefings.

• Threat Hunt for anomalous activity in our signals, determining if outliers are threats or expected behavior.

You have:

• 5+ years of experience across Infosec, IT, Infra/SRE, and/or Incident Response.

• 5+ years of experience in Detection or Response roles specifically.

• Incident Leadership Experience – You’ve operated as an incident commander and have flexed into engineering work as needed. You’re proficient in locating, convening, and coordinating responders to progress and resolve incidents.

• Investigations Expertise – You have investigated threats in both enterprise and production environments, taking each instance from identification to resolution while prioritizing risk.

• Security Tools & Techniques Knowledge – Solid understanding of security tools and technologies such as SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, NDS, and security orchestration platforms.

• Incident Response Expertise – Proficiency in applying the Incident Response 7-step process, Cyber Kill Chain, and CIA Triad in execution.

• Education – Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related technical field; an advanced degree is preferred, or equivalent experience.

You are:

• A Detailed Thinker – You enjoy exploring details and understanding their impact.

• An Eager Problem Solver – You are drawn to solving issues rather than avoiding them.

• Team-Oriented – You enjoy team accomplishments and hold yourself to high standards to enable group success.

• Driven to Make Change – You instinctively ask how you can improve a situation rather than waiting to be prompted.

• Compelled by Our Mission – You are motivated by the opportunity to protect Roblox’s users, especially younger ones, and ensure a safe environment.

• Calculated in Taking Risks – You move fast while making thoughtful, reasonable decisions to take action and build capabilities efficiently.