Engineering Manager, Enterprise Security

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.As the Engineering Manager for Enterprise Security and IAM, you will lead the team that builds and operates the systems protecting Roblox's corporate infrastructure - endpoint security, network security, enterprise application security, and identity and access management.Where traditional enterprise security teams evaluate and deploy vendor solutions, your team designs and builds production-grade security software. This is a player-coach role: you own the roadmap, hiring, and growth of the team while still leading design reviews. You will set that bar and raise it.You'll partner with security leaders across InfoSec and work cross-functionally with Corporate Engineering, DevOps, IT, and Product teams to drive security initiatives that reduce risk without slowing the company down. This role reports to the Senior Manager of Enterprise Security and is based in San Mateo with a hybrid schedule.You will:Lead and grow the team: Hire, coach, and develop a team of security software engineers. Own performance, career growth, and the technical culture of the team.Build alongside your team: Contribute directly to design and implementation on the highest-leverage problems. Lead by example in code and design review.Own the Enterprise Security roadmap: Define and drive strategy across endpoint security, network security, enterprise application security, and identity and access management - balancing near-term risk reduction with durable platform investment.Build identity and access at scale: Own the IAM ecosystem your team builds - SSO federation, SCIM provisioning and deprovisioning, OAuth 2.0 authorization, fine-grained authorization services, and token lifecycle management for both human and non-human identities.Lead identity for agentic AI: Set direction for how AI agents authenticate and are authorized at Roblox, including agent identity issuance, authorization for MCP servers and tool access, delegated access, scoped credentials, and short-lived token flows with auditable guardrails.Drive secure-by-design outcomes: Partner with Corporate Engineering, DevOps, IT, and product teams to embed identity, authorization, and endpoint and network controls into enterprise systems, developer workflows, and AI tooling.Drive cross-functional programs: Lead initiatives from strategy through execution across organizational boundaries, and communicate risk and progress clearly to senior leadership.You have:8+ years of relevant professional experience combining software engineering and security2+ years of experience managing engineers, with a track record of hiring and growing strong technical teamsStrong background across two or more of endpoint security, network security, enterprise application security, and identity and access managementDeep understanding of human and machine identity and authentication protocols: OAuth 2.0, SCIM 2.0, SAML 2.0, OIDC, FIDO2/WebAuthn and passkeysExperience with one or more policy-as-code or authorization frameworks (OPA/Rego, Cedar, Zanzibar/ReBAC)Current proficiency in at least one systems or backend language: Python, Go, RustProficiency with security-relevant system design: session management, audit logging, rate limiting, secret storageExperience threat modeling authentication and authorization systemsUnderstanding of Zero Trust architecture and least-privilege access patterns, including device trust and identity-aware network accessFamiliarity with endpoint security controls (EDR, device management, OS hardening) and modern network security patterns (segmentation, service-to-service authentication, egress control)Experience securing enterprise SaaS and internally built business applications, including third-party integration and API riskProven ability to lead projects from strategy through executionStrong communication and cross-functional collaboration skillsYou are:A Player Coach: You lead from inside the work. You are in the design docs and the pull requests, and your engineers grow faster because of it — without you becoming the bottleneck.Engineer First: You approach problems with code and systems thinking, building reliable security platforms that engineering teams can depend on.Protocol Fluent: You have hands-on experience implementing identity standards and can navigate RFC-level details to debug complex authentication and authorization issues.A Multiplier: You measure yourself by what your team ships and how much your engineers grow, not by what you personally wrote.Collaborative: You love working with your direct team and cross-functional partners across engineering, DevOps, IT, and business teams to deliver security outcomes without slowing them down.A Strategic Thinker: You define clear technical requirements and assess commercial solutions to inform build vs. buy decisions, balancing security rigor with engineering pragmatism.Comfortable with Ambiguity: You gather data, navigate complex situations, and make sound technical decisions even when facing incomplete information or unclear requirements.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$293,800—$343,340 USDRoles 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.For US based roles only, please note the Company may not be able to employ candidates for this role who have United States work authorization related to certain U.S. visa categories, or support future H-1B sponsorship at this time.