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# Security Engineer

- **Company:** Robinhood
- **Location:** Menlo Park, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $187,000.0 - $220,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Software Construction, Enterprise Software Applications, Firewalls (Computer Science), Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, CIS Benchmarks, Terraform, Golang
- **Published:** September 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.themuse.com/jobs/robinhood/senior-cloud-security-engineer-46d292

## About the Role

* Securing enterprise applications on AWS by building software, services, and automation that provide safe defaults, paved roads, and intuitive capabilities to other developers
 * Proficiency with Golang (preferred) or Python and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Terraform
 * Strong command of industry best practices like the AWS Well-Architected framework and CIS Benchmarks and have expert level knowledge of AWS security services like Identity & Access Management (IAM), Service Control Policies (SCPs), AWS WAF, and AWS Network Firewall

## Description

* As a Senior Security Engineer you will be part of a team which owns the security posture for cloud infrastructure on which all Robinhood products are built
 * You will build and operate solutions that protect foundational infrastructure and make it easier for Robinhood developers to protect their applications
 * Protect Robinhood's AWS cloud environment and provide engineers with foundational security capabilities
 * Build, configure and set up systems with a safety first approach


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