Robert Barnes
Enterprise Security Architect at T. Rowe Price
Washington DC-Baltimore Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRobert Barnes is an Enterprise Security Architect with over a decade of experience designing secure cloud and application architectures for large enterprises, currently leading security strategy at T. Rowe Price after a long tenure at AWS. He combines deep hands-on engineering roots—from early senior software roles and contracting—to senior security consulting and architecture work, specializing in AI, risk management, and cloud professional services. At AWS he advanced from application security to principal consultant, helping customers operationalize secure cloud deployments at scale. He holds advanced information security training from Boston University and Carnegie Mellon and a BS in Computer Science from George Mason, reflecting a strong blend of academic and practical rigor. Notably, his career progression shows a consistent shift from building software to shaping enterprise security posture, making him adept at translating developer needs into auditable, risk-aligned solutions.
10 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
B.S. Computer Science, B.S. Computer Science at George Mason UniversityMS Candidate Information Security and Assurance, MS Candidate Information Security and Assurance at Carnegie Mellon UniversityMaster of Science (MSc) Information Security, Master of Science (MSc) Information Security at Boston University
Github Skills (43)
amazon-bedrock10
aws10
langchain9
authentication9
generative-ai9
identity-management8
security7
memory-management7
gateway7
aws-cloudformation7
aws-security-hub7
agent6
aws-config6
agentic-ai5
amazon5
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
barnesrobert/aws-detect-extra-regional-activity
Dec 2016 - Jan 2018
Contributions:6 commits, 5 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year
amazon-archives/aws-security-benchmark
Nov 2016 - Sep 2019
Open source demos, concept and guidance related to the AWS CIS Foundation framework.
Contributions:30 commits, 7 PRs, 22 pushes in 2 years 10 months
aws
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