Security Engineer - Surface Coverage, Detection Engineering

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses, including Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp, and working on AR/VR experiences.
$147,000 - $208,000
Security
Senior Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
6+ years of experience
Cybersecurity

Description For Security Engineer - Surface Coverage, Detection Engineering

Meta is seeking an experienced Security Engineer to join their Security team, focusing on threat modeling, TTP identification, and detection engineering. This role offers an opportunity to work at one of the world's largest tech companies, protecting critical infrastructure and systems.

The position involves collaborating with Software Engineers and Offensive Security Engineers to identify critical assets, assess top risks, and evaluate potential attacks against Meta systems. You'll work across engineering teams supporting Production and Corporate systems to develop detection and response automation using both industry-standard and custom platforms.

Key aspects of the role include:

  • Leading cross-functional security projects
  • Performing threat modeling for various assets including endpoints, servers, and cloud environments
  • Building response workflows and automations
  • Supporting security incident response
  • Designing and implementing attack testing automation
  • Working with some of the world's largest datasets and building on hyper-scale data pipelines

The ideal candidate should have 6+ years of experience in Detection & Response Engineering or similar Security Engineering role, with a strong background in security automation, threat analysis, and system design. The role offers competitive compensation ($147,000-$208,000/year) plus bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefits.

This position is perfect for security professionals who want to make a significant impact on the security of platforms used by billions of people worldwide. You'll have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and contribute to Meta's mission of connecting people globally while ensuring the security of their systems and data.

Last updated 7 days ago

Responsibilities For Security Engineer - Surface Coverage, Detection Engineering

  • Lead cross-functional projects to improve detection and response capabilities
  • Review security architecture of large-scale systems and propose controls
  • Perform TTP-based Threat Modeling for various assets
  • Analyze logs to identify potential threats and detection ideas
  • Build response workflows and actions for auto-resolving false positives
  • Support security incident response and drive incident resolution
  • Design and implement attack testing automation
  • Build logging pipelines using custom datasets and infrastructure

Requirements For Security Engineer - Surface Coverage, Detection Engineering

Python
Linux
  • 6+ years of experience in Detection & Response Engineering or similar Security Engineering role
  • Experience building complex automations and integrations using SOAR platforms
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field or equivalent experience in Security
  • Experience designing systems used for responding to both external and insider threats
  • Experience analyzing network and host-based security events
  • Knowledge of networking technologies, specifically TCP/IP and related protocols
  • Knowledge of operating systems, file systems, and memory structures on Windows, MacOS and Linux
  • Coding/scripting experience in one or more general purpose languages
  • Experience with attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures

Benefits For Security Engineer - Surface Coverage, Detection Engineering

Medical Insurance
Equity
401k
  • Medical Insurance
  • Equity
  • 401k

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