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

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 both Production and Corporate systems, developing detection and response automation using industry-standard and custom platforms.

What makes this role unique is the scale - you'll be working with some of the world's largest datasets and building on hyper-scale data pipelines. The role combines technical security expertise with engineering skills, requiring both defensive and offensive security mindset.

The ideal candidate will bring 6+ years of experience in Detection & Response Engineering, with a strong background in security architecture, threat modeling, and automation. You'll need to understand both the technical details of security systems and the broader context of how attacks unfold.

Meta offers a competitive compensation package ranging from $147,000 to $208,000 per year, plus bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefits. You'll be working from Meta's Menlo Park headquarters, contributing to the security of a platform that connects billions of users worldwide.

This role represents an opportunity to work on cutting-edge security challenges at massive scale, while being part of a team that's essential to protecting Meta's users, infrastructure, and future innovations in social technology and the metaverse.

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Responsibilities For Security Engineer - Surface Coverage, Detection Engineering

  • Lead cross-functional projects to improve detection and response capabilities
  • Review security architecture and propose logging, detection and prevention controls
  • Perform TTP-based Threat Modeling for various assets
  • Analyze logs to identify potential threats and detection ideas
  • Build response workflows and actions
  • Support security incident response
  • Design and implement attack testing automation
  • Build logging pipelines

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 SOAR platforms
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field
  • Experience designing systems for external and insider threats
  • Experience analyzing network and host-based security events
  • Knowledge of networking technologies, TCP/IP and related protocols
  • Knowledge of operating systems and file systems
  • Coding/scripting experience
  • 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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