Security Engineer - Detection Engineering, Surface Coverage

Security Engineer - Detection Engineering, Surface Coverage

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• Lead cross‑functional projects to improve our functionalities to effectively detect and respond to security incidents
• Review security architecture of large‑scale custom and commercial systems and, under your own initiative, propose logging, detection and prevention controls
• Perform TTP‑based threat modeling for a wide variety of assets including endpoints, mobile, servers, internal services, public & private cloud environments and networking equipment
• Perform analysis against logs from a variety of sources (e.g., individual host logs, network traffic logs) to identify potential threats and detection ideas
• Build response workflows and actions that auto‑resolve false positives and provide contextual scaling of our investigation capacity
• Support security incident response in a cross‑functional environment and drive incident resolution
• Design and implement attack testing automation to validate detection coverage
• Build logging pipelines using our custom datasets and infrastructure

• 2+ years of experience in Detection and Response Engineering or a similar Security Engineering role
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Cyber Security
• Experience building complex automations and integrations using Security Orchestration, Automation and Response platforms
• 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

• Experience in Detection & Response Engineering or a similar Security Engineering role
• Experience building complex automations and integrations using SOAR platforms
• Background in security‑focused software engineering, designing large‑scale systems and data pipelines, or offensive security
• Experience in threat hunting, leveraging intelligence data to proactively identify and iteratively investigate suspicious behavior across networks and systems
• Broad knowledge across the Security domain, with a strong focus in one or more areas such as logs & events processing, incident management, digital forensics, offensive security testing, and detection/response tooling development

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram, and Whats App further empowered billions around the world. Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology.

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$117,000/year to $173,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.