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Security Engineer, Investigations - i3

Our mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together.

Meta

Employee count: 5000+

Salary: 143k-208k USD

United States only
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The Integrity, Investigations, and Intelligence (i3) teams at Meta are dedicated to protecting the users of our family of applications (e.g. Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Oculus) from a multitude of threats including: criminal organizations, human trafficking and exploitation, and scams/fraud. We are seeking security engineers to investigate sophisticated threat actors, advance investigative methods, automate and mature team processes through tooling, and use innovative approaches to protecting people from offline harm. You will have the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging, complicated, and high-visibility risks the company is facing.


The ideal candidate will be an innovative self-starter, who is motivated by our mission and results-driven, and will be able to extract, assimilate, and correlate a wide variety of data in order to surface and disrupt threat actors across multiple spaces. Successful candidates must have a proficiency in scripting languages such as PHP or Python and be comfortable with various technical investigative skills.Security Engineer, Investigations - i3 Responsibilities
  • Proactively hunt for threats and undetected abuse by leveraging internal data, open-source intelligence, and third party private intelligence.
  • Investigate complex cases to understand how abuse is occurring and implement enforcement strategies to mitigate and/or detect harm.
  • Identify areas to automate investigative tooling and tradecraft.
  • Analyze and interpret large datasets to advance investigations, quantify trends or support findings.
  • Implement effective strategies to prevent and disrupt abuse at scale.
  • Address sensitive content issues, including but not limited to graphic images, videos and writings, offensive or derogatory language, and other objectionable material.
  • This role involves exposure to graphic and/or objectionable content including but not limited to graphic images, videos and writings, offensive or derogatory language, and other potential objectionable material, i.e. child exploitation, graphic violence, self-injury, animal abuse, and other content which may be considered offensive or disturbing.
Minimum Qualifications
  • 5+ years work experience in cyber security, private sector security investigations and intelligence, government, and/or intelligence.
  • Experience working with Python, PHP or similar scripting languages
  • Proven experience conducting large scale data analysis and utilizing big data tools such as Maltego, Palantir, Tableau, etc.
  • Track record of effective communication and presenting technical findings.
  • Experience prioritizing and executing with minimal direction or oversight.
  • Experience to work within a fast-paced environment where priorities shift and change.
  • A combination of investigative skills and engineering skills.
  • Experience working with a team spanning multiple locations/time zones.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience working or managing projects that have enterprise-wide impact and/or multi-organization cross functional stakeholders.
  • Subject matter expertise with either criminal organizations, child safety, human exploitation, or fraud/scams.
  • Familiarity with sophisticated cyber threats.
  • Experience with open source investigation techniques and familiarity with a variety of internet research tools.
  • BS/MS or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Information Systems, Intelligence Studies, Cybersecurity or related field.
LocationsAbout Meta 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 WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics. Meta is committed to providing reasonable support (called accommodations) in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions or sincerely held religious beliefs, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to [email protected]. $143,000/year to $208,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

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

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Jun 30, 2024

Posted on

May 01, 2024

Job type

Full Time

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Mid-level

Salary

Salary: 143k-208k USD

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About Meta

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Our mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Our products empower more than 3 billion people around the world to share ideas and offer support.

Our Story

When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented, virtual and mixed reality to help build the next evolution in social technology.

Our principles

They embody what we stand for and guide our approach to how we build technology for people and their relationships.

Give People a Voice

People deserve to be heard and to have a voice — even when that means defending the right of people we disagree with.

Build Connection and Community

Our services help people connect, and when they’re at their best, they bring people closer together.

Serve Everyone

We work to make technology accessible to everyone, and our business model is ads so our services can be free.

Keep People Safe and Protect Privacy

We have a responsibility to promote the best of what people can do together by keeping people safe and preventing harm.

Promote Economic Opportunity

Our tools level the playing field so businesses grow, create jobs and strengthen the economy.

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