Security Engineer - Surface Coverage, Detection Engineering

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses through social technology and immersive experiences.
Security
Senior Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
7+ years of experience
Cybersecurity

Description For Security Engineer - Surface Coverage, Detection Engineering

Meta is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to join their Surface Coverage and Detection Engineering team. This role combines software engineering with security expertise, focusing on protecting Meta's vast infrastructure. The position involves working with cutting-edge security technologies and some of the world's largest datasets to detect and respond to security threats.

The role requires deep expertise in threat modeling, security architecture, and detection engineering. You'll collaborate with Software Engineers and Offensive Security teams to protect Meta's systems, both in production and corporate environments. The position offers the opportunity to work on hyper-scale data pipelines and develop innovative security solutions.

Key aspects of the role include leading cross-functional security projects, performing sophisticated threat modeling, and building automated response systems. You'll be responsible for analyzing complex log data, implementing detection mechanisms, and creating efficient response workflows. The position requires both technical depth in security engineering and the ability to work across teams.

Meta offers the chance to work at a company that's shaping the future of social technology, moving beyond traditional social media into augmented and virtual reality. You'll be part of a team that's essential to protecting Meta's billions of users and its cutting-edge technologies. The company provides a supportive environment with opportunities to work on challenging security problems at unprecedented scale.

This role would be ideal for someone who combines strong security engineering skills with a passion for building robust, scalable security systems. You'll have the opportunity to work with some of the best security professionals in the industry while protecting one of the world's largest technology platforms.

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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 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 false positives
  • Support security incident response
  • Design and implement attack testing automation
  • Build logging pipelines using custom datasets and infrastructure

Requirements For Security Engineer - Surface Coverage, Detection Engineering

Linux
  • 7+ years of experience in Detection & Response Engineering or similar Security Engineering role
  • Experience building complex automations and SOAR platforms
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Security
  • 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, file systems, and memory structures on Windows, MacOS and Linux
  • Coding/scripting experience in general purpose languages
  • Experience with attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures

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