Security Engineer Investigator, Insider Trust @ Meta

Cyber Crime; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Security Engineer Investigator to join their Insider Trust team. In this pivotal role, you will investigate insider threats, develop workflows, and enhance internal tools to safeguard company data and infrastructure. With a focus on collaboration, you will work closely with engineering, HR, and legal teams to streamline investigative processes and improve security measures. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a forward-thinking organization dedicated to building a safer digital environment. If you are passionate about security and eager to make a significant impact, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in security engineering, focusing on detection and response.
• Experience with technical investigations and log analysis.

Responsibilities

• Analyze logs to identify insider threats and develop workflows.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance security.

Skills

Detection & Response Engineering

Threat Intelligence

Technical Security Investigations

Log Analysis

Data Interpretation

Python

PHP

C++

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Engineering degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Hbase

SQL

Hive Query Language

Job description

Security Engineer Investigator, Insider Trust

Meta

Giving people the power to build community and bring the world closer together.

The Insider Trust team is looking for a Security Engineer to investigate, build, and improve internal tools and systems to identify malicious activities related to insider threats. Candidates are expected to analyze and monitor internal tools, hunt for insider threats against company data and infrastructure, and have experience carrying out complex internal investigations from collection to reporting and collaboration skills, working closely with engineering teams, Human Resources, and Legal teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop understanding of problem space and provide technical direction during investigations and threat hunts.
• Develop workflows and automations to streamline signals, hunts, and investigative processes.
• Perform analysis of logs from a variety of sources (e.g., individual host logs, network traffic logs) to identify potential insider threats.
• Build operational workflows and actions to auto-resolve false positives and provide context, scaling investigative workflows.
• Identify gaps in our infrastructure, and work with cross-functional teams to gain visibility through logging and automation.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of experience in Detection & Response Engineering, Threat Intelligence, or similar Security Engineering role.
• Experience conducting technical security investigations (response, forensics, log analysis).
• Experience interpreting information from multiple sources and working with data sets.
• Knowledge with database tools/systems such as Hbase, SQL, Hive Query Language.

Preferred Qualifications

• Coding proficiency in Python, PHP, and/or C++, or similar high-level languages.

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