Incident Response Engineer - Senior, Threat Detection

Meta; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking an Incident Response Engineer to lead investigations, coordinate cross-functional incident response, and drive scalable, automated solutions across the Security Operations landscape.

You will shape multi-year roadmaps, mentor teams, and collaborate with software and production engineering to enhance detection, response, and remediation capabilities in a large, regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years in Security Incident Response and Detection in a large, regulated organization.
• In-depth knowledge of Security Operations and Incident Response services.
• Experience reporting on incident/program status for leadership.
• Experience leading and managing complex cross-functional programs.
• Experience responding to external and insider threats.
• Experience analyzing network and host-based security events.
• Knowledge of TCP/IP and related protocols.
• Experience with Windows, macOS and Linux file systems and memory structures.
• Coding/scripting experience in one or more general purpose languages.
• Experience with malware analysis, digital forensics, intrusion detection, and/or threat intelligence.
• Experience adhering to responsible AI practices and staying current with emerging AI technologies.
• Experience integrating AI tools to optimize workflows.
• Experience in threat hunting leveraging intelligence data.
• Experience recruiting, building, and leading technical teams.
• Broad knowledge across the Security domain (Logs, Incident Management, Digital Forensics, Detection)

Responsibilities

• Conduct security investigations and lead security incident response in a cross-functional environment and drive incident resolution.
• Develop Incident Response initiatives that improve our functionalities to effectively respond and remediate security incidents.
• Refine operational metrics, KPIs, and SLIs to measure Security Operations and Incident Response services.
• Influence and align the team’s mission and strategy; prioritize and deliver multi-year roadmaps and projects.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal customers to identify and facilitate solutions.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to solve detection and response challenges.
• Collaborate with software and production engineering teams to develop scalable IR solutions.
• Focus on prioritizing and automating detection and response functionalities.
• Coach and mentor the team for long-term career development and success at scale.

Skills

Incident response

Threat hunting

Cross-functional leadership

AI in security

Networking TCP/IP

Scripting

Malware analysis

Digital forensics

Team leadership

Threat intelligence

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS or related field

Job description

Meta is seeking an Incident Response Engineer to lead investigations, coordinate cross-functional incident response, and drive scalable, automated solutions across the Security Operations landscape.

You will shape multi-year roadmaps, mentor teams, and collaborate with software and production engineering to enhance detection, response, and remediation capabilities in a large, regulated environment.