LINCS Security Engineer

Meta; Papillion (NE); On-site; USD 162,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Meta seeks an experienced Security Engineer for the Infrastructure Data Center Security & Compliance team. You will manage risk across logical and physical domains, design security controls, and implement guidance for enterprise-scale data center operations.

You will lead risk assessments, develop detection rules for facility systems, and support incident response across all domains, contributing to enterprise security strategy and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, CE, or related field.
• 7+ years in network or infrastructure security with ownership.
• Technical experience across security domains.
• Experience building security programs for large-scale infrastructure.
• Experience securing large-scale and/or mission-critical infrastructure.
• Basic understanding of TCP/IP, routing, switching, and network segmentation.
• Understanding secure network architectures for large-scale infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Own security risk management across logical and physical domains.
• Assess threats and communicate findings to inform decisions.
• Assess and report on effectiveness of security controls.
• Engineer security solutions across network, physical, and cyber domains.
• Develop security guidance to align policy with best practices.
• Integrate security throughout the data center lifecycle.
• Develop and implement detection rules for facility mechanical/electrical systems.
• Support security incident management across all domains.

Skills

Network security

Infrastructure security

Telecommunications security

Security project management

AI security tooling

Threat assessment

Incident response

Network engineering basics

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/related

Equivalent practical experience

Tools

SIEM

Penetration testing tools

Job description

Meta is seeking an experienced Security Engineer to join our Infrastructure Data Center (IDC) Security & Compliance team as an individual contributor. As a key member of the team, you will play a critical role in managing risk for our rapidly scaling global infrastructure and operations portfolio spanning data centers, edge, backbone, subsea, and supply chain. Our mission is to design, implement, and maintain robust physical and logical security systems that ensure business continuity, protect customer data, and assure compliance with Meta’s security policies and regulatory requirements.

LINCS Security Engineer Responsibilities:

• Serve as a comprehensive security expert accountable for security risk management across logical and physical security domains
• Assess security risk and communicate information about security threats and vulnerabilities to inform business decisions and drive strategy
• Assess and report on effectiveness of security controls to inform security strategy, manage security risk, and enable business operations
• Engineer security solutions across the network, physical, and cyber/logical domains that efficiently protect Meta infrastructure from security threats at scale
• Develop and operationalize security guidance (e.g., standards, guidelines, playbooks) to align corporate policy, industry best practices, and regulatory requirements into a unified strategy
• Integrate security solutions throughout the entire data center lifecycle including: planning, design, construction, operations, refresh, and decommissioning
• Develop and implement custom detection rules tailored to mechanical cooling and electrical systems supporting the facility operations of our data center buildings
• Support security incident management across all domains, and including maintaining and troubleshooting infrastructure that supports network security tools

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• 7+ years of experience in network security, infrastructure security, or telecommunications security, with demonstrated ownership of security programs in large-scale network environments
• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent additional experience
• Technical experience across security domains
• Experience in establishing, scaling, and maturing security projects and programs
• Experience supporting security for large-scale and/or mission-critical infrastructure and operations
• Basic understanding of network engineering fundamentals, such as TCP/IP, routing, switching, network segmentation, and protocol analysis
• Basic understanding of network security, including the design, implementation, and management of secure network architectures for large-scale network infrastructure

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working on or managing projects that have enterprise-wide impact and/or multi-organization, cross-functional stakeholders
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• Advanced degree in a related field
• Experience working directly in hyperscale data center programs or other large-scale mission‑critical infrastructure
• Background in intrusion detection, security investigations, and incident response
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Experience in managing, executing, and delivering multiple complex projects and programs by prioritizing based on impact, deadlines, and stakeholder needs
• Understanding and awareness of prevailing industry standards and guidelines

About 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.

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Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at [e-mail].

$162,000/year to $227,000/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.