Security Analyst Investigator - Youth Safety or Human Exploitation

Meta; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 137,000 - 196,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Meta is seeking an experienced security analyst - threat investigator based in Menlo Park, California. The role focuses on investigating complex threats including child exploitation across platforms like Facebook and Instagram. Candidates should have 5+ years of relevant experience and strong skills in SQL, analytics, and investigative methods. The position rewards innovative approaches to security and offers a competitive salary.

The job also requires handling graphic content and is part of a team dedicated to protecting users from various threats. Benefits include equity, bonuses, and comprehensive health plans.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in security investigations (government, intelligence, or private sector).
• Expertise in child safety laws and policies.
• Experience with internet research tools.

Responsibilities

• Investigate child sexual exploitation operations on Meta platforms.
• Lead research to identify abuse trends and design strategies.
• Analyze data to advance investigations and quantify findings.

Skills

Security investigations

Child safety expertise

Open source investigation techniques

SQL proficiency

Analytical skills

Education

MS or equivalent in Computer Science or related field

Tools

SQL

Jupyter Notebook

Maltego

Palantir

Job description

The Integrity, Investigations, Intelligence and Events (i3E) 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 a security analyst - threat investigator 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. We are seeking an experienced security analyst to help drive our understanding and mitigation of child sexual abuse and exploitation on our family of apps. In addition to investigating complex threats, the candidate will have experience advancing investigative methods, and using innovative research approaches to prevent harm to children on our platforms. The candidate will have experience independently identifying and pursuing investigative leads, and delivering measurable outcomes aligned with team goals and will be able to extract, assimilate, and correlate a wide variety of data in order to surface, analyze, and disrupt threat actors across multiple spaces.

Responsibilities

• Investigate complex child sexual exploitation operations to understand how abuse manifests on Meta’s platforms and the wider information ecosystem.
• Lead a portfolio of investigative research to include identifying abuse trends, understanding adversarial behavior, and designing forward-looking enforcement strategies to mitigate harm.
• Proactively hunt for threats and undetected abuse by leveraging internal data sets, open-source intelligence, and third‑party private intelligence.
• Analyze qualitative and quantitative data to advance investigations, quantify trends and support findings with clear, concise evidence.
• Apply analytical rigor to investigations, analysis, and programs while looking for strategic improvement opportunities.
• 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 performing security investigations in government, intelligence, cyber security, journalism and/or private sector organizations.
• Subject matter expertise or prior work experience in child safety based laws or policies (i.e. intelligence, law enforcement, legal analysis, or NGO).
• Experience with open source investigation techniques and familiarity with a variety of internet research tools.
• Experience leveraging SQL, OSINT, and network security concepts in an investigative context.
• Experience developing multi‑source, evidence‑based findings and communicating them to diverse audiences.
• Proficient in SQL.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working or managing projects that have enterprise‑wide impact and/or multi‑organization cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews).
• Experience working with a team spanning multiple locations/time zones.
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies.
• MS or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Information Systems, Intelligence Studies, Cybersecurity or related field.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements).
• Experience prioritizing and managing threat investigations with competing deadlines and stakeholder needs.
• Experience conducting large scale data analysis and utilizing big data tools such as Jupyter Notebook, Maltego, Palantir, etc.

Compensation and Benefits

$137,000/year to $196,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Equal Employment Opportunity

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affïrmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment. 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.