Security Engineer: Build Scalable Defenses & Drive Risk

Meta; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 154,000 - 217,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta's Security Engineering team is seeking a security engineer to protect the vast user base across Meta's products. You will identify vulnerabilities, drive mitigations, and build scalable security solutions that embed security across development lifecycles.

Collaborate with engineering and product teams to turn findings into systemic improvements and reduce risk at scale. You will conduct risk assessments, mentor peers on secure coding, and lead complex security projects from discovery

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in security engineering or related field.
• Experience with vulnerability research and penetration testing across production systems.
• Experience developing security tooling or automation in common languages.

Responsibilities

• Conduct in-depth security assessments and threat modeling across Meta's products and infrastructure.
• Identify security gaps in designs and drive cross-functional mitigations to resolution.
• Develop and improve security tooling, automation, and frameworks for scalable coverage.

Skills

Vulnerability research

Threat modeling

Security tooling

Automation

Incident response

Secure coding

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Meta's Security Engineering team is seeking a security engineer to protect the vast user base across Meta's products. You will identify vulnerabilities, drive mitigations, and build scalable security solutions that embed security across development lifecycles.

Collaborate with engineering and product teams to turn findings into systemic improvements and reduce risk at scale. You will conduct risk assessments, mentor peers on secure coding, and lead complex security projects from discovery