Security Engineer Investigator, Integrity Investigations, Intelligence, and Events

Meta; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 184,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta’s Integrity, Investigations, Intelligence and Events (i3E) is seeking security engineers to investigate sophisticated threat actors and mature investigative processes. You will work to surface and disrupt threats across Meta’s apps, leveraging data from internal sources and external intelligence while automating tools and workflows.

The role requires handling sensitive content and showing strong independent judgment in a fast-paced environment spanning multiple locations/time zones.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in cyber security or related fields.
• Experience with large-scale data analysis.
• Proven ability to communicate technical findings clearly.
• Experience with investigative tooling and data correlation.

Responsibilities

• Proactively hunt for threats and undetected abuse by leveraging internal data, OSINT, and third-party intelligence.
• Investigate complex cases to understand abuse and implement enforcement strategies.
• Identify areas to automate investigative tooling and tradecraft.
• Analyze and interpret large datasets to progress investigations and surface trends.
• Implement strategies to prevent and disrupt abuse at scale.
• Address sensitive content issues, including graphic material, language, and other objectionable content.

Skills

8+ years cyber sec

Python or PHP

Big data tools

Effective communication

Independent work

Cross-timezone collaboration

Investigations & engineering

BS/MS in CS/IS/Cybersecurity

Education

BS/MS or equivalent in CS/Information Systems/Cybersecurity

Tools

Maltego

Palantir

Tableau

Job description

Summary:

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 security engineers 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.Candidates should demonstrate experience independently identifying and pursuing investigative leads, 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 and disrupt threat actors across multiple spaces.

Required Skills:

Security Engineer Investigator, Integrity Investigations, Intelligence, and Events Responsibilities:

1. Proactively hunt for threats and undetected abuse by leveraging internal data, open-source intelligence, and third party private intelligence

2. Investigate complex cases to understand how abuse is occurring and implement enforcement strategies to mitigate and/or detect harm

3. Identify areas to automate investigative tooling and tradecraft

4. Analyze and interpret large datasets to advance investigations, quantify trends or support findings

5. Implement effective strategies to prevent and disrupt abuse at scale

6. Address sensitive content issues, including but not limited to graphic images, videos and writings, offensive or derogatory language, and other objectionable material

7. 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:

Minimum Qualifications:

1. 8+ years of experience in cyber security, private sector security investigations, intelligence, or related fields

2. Experience working with Python, PHP or similar scripting languages

3. Proven experience conducting large scale data analysis and utilizing big data tools such as Maltego, Palantir, Tableau, etc

4. Track record of effective communication and presenting technical findings

5. Experience prioritizing and executing with minimal direction or oversight

6. Experience to work within a fast-paced environment where priorities shift and change

7. A combination of investigative skills and engineering skills

8. Experience working with a team spanning multiple locations/time zones

9. BS/MS or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Information Systems, Intelligence Studies, Cybersecurity or related field

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies

2. Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)

3. Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)

4. Experience in deploying AI-driven solutions for detection, enforcement, and investigations

5. Familiarity with sophisticated cyber threats

6. Subject matter expertise with either criminal organizations, child safety, human exploitation, fraud/scams, information operations, malware, or account-based threats

7. Experience working or managing projects that have enterprise-wide impact and/or multi-organization cross functional stakeholders

8. Experience with open source investigation techniques and familiarity with a variety of internet research tools

Public Compensation:

$184,000/year to $257,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Industry:

Internet

Equal Opportunity:

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Aff 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.

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