Threat Investigator for Youth Safety & Exploitation

Meta; New York (NY); On-site; USD 137,000 - 196,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking an experienced Security Analyst Investigator focused on Youth Safety and Human Exploitation. You will investigate complex child sexual exploitation operations across Meta platforms, identify abuse trends, and design enforcement strategies to mitigate harm while leveraging internal data, OSINT, and third-party intelligence.

The role requires independent lead management of investigations, strong data analysis, and the ability to surface concise, evidence-based findings for diverse

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in security investigations across government, intel, cyber or private sector.
• Expertise in child safety laws or policies (intel, law enforcement, legal analysis, NGO).
• Experience with open source investigation techniques and internet research tools.
• Experience using SQL, OSINT and network security concepts in investigations.
• Ability to craft multi-source, evidence-based findings for diverse audiences.
• Proficiency in SQL.

Responsibilities

• Investigate complex child sexual exploitation operations on Meta platforms and ecosystem.
• Lead investigative research portfolio: identify abuse trends and enforcement strategies.
• Hunt for threats using internal data, OSINT, and private intelligence.
• Analyze qualitative and quantitative data to drive investigations and surface evidence.
• Apply rigorous analysis to investigations and programs, seeking improvements.

Skills

SQL

OSINT

Open-source intel

Data analysis

Education

MS or equivalent in CS/IS/Intelligence/Cybersecurity

Tools

Jupyter Notebook

Maltego

Palantir

Job description

Meta is seeking an experienced Security Analyst Investigator focused on Youth Safety and Human Exploitation. You will investigate complex child sexual exploitation operations across Meta platforms, identify abuse trends, and design enforcement strategies to mitigate harm while leveraging internal data, OSINT, and third-party intelligence.

The role requires independent lead management of investigations, strong data analysis, and the ability to surface concise, evidence-based findings for diverse