Security Engineer Investigator, Insider Trust

As part of Meta Security, our Insider Trust team is dedicated to identifying and responding to insider threats that target our data. Our mission is to detect, investigate, and mitigate damage caused by insider threats. We handle a wide range of abuse cases, including misuse of user data, intellectual property theft, and leaks of sensitive information.

We are seeking Security Engineer to join the investigative team. This role involves investigating, hunting, and automating internal signals to detect malicious activities related to insider threats.Security Engineer Investigator, Insider Trust Responsibilities

• Perform analysis, and threat hunting from a variety of log sources (e.g., individual host logs, network traffic logs) to identify potential insider threats
• Create workflows and automations to streamline signal detection, threat hunts, and investigative processes
• Collaborate with software and production engineering teams to build scalable and adaptable solutions for insider threat investigations
• Identify gaps in our infrastructure and work with cross-functional partners to improve visibility through logging and automation
• Prioritize efforts to maximize impact by enhancing visibility, automating processes, and scaling investigative capabilities
• Build operational workflows and actions to auto-resolve false positives and provide context, scaling investigation capabilities
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
• 2+ years of experience in Detection & Response Engineering, Insider Threat, or a similar Security Engineering role
• Technical and procedural understanding in conducting security investigations, including response, forensics, and large-scale log analysis
• Knowledge of attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures
• Scripting in one or more general-purpose programming languages

Minimum Qualifications For those who live in or expect to work from California if hired for this position, please click here for additional information. 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.
$117,000/year to $173,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

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