Infrastructure Security Monitoring Engineer at Meta

Washington, District of Columbia, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

25 Apr, 26

Salary

217000.0

Posted On

25 Jan, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Security, Automation, Incident Response, Network Protocols, Unix Systems, Threat Hunting, Forensic Investigations, Security Monitoring, Application Security, System Security, Network Security, Detection, Mitigation, Research, Development, Mentoring

Industry

Software Development

Description

Meta’s Infrastructure Security Monitoring (ISM) team is seeking an experienced engineer to help secure the infrastructure that connects over a billion users. You will be responsible for building, implementing and operationally supporting detections throughout our infrastructure. We are looking for a candidate with passion for security and innovation, who will research and develop new solutions to help protect our infrastructure and our users. Responsibilities Iterate security posture to better protect against attacks and detect new vectors Lead efforts to mitigate and investigate security incidents Utilize frameworks to develop and scale detection, mitigation and response automation tooling Evaluate and test new vendor and home-grown initiatives for security issues Mentor and evangelize security practices through cross functional work with engineering teams throughout Meta Keep Meta safe through active operation and defense of critical infrastructure Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience 3+ years of development experience in at least one programming language (Python, Go, etc.) with the ability to apply that to security tool development, automation, and overall programmatic solutions that will be used to defend infrastructure 1+ years of experience in offensive/defensive security or systems engineering Knowledge of network protocols (TCP/IP, computer networking, routing and switching) and Unix based systems Experience researching, building, and implementing defensive security systems that are used against internal and external attack vectors Experience designing and building out application, system and network security monitoring to aid in detection or forensic investigations Preferred Qualifications Background in intrusion detection, security investigations, and incident response Understanding of MITRE ATT&CK Framework and associated threat actor techniques Experience “threat hunting”, i.e. using threat intel to proactively and iteratively investigate these potential risks and finding suspicious behavior Experience developing baselines and investigating anomalies in order to identify suspicious behavior Develop automation and utilize frameworks to scale detection, mitigation or response tools $154,000/year to $217,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

The engineer will be responsible for building, implementing, and operationally supporting detections throughout Meta's infrastructure. They will lead efforts to mitigate and investigate security incidents while mentoring and promoting security practices across engineering teams.