Security Engineer, Incident Response

Meta•Menlo Park, CA

1d•$184,000 - $257,000

About The Position

Meta Security is looking for an Incident Response Engineer with experience coordinating, investigating and responding to internal and external threats. You will help the team establish, lead and execute multi-year roadmaps to mature investigative and response services, drawing upon automation and cross functional partnerships to create scalable solutions and maintain high standards of operational competence.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science or Master of Science in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
8+ years of work experience in Security Incident Response and Detection and Response Engineering in a large, regulated organization
In-depth subject-matter knowledge in technical and process regarding Security Operations and Incident Response services
Experience developing and delivering information on incident and program status for leadership
Experience leading and managing complex cross-functional programs
Experience responding to both external and insider threats
Experience analyzing network and host-based security events
Knowledge of networking technologies, specifically Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)/Internet Protocol (IP) and the related protocols
Knowledge of operating systems, file systems, and memory structures on Windows, macOS and Linux
Coding/scripting experience in one or more general purpose languages
Experience with attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures

Nice To Haves

Background in malware analysis, digital forensics, intrusion detection, and/or threat intelligence
Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
Experience in threat hunting including leveraging intelligence data to proactively identify and iteratively investigate suspicious behavior across networks and systems
Experience recruiting, building, and leading technical teams, including performance management
Broad knowledge across the Security domain, as well as demonstrated experience in one (or more) areas such as Logs and events processing, Incident Management, Digital Forensics, Detection and/or response tool development

Responsibilities

Conduct security investigations and lead security incident response in a cross-functional environment and drive incident resolution
Develop Incident Response initiatives that improve our functionalities to effectively respond and remediate security incidents
Refine operational metrics, key performance indicators, and service level objectives to measure Security Operations and Incident Response services
Influence and align the team’s mission and strategy. Collaboratively prioritize and deliver specific multi-year roadmaps and projects
Build, cultivate, and maintain successful relationships with internal customers to identify and facilitate solutions to increase the impact of the team's work
Partner with cross-functional teams to solve challenges related to a broad spectrum of detection and response initiatives
Collaborate with software and production engineering teams to develop scalable and adaptable Incident Response and Investigative solutions
Focus on identifying areas of greatest impact for prioritizing, automating and scaling every aspect of our detection and response functionalities
Coach, mentor, support and care for the team in a way that enables long-term career development, happiness and success at scale