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Security Engineer Posture Management, Intern (Summer 2027)

Meta

New York, NYInternship$7,313–11,293/moSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$7,313–11,293/mo
Location
New York, NY
Role Type
Internship
Schedule
Internship
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Security Posture Management team works to help engineers operate efficiently while maintaining strong security controls for critical infrastructure. The intern will contribute to infrastructure security and gain hands-on experience solving security problems with engineering solutions in a collaborative environment. The internship starts in Summer 2027.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Written CommunicationVerbal CommunicationCodingPythonPHPJavaRubyGoRustC/C++Distributed SystemsSoftware SecurityCybersecurityComputer SecurityCloud ComputingMetricsInfrastructure as CodeTerraformSaltStackAnsibleSecurity Community Contributions

Qualifications

BS or MS in Computer Science or Related FieldWork Authorization in Employment CountryReturn to Degree Program

Full job description

Summary:

The Security Posture Management team’s mission lies at the intersection of empowering engineers to work efficiently with minimal friction and maintaining the highest standards of security controls for our critical infrastructure. We are looking for a highly motivated Intern who is eager to learn and passionate about security engineering!As an Intern on our team, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the security of Meta's infrastructure while developing your skills in a collaborative and supportive environment. This internship, starting Summer 2027, is an exciting opportunity if you are interested in solving complex security problems and want to gain hands-on experience with innovative engineering solutions.

Required Skills:

Security Engineer Posture Management, Intern (Summer 2027) Responsibilities:

  1. Collaborate with engineers on building features in existing tools to address security problems at scale at Meta

  2. Support work around validating proofs of concept and executing tests to influence definition of security standards and controls inside the company

  3. Improve reliability of security tools involved in the company's security posture management program in partnership with senior engineers

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

  1. Must be in the process of obtaining a BS or MS in Computer Science or related field

  2. Proven written and verbal communication skills to convey complex technical issues to both security and non-security audiences

  3. Experience writing code in Python, PHP, Java, Ruby, Go, Rust, C/C++, or similar languages

  4. Familiarity in one or more of the following areas - distributed systems, software security, cybersecurity, computer security, cloud computing

  5. Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

  1. Experience using metrics to measure service and program effectiveness and consistency

  2. Exposure to Infrastructure as Code (IAC) tools (e.g., Terraform, SaltStack, Ansible) through classes, labs, previous internships, or personal projects

  3. Contributions to the security or privacy community (public research, OSS, blogging, presentations, etc.)

  4. Intent to return to full-time degree program after completion of the internship

Public Compensation:

$7,313/month to $11,293/month + benefits

Industry: Internet

Equal Opportunity:

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. 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.

Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at [email protected].

How this job compares

Set against the 1,037 open Security Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 9, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$7,313–11,293/mo
  • New York median$177–256K/yr51 salary ranges
  • US median$52–55/hr20 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 78 open Security Engineering jobs in New York and 1,037 across the US. 9% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
Security Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 8 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 5 to 10 years (819 postings).
Education
171 of the 1,037 open Security Engineering jobs (16%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 9, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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