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Security Engineer, Incident Response

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Menlo Park, CAJob$184–257K/yrSeen 3 days agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago

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Compensation
$184–257K/yr
Location
Menlo Park, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Meta Security seeks an Incident Response Engineer to coordinate investigations and respond to internal and external threats. The role leads multi-year roadmaps to mature investigative and response services, using automation and cross-functional partnerships to create scalable solutions and maintain operational competence. The engineer also develops incident response initiatives, improves service measurement, and supports the team’s long-term development.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Security Incident ResponseDetection and Response EngineeringSecurity OperationsIncident Status ReportingCross-Functional Program ManagementThreat ResponseNetwork Security AnalysisHost-Based Security AnalysisNetworking ProtocolsWindowsmacOSLinuxCoding and ScriptingAttacker Tactics and TechniquesMalware AnalysisDigital ForensicsIntrusion DetectionThreat IntelligenceResponsible AI PracticesPrompt and Context EngineeringAgent OrchestrationAI Workflow IntegrationThreat HuntingTechnical Team LeadershipLogs and Events ProcessingIncident ManagementDetection Tool DevelopmentResponse Tool Development

Qualifications

BS or MS in Computer Science or Related Field or Equivalent Experience8+ Years Security Incident Response Experience

Full job description

Summary:

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.

Required Skills:

Security Engineer, Incident Response Responsibilities:

  1. Conduct security investigations and lead security incident response in a cross-functional environment and drive incident resolution

  2. Develop Incident Response initiatives that improve our functionalities to effectively respond and remediate security incidents

  3. Refine operational metrics, key performance indicators, and service level objectives to measure Security Operations and Incident Response services

  4. Influence and align the team’s mission and strategy. Collaboratively prioritize and deliver specific multi-year roadmaps and projects

  5. Build, cultivate, and maintain successful relationships with internal customers to identify and facilitate solutions to increase the impact of the team's work

  6. Partner with cross-functional teams to solve challenges related to a broad spectrum of detection and response initiatives

  7. Collaborate with software and production engineering teams to develop scalable and adaptable Incident Response and Investigative solutions

  8. Focus on identifying areas of greatest impact for prioritizing, automating and scaling every aspect of our detection and response functionalities

  9. Coach, mentor, support and care for the team in a way that enables long-term career development, happiness and success at scale

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

  1. Bachelor of Science or Master of Science in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience

  2. 8+ years of work experience in Security Incident Response and Detection and Response Engineering in a large, regulated organization

  3. In-depth subject-matter knowledge in technical and process regarding Security Operations and Incident Response services

  4. Experience developing and delivering information on incident and program status for leadership

  5. Experience leading and managing complex cross-functional programs

  6. Experience responding to both external and insider threats

  7. Experience analyzing network and host-based security events

  8. Knowledge of networking technologies, specifically Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)/Internet Protocol (IP) and the related protocols

  9. Knowledge of operating systems, file systems, and memory structures on Windows, macOS and Linux

  10. Coding/scripting experience in one or more general purpose languages

  11. Experience with attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

  1. Background in malware analysis, digital forensics, intrusion detection, and/or threat intelligence

  2. Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)

  3. Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies

  4. Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)

  5. Experience in threat hunting including leveraging intelligence data to proactively identify and iteratively investigate suspicious behavior across networks and systems

  6. Experience recruiting, building, and leading technical teams, including performance management

  7. 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

Public Compensation:

$184,000/year to $257,000/year + bonus + equity + 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].

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