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Offensive Security Engineer Red Team X
MetaNew York City, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 15 Aug 2025
💰 $173,000/yr($117,000/yr – $173,000/yr)
About the role
Meta's Offensive Security Group is seeking an experienced Offensive Security Engineer to join our team. As a key member of the team, you will be responsible for executing tactical, offensive assessments across various environments, emulating internal and external threats, and driving remediations to improve the organization's security posture.Offensive Security Engineer Red Team X Responsibilities
US$117,000/year to US$173,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits
Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.
Equal Employment Opportunity Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. You may view our Equal Employment Opportunity notice
- Conduct offensive security engagements, including Red Team operations, threat-based evaluations, and vulnerability research and exploitation against both internal and external facing systems
- Design, scope, and lead complex technical assessments, Purple Team Engagements, and other security initiatives to test attack detection and prevention effectiveness
- Automate portions of assessments, scoping, or other offensive security work to inform and drive our engagements
- Incorporate Threat Intelligence research to track APT trends and help partners test their environments against new and emerging threats
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Incident Response, Product Security, and other security partners, to align remediation efforts and drive fixes after testing cycles
- Develop and maintain relationships with internal customers to identify and facilitate solutions to increase the impact of the team's work
- Influence and align the team’s strategy, and collaboratively prioritize and deliver specific multi-year roadmaps and projects
- Coach, mentor, support and care for the team in a way that enables long-term career development, happiness and success at scale
- Bachelor's degree (or foreign degree equivalent) in Information Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Security, Cyber Security, Information Assurance, or equivalent experience
- 2+ years of experience in Red Team Security Testing, Penetration Testing, and/or Cyber Threat Hunting
- Demonstrated coding/scripting skills in one or more general purpose languages
- Knowledge of cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Azure) and operating systems (Linux, Windows, macOS)
- Experience working closely with defenders to identify and fix problems
- Contributions to the security community (public research, blogging, presentations, bug bounty, tooling, etc)
- Understanding of attack surfaces for enterprise systems and services
- Offensive Security Certified Professional(OSCP) certification, or equivalent
- Track record of participation in Capture The Flag competitions
US$117,000/year to US$173,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits
Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.
Equal Employment Opportunity Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. You may view our Equal Employment Opportunity notice
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