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Security Engineer - Investigations - i3E (University Grad)

Meta
Washington, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 18 Mar 2025
💰 $137,000/yr($117,000/yr$137,000/yr)

About the role

The Integrity, Investigations, Intelligence, and events (i3E) teams at Meta are dedicated to protecting the users of our family of applications (e.g. Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Oculus) from a multitude of threats including: criminal organizations, human trafficking and exploitation, and scams/fraud.

We are seeking security engineers to investigate sophisticated threat actors, advance investigative methods, automate and mature team processes through tooling, and use innovative approaches to protecting people from offline harm. You will have the opportunity to work on some of the most meaningful and high-visibility risks facing the company. Ideally you are innovative, have experience of consistently working under your own initiative driving results, and are passionate about our mission.Security Engineer - Investigations - i3E (University Grad) Responsibilities
  • Proactively hunt for threats and undetected abuse by leveraging internal data, open-source intelligence, and third party private intelligence.
  • Investigate complex cases to understand how abuse is occurring and implement enforcement strategies to mitigate and/or detect harm.
  • Identify areas to automate investigative tooling and tradecraft.
  • Analyze and interpret large datasets to advance investigations, quantify trends or support findings.
  • Implement effective strategies to prevent and disrupt abuse at scale.
  • Address sensitive content issues, including but not limited to graphic images, videos and writings, offensive or derogatory language, and other objectionable material.
  • This role involves exposure to graphic and/or objectionable content including but not limited to graphic images, videos and writings, offensive or derogatory language, and other potential objectionable material, i.e. child exploitation, graphic violence, self-injury, animal abuse, and other content which may be considered offensive or disturbing.
Minimum Qualifications
  • Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience. Degree must be completed prior to joining Meta.
  • Familiarity with Python, PHP or similar scripting languages.
  • Familiarity conducting large scale data analysis and utilizing big data tools such as Maltego, Palantir, Tableau, etc.
  • Familiarity with effective communication and presenting technical findings.
  • Familiarity investigating and acting on high-impact threats.
  • A combination of investigative skills and engineering skills.
  • Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience working projects that have enterprise-wide impact and/or multi-organization cross functional stakeholders.
  • Subject matter knowledge with either criminal organizations, child safety, human exploitation, or fraud/scams.
  • Familiarity with sophisticated cyber threats.
  • Experience with open source investigation techniques and familiarity with a variety of internet research tools.
  • Experience working with a team spanning multiple locations/time zones.
  • Experience working efficiently to drive the most impactful work forwards where priorities shift and change.
  • Experience prioritizing and executing with minimal direction or oversight.
For those who live in or expect to work from California if hired for this position, please click here for additional information. About Meta Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.
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Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly ra

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