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Security Engineer, Investigations - i3E

Meta· Analytics
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Bellevue, WA$154k - $217kFull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Security engineer role within Meta's Integrity, Investigations, Intelligence and Events (i3E) team focused on investigating threat actors, developing investigative tooling, and maturing processes to protect users from offline harm across Meta’s family of apps.

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

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in cyber security, private sector security investigations, intelligence, or a related government role
  • Experience working with Python, PHP or similar scripting languages
  • Proven experience conducting large scale data analysis and utilizing big data tools such as Maltego, Palantir, Tableau, etc
  • Track record of effective communication and presenting technical findings
  • Experience prioritizing and executing with minimal direction or oversight
  • Experience to work within a fast-paced environment where priorities shift and change
  • A combination of investigative skills and engineering skills
  • Experience working with a team spanning multiple locations/time zones
  • BS/MS or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Information Systems, Intelligence Studies, Cybersecurity or related field

Skills

Required:PythonPHPData analysisBig data toolsCommunication

Benefits

  • Benefits information available at Meta benefits page
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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