Security Engineer, Insider Trust Investigations and Response

Security Engineer, Insider Trust Investigations and Response

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Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta), formerly known as Facebook Inc., builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps and services 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. To apply, click "Apply to Job" online on this web page.

Security Engineer, Insider Trust Investigations and Response Responsibilities

• Proactively identify illicit human trafficking activity and networks, and their presence on Meta's family of apps, to disrupt threats to users.


• Hunt for abuse by leveraging internal data, open-source intelligence, and third party private intelligence.


• Investigate complex cases to understand in granular detail how abuse is occurring and attribute the person(s) responsible.


• Identify and implement appropriate online and offline enforcement strategies to mitigate harm both in the current case and from similar forward-looking abuse.


• Research how threats show up within the ecosystem and deeply understand how abuse manifests.


• Discover and clearly explain emerging threats and trends, with an emphasis on geopolitical, cultural or societal-specific differences where appropriate.


• Analyze and interpret large datasets to advance investigations, quantify trends or support findings.


• Identify effective strategies to prevent or disrupt abuse at scale.


• Consult on the design of countermeasures to effect those strategies.


• Take a leadership role in suggesting, prototyping, and teaching novel investigative techniques.


• Address sensitive content issues, including but not limited to graphic images, videos and writings, offensive or derogatory language, and other objectionable material.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires 6 years of work experience in the job offered or related occupation.


• Requires 24 months of experience in the following skills:


• 1. Conducting large-scale investigations and utilizing big data tools such as Hadoop, MongoDB, etc.


• 2. Assisting building out infrastructure and/or programs


• 3. Thinking critically and qualifying assessments with solid communications


• 4. Proven track record of managing and executing on short-term and long-term projects and prioritizing and executing with minimal direction or oversight


• 5. Proven track record of expert knowledge of operating systems, file systems and memory on Windows, MacOS and Linux


• 6. Proven track record of experience with an interpreted language (PHP, Python, Perl, Ruby)


• 7. Building investigative automation tools and processes.

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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.

Meta is committed to providing reasonable support (called accommodations) in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions or sincerely held religious beliefs, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to accommodations-ext@fb.com .

$179,522/year to $200,200/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.