Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced security engineer to drive detection and mitigation strategy and execute large-scale, highly complex technical investigations in order to protect our users against the threat posed by threat actors who seek to run sophisticated scam operations against our users.
Responsibilities
- Investigate sophisticated scammer behaviours to understand how abuse manifests on Meta’s platforms and the wider information ecosystem using a variety of tooling/techniques including innovative deployment of AI solutions where appropriate
- Assist in the development of the team’s long-term strategy to improve tactics, discoverability of threats, and enhance investigative efficiencies
- 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 detect/mitigate harm
- Engage cross-functionally with other teams to develop shared taxonomy, implement effective strategies to prevent and disrupt abuse at scale and represent i3E across the problem space
- Analyze and interpret large datasets to advance investigations, quantify trends, or support findings
- Take a lead role in developing and refining investigative techniques, analytic methodologies, intelligence processes, and tools
- Synthesize abuse telemetry and qualitative insights into decision-ready assessments and recommendations that drive prioritization and result in concrete mitigations across investigations, engineering, policy, and product teams
Minimum Qualifications
- B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field, or equivalent experience
- 8+ years of work experience in cyber security, private sector security investigations and intelligence, government, and/or intelligence
- 5+ years of experience working with Python, PHP or similar scripting languages
- 2+ years experience as technical lead or team lead in an adversarial and/or investigative space with experience driving team strategic direction
- Proven experience conducting large scale data analysis and utilizing big data tools such as Maltego, Tableau, etc
- Proven track record of success in communication and presenting technical findings
- Experience investigating and acting on high-impact threats
- Experience prioritizing and executing with minimal direction or oversight
- Experience in fast-paced environments where priorities shift and change
- A combination of investigative skills and engineering skills
- Experience working with a team spanning multiple locations/time zones
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with scams adversaries including in-depth understanding of common ‘top of funnel’ tactics/techniques and procedures
- Experience with link analysis/graph-style investigations (entity resolution, clustering, relationship mapping)
- Experience in assessing/deploying innovative AI driven solutions for detection/enforcement
- Experience designing and managing projects that have enterprise-wide impact and/or multi-organization cross functional stakeholders
- Experience working with a team spanning multiple locations/time zones
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.
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