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Security Engineer

Meta
Washington, DC Full Time
POSTED ON 11/27/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/21/2026
Cross-Meta Security’s mission is to protect the company, our community, and their data while empowering safe innovation. To achieve this, we are building a small team of Senior Individual Contributors (ICs) who can solve security-related technical problems across the company in collaboration with various Meta product groups and pillars.

Security Engineer Responsibilities:

  • Lead cross-organizational technical teams to solve challenging cross-domain security problems.
  • Bring together engineering teams that work in adjacent areas to build shared context and tackle bigger problems than they can solve individually.
  • Operate with ownership and accountability for one or more security risks at Meta and drive and influence people to do the right things to comprehensively address those risks while enabling the company to move fast.
  • Disambiguate and decompose problems and solutions and create clarity for others.
  • Provide technical guidance and collaborate with cross-functional partners to define projects goals and milestones.
  • Bolster engineering excellence in everything you do.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • B.S. Computer Science or related field
  • 15 years of experience managing security risk and navigating the tradeoff between security and friction in a large organization
  • 15 years of experience in driving large cross-company engineering and Security initiatives
  • Experience with system design, threat modeling and risk assessment
  • Experience building engineered controls and guardrails to manage risks
  • Application of security principles such as least privilege, defense in depth, segmentation
  • Knowledge of current threat tactics, techniques, and procedures
  • Experience in distributed systems, access control, encryption, intrusion detection
  • Effective communication that creates clarity and simplicity for others

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.

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations-ext@fb.com.

$264,000/year to $342,000/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.

Salary : $264,000 - $342,000

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