Meta is seeking a highly skilled Security Engineer to join our Infrastructure Data Center (IDC) Security & Compliance team as an individual contributor. As a key member of the team, you will play a critical role in managing risk for our rapidly scaling global infrastructure and operations portfolio spanning data centers, edge, backbone, subsea, and supply chain. Our mission is to design, implement, and maintain robust physical and logical security systems that ensure business continuity, protect customer data, and assure compliance with Meta's security policies and regulatory requirements.

IDC Security Engineer Responsibilities:

• Serve as a comprehensive security expert accountable for security risk management across logical and physical security domains
• Assess security risk and communicate information about security threats and vulnerabilities to inform business decisions and drive strategy
• Assess and report on effectiveness of security controls to inform security strategy, manage security risk, and enable business operations
• Engineer security solutions across the network, physical, and cyber/logical domains that efficiently protect Meta infrastructure from security threats at scale
• Develop and operationalize security guidance (e.g., standards, guidelines, playbooks) to align corporate policy, industry best practices, and regulatory requirements into a unified strategy
• Integrate security solutions throughout the entire data center lifecycle including: planning, design, construction, operations, refresh, and decommissioning
• Develop and implement custom detection rules tailored to mechanical cooling and electrical systems supporting facility operations of our data center buildings
• Support security incident management across all domains and including maintaining and troubleshooting infrastructure supporting network security tools

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• 10+ years of hands-on security experience
• Technical experience across security domains
• Experience establishing, scaling, and maturing security projects and programs
• Experience supporting security for large-scale and/or mission-critical infrastructure and operations
• Basic understanding of network engineering fundamentals, such as TCP/IP, routing, switching, network segmentation, and protocol analysis
• Basic understanding of network security, including the design, implementation, and management of secure network architectures for large scale network infrastructure

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in a related field
• Background in intrusion detection, security investigations, and incident response
• Experience working on or managing projects that have enterprise-wide impact and/or multi-organization cross-functional stakeholders
• Experience working directly in hyperscale Data Center programs or other large scale mission critical infrastructure
• Experience managing, executing, and successfully delivering multiple complex projects and programs simultaneously
• Understanding and awareness of prevailing industry standards and guidelines

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 Whats App 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@meta.com.

$162,000/year to $227,000/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.