LINCS Security Engineer

Meta is seeking an experienced 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.

LINCS 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 the facility operations of our data center buildings
Support security incident management across all domains, and including maintaining and troubleshooting infrastructure that supports network security tools

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
7+ years of experience in network security, infrastructure security, or telecommunications security, with demonstrated ownership of security programs in large-scale network environments
Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent additional experience
Technical experience across security domains
Experience in 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:

Experience working on or managing projects that have enterprise-wide impact and/or multi-organization, cross-functional stakeholders
Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
Advanced degree in a related field
Experience working directly in hyperscale data center programs or other large-scale mission-critical infrastructure
Background in intrusion detection, security investigations, and incident response
Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
Experience in managing, executing, and delivering multiple complex projects and programs by prioritizing based on impact, deadlines, and stakeholder needs
Understanding and awareness of prevailing industry standards and guidelines

About Meta

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United States of America: $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.

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