LINCS Security Engineer

LINCS Security Engineer

Meta is seeking an experienced Security Engineer to join our Labs Infrastructure Network Compliance Security (LINCS) team within the Infrastructure Data Center (IDC) org 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.

Responsibilities

Manage security risk across logical and physical security domains 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

Own the implementation, ongoing maintenance, and continuous improvement of established physical security and compliance programs across LINCS infrastructure, beginning with Owned facilities and extending to Leased, Cloud, Edge, and Subsea as those programs mature

Run access management across Owned and Leased infrastructure, including quarterly access reviews and access automation, and help build a net-new capability for oversight of leased and cloud-delegated security, including recurring SLA validation of contracted terms and enforcement of violations

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

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

Experience working across multiple security domains such as network security, physical security, and logical/cyber security

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 Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)

Advanced degree in a related field

Experience in managing, executing, and delivering multiple complex projects and programs by prioritizing based on impact, deadlines, and stakeholder needs

Experience working on or managing projects that have enterprise-wide impact and/or multi-organization, cross-functional stakeholders

Understanding and awareness of prevailing industry standards and guidelines

Background in intrusion detection, security investigations, and incident response

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)

Experience working directly in hyperscale data center programs or other large-scale mission-critical infrastructure