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Offensive Security Engineer, Red Team Operations Group

2 days ago New York, NY

Meta's Security team is looking for an Offensive Security Engineer that can deliver technical expertise for our Red Team Operations Group (RTOG) and execute tactical, offensive assessments across our environments. RTOG is responsible for running full-scope and objective-based Red Team operations across all of Meta's platforms, technologies, and infrastructure, often requiring creative and bespoke offensive security. By exploring the "unknown unknowns", RTOG provides the security organization a means of risk-based prioritization, improving the company's defensive posture as a result.This role requires a desire to help drive fixes with partners from the greater security organization after engagement execution, both as short-term mitigations and long-term improvements.

Offensive Security Engineer, Red Team Operations Group Responsibilities:

  • Design, scope, and execute Red Team operations targeting both traditional and bespoke environments across Meta, evading preventions, detections, and response
  • Incorporate Threat Intelligence research to track APT trends and recreate their Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for operations and other offensive security testing
  • Perform research to identify new ways of achieving your mission, and then develop and test them for use on an operation
  • Work with Incident Response, Product Security, and other security partners to align remediation efforts that best protect the company
Minimum Qualifications:
  • 5+ years of experience running offensive security assessments, 2+ years of full-scope Red Team operations
  • Experience in owning, scoping, developing, and executing phases of Red Team Operations
  • Demonstrated ability in Red Team Operations to make tradeoffs in ambiguous situations by understanding the end-goal and propose concrete paths forward
  • Experience with both outside-in and assumed breach operations
  • Experience in tailored reconnaissance, weaponization, exploitation and lateral movement
  • Knowledge and understanding of attack surfaces for enterprise systems and services
  • Experience adapting open source and COTS offensive tooling to evade EDR/AV or otherwise adjust to a target environment
  • Experience developing reports and deliverables that provide stakeholders with meaningful information to address security issues, and when necessary translating technical concepts into language that is understood by broad technical and non-technical audiences
  • Knowledge of server (Linux, Windows) and client (Windows, macOS, Linux) operating systems
  • Demonstrated understanding of how offensive security is used to improve security
  • Experience in at least one of the following programming languages: Golang, Python, PHP, Hack, C, C++, Rust, Lua, Swift, or Java
Preferred Qualifications:
  • 5+ years of experience executing Red Team operations
  • Experience in leading and owning Red Team Operations end-to-end, and tasking other Red Team operators
  • Experience developing custom tools existing tools to support offensive security teams
  • An understanding of the ideas behind "designing for response" and how to make the most of Red Team Operations' components in the greater scheme of security organization needs
  • Knowledge of operational security across all phases of a Red Team operation, from infrastructure acquisition to noise level for specific TTPs, and how to de-risk them
  • Experience with Red Team operations in non-traditional environments
  • Experience setting up automated virtualized and test environments emulating the target environments
  • Experience working closely with defenders to identify and fix problems
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$147,000/year to $208,000/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.

Client-provided location(s): New York, NY
Job ID: a1KDp00000E2dY6MAJ_1002
Employment Type: OTHER
Posted: 2025-09-05T20:02:34

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    • Health Insurance
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • FSA With Employer Contribution
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • On-Site Gym
    • Mental Health Benefits
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
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  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Casual Dress
    • Happy Hours
    • Snacks
    • Some Meals Provided
    • Company Outings
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Unlimited Paid Time Off
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Sabbatical
    • Leave of Absence
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K)
    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Pension
    • Company Equity
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
    • Financial Counseling
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    • Learning and Development Stipend
    • Promote From Within
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    • Shadowing Opportunities
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