Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Meta Security is seeking an experienced Incident Response Engineer to coordinate, investigate, and respond to internal and external threats. You will lead and execute multi-year roadmaps to mature investigative and response services by leveraging automation and cross-functional partnerships to build scalable and resilient operational capabilities. Your responsibilities will include conducting security investigations, leading incident response efforts in a collaborative environment, and driving incident resolution. You will develop initiatives to enhance our incident response capabilities, refine operational metrics and service level objectives, and influence the team’s vision and strategy. Building and maintaining strong relationships with internal customers and partnering with cross-functional teams will be key to solving challenges across detection and response initiatives. Additionally, you will collaborate with software and production engineering teams to develop scalable Incident Response and investigative solutions, focusing on prioritization, automation, and scaling of detection and response capabilities. Coaching and mentoring team members to support their professional growth will also be an important aspect of this role.

Experience
- 10+ years in Security Incident Response and Detection & Response Engineering within large, regulated organizations
- Technical and process subject matter expert in Security Operations and Incident Response services
- Experience leading and managing complex cross-functional programs
- Proven track record responding to external and insider threats
- Skilled in analyzing network and host-based security events
- Knowledge of networking technologies, specifically TCP/IP and related protocols
- Familiarity with operating systems, file systems, and memory structures on Windows, MacOS, and Linux
- Coding/scripting experience in one or more general purpose languages
- Deep understanding of attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures
- Broad security domain knowledge with deep expertise in areas such as logs and events processing, incident management, digital forensics, detection, and/or response tool development
- Background in malware analysis, digital forensics, intrusion detection, and/or threat intelligence
- Experience recruiting, building, and leading technical teams including performance management
- Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices including risk assessment, bias mitigation, and quality reviews
- Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development and staying current with emerging AI technologies
- Experience in threat hunting leveraging intelligence data to proactively identify and investigate suspicious behavior
- Proven ability to integrate AI tools to optimize workflows and drive measurable impact

About you
Detail-oriented and strategic thinker with strong leadership skills. You thrive in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment and are passionate about advancing security operations through innovation and automation. You are committed to mentoring others and fostering a collaborative team culture. You stay current with emerging technologies and are proactive in applying AI and automation to improve security incident response effectiveness.

Qualifications
Relevant technical certifications and/or degrees in cybersecurity or related fields are preferred but not mandatory. Demonstrated expertise through extensive hands-on experience and leadership in incident response and security operations is essential.