Meta
Director, Security Engineering - i3E
$271K–$347K
Bellevue, WA +3 · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 6, 2026
- Location
- Bellevue, WA
Menlo Park, CA
Washington, DC
New York, NY - Experience
- 12+ years in a relevant technical domain; 8+ years of people management.
- Education
- MS or equivalent experience in a technical discipline, intelligence studies, or a related field.
About the job
Leads Meta’s i3E investigations organization, setting strategy and building AI-native investigations that turn findings about serious threats into measurable harm reduction and durable defenses.
What you'll do
- Lead a multi-pod organization across harm domains; develop managers and technical leaders and maintain organizational resilience.
- Own investigation strategy, prioritization, metrics, and response posture for high-severity escalations.
- Redesign investigations around AI and partner across functions to translate findings into enforcement, product changes, and communications.
What they ask for
- 12+ years of experience in security, intelligence, investigations, or a closely related technical domain, including hands-on technical depth.
- 8+ years of people management, including developing managers and leading distributed teams.
- Experience building or leading intelligence or investigative capabilities, including tradecraft development and investigative tooling.
- Experience integrating AI into workflows and applying responsible, ethical AI practices.
Nice to have
- Knowledge or experience across several listed threat domains, such as fraud, human exploitation, state-sponsored threats, or GenAI abuse.
- Experience in crisis management or incident response environments.
Pay
$271,000/year to $347,000/year (base salary)
AI focus
Lead an AI-native transformation by redesigning investigative workflows around AI, applying responsible-use practices, and measuring gains in throughput and quality; ongoing AI skill development includes prompt and context engineering and agent orchestration.
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