Network Security Engineer Job at Meta (Menlo Park)

Network Security Engineer

Meta

Location:
United States , Menlo Park

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

186200.00 - 209000.00 USD / Year

Save Job

Apply Position

Job Description:

Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta), formerly known as Facebook Inc., builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps and services like Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology.

Job Responsibility:

Collaborate on maintaining and deploying secure network designs, automation systems, and network performance improvements into Meta's production network
Ensure that the network is reliable, secure, robust, and can scale to meet the challenges serving over a billion users
Collaborate, manage, and maintain multi-vendor, multi-protocol datacenter and backbone networks
Develop optimized network monitoring systems and assist in the design of security in new network architectures
Develop and/or maintain automated methods to mitigate and remediate network security issues to maintain consistency within the network infrastructure
Collaborate with the Backbone, Datacenter, Network Infrastructure Engineering teams on a large scale global network
Domestic and International Travel Required 5%

Requirements:

Master's degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Analytics, Mathematics, Physics, Applied Sciences or a related field and 2 years of experience in the job offered or in a computer-related occupation
Experience must include 2 years in the following: Coding in at least one of the following higher-level programming languages: PHP, Python, C++, Go, or Java
Software frameworks and APIs
UNIX or Linux operating system fundamentals
TCP/IP network fundamentals
Routing and switching - hardware design and knowledge of forwarding and data planes
BGP, MPLS, ISIS or similar routing protocols - typical configurations and performance tuning
Network device configuration for at least one vendor (Juniper, Cisco, Arista, Brocade)
Understanding and mitigating network hardware and topology failures
Creating network segmentation through various technologies such as routing, virtual networking, and SDN
Network Security Protocols/Concepts: Security(AAA), Active Directory, Services, Access Control Lists, Firewalls, Intrusion Detection, or Intrusion Prevention Systems
Protocols used for traffic monitoring (Netflow), Protocol Analyzers like wireshark
Encryption and how it translates to network traffic (HTTPS, IPSec)
Layer 2 security controls (Port Security, dot1x)
Develop security automation tools/scripts used to manage or interact with network infrastructure (Ansible, NETCONG, and YANG)

What we offer:

bonus
equity
benefits

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 21, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

Meta - All Job Offers

Job Link Share: