About the role#
Meta Security is seeking interns to join our Detection and Response teams for the summer of 2027. You will work with analysts and engineers to identify critical assets, assess risks, and detect potential attacks against our production and corporate systems. You will spend your time building detection and response automation, working with large-scale datasets, and developing tools to improve our security posture.
What you'll do#
- Work on cross-functional projects to improve our ability to detect and respond to security incidents.
- Review security architecture for large-scale systems and propose logging, detection, and prevention controls.
- Perform TTP-based threat modeling for endpoints, mobile devices, servers, and cloud environments.
- Analyze logs from host and network sources to identify potential threats.
- Build response workflows that auto-resolve false positives and provide context for investigations.
- Support security incident response and drive resolution for internal and external threats.
- Design and implement attack testing automation to validate detection coverage.
- Build logging pipelines using custom datasets and infrastructure.
- Track threat clusters and improve the tools used for intelligence data integration.
What you'll need#
- Currently pursuing a BS or MS in Computer Science or a related field.
- Experience analyzing network and host-based security events.
- Knowledge of networking technologies, specifically TCP/IP and related protocols.
- Understanding of operating systems, file systems, and memory structures on Windows, MacOS, and Linux.
- Coding or scripting experience in at least one general-purpose language.
- Familiarity with attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures.
- Intent to return to your degree program after the internship.
- Ability to obtain and maintain work authorization in the United States.
- Experience in detection and response engineering, threat hunting, or security-focused software engineering is preferred.
- Familiarity with threat modeling frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK or the Diamond Model is a plus.
Location & details#
- This is a full-time, paid internship located in New York, New York.
- The role is on-site.
About Meta
Meta develops software and social media applications. It operates platforms such as Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The company maintains headquarters in Menlo Park, California. Current work focuses on augmented and virtual reality alongside artificial intelligence and machine learning.
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