Meta
Security Engineer - Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)
Found: February 2, 2026
This role is based in Bellevue, WA with additional locations available.
Compensation:
$184,000/year to $257,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits
Responsibilities:
- Lead Security Due Diligence: Own the end-to-end security assessment process for M&A targets.
- Develop M&A Security Strategy: Define and improve Meta's M&A security playbook and methodologies.
- Drive Integration Planning: Partner with target companies to design secure integration roadmaps.
- Risk Assessment & Communication: Translate technical findings into actionable insights for leadership.
- Build Scalable Processes: Develop tooling and frameworks to scale M&A security operations.
- Technical Leadership: Serve as a subject matter expert across multiple security domains.
- Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborate with various teams throughout the deal lifecycle.
- Post-Acquisition Security: Oversee security remediation for acquired entities.
- Mentorship: Provide guidance to security engineers supporting M&A activities.
Minimum Qualifications:
- 8+ years in information security, with 5 years in a technical leadership role.
- 3+ years experience in M&A security.
- Proficiency in at least one scripting or coding language.
- Experience leading security due diligence for M&A transactions.
- Expertise across multiple security domains.
- Experience with cloud-native architectures and SaaS security assessments.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with M&A security at a large tech company.
- Background in security consulting focused on M&A.