TikTok

Responsibilities

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok has global offices including Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul and Tokyo.

Why Join Us

Creation is the core of TikTok's purpose. Our platform is built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make TikTok possible.

Together, we inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we all believe in and aim towards achieving every day.

To us, every challenge, no matter how difficult, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always.

At TikTok, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the communities we serve.

Join us.

About USDS

At TikTok, we're committed to a process of continuous innovation and improvement in our user experience and safety controls. We're proud to be able to serve a global community of more than a billion people who use TikTok to creatively express themselves and be entertained, and we're dedicated to giving them a platform that builds opportunity and fosters connection. We also take our responsibility to safeguard our community seriously, both in how we address potentially harmful content and how we protect against unauthorized access to user data.

U.S. Data Security (“USDS”) is a standalone department of TikTok in the U.S. This new security-first division was created to bring heightened focus and governance to our data protection policies and content assurance protocols to keep U.S. users safe. Our focus is on providing oversight and protection of the TikTok platform and user data in the U.S., so millions of Americans can continue turning to TikTok to learn something new, earn a living, express themselves creatively, or be entertained. The teams within USDS that deliver on this commitment daily span Trust & Safety, Security & Privacy, Engineering, User & Product Ops, Corporate Functions and more.

You will be a part of the Data Defense team responsible for Enterprise Data Defense and Access Assurance Operations. The Data Defense and Access Assurance team's primary focus is TikTok's data protection operations across servers, endpoints, and the cloud. As the Data Defense Developer, you will be a part of a team of cross-functional cyber, privacy, engineering, and data protection analysts to design, develop, implement, and execute tools and processes to enforce data protection controls in accordance with relevant geographical regulations, contractual commitments, and confidentiality requirements.

The candidate must be skilled in conducting technical analysis of data, security, and business problems, as well as threats, incidents, investigations, workforce protection, and other general security-related issues. The candidate must also have the ability to communicate well, motivate and lead cross-functional and individual contributor teams independently, participate in coordinating response and defensive actions over a variety of security disciplines, and disseminate security information as appropriate in support of TikTok's critical business, go to market, and operational infrastructure needs. The candidate will develop, select, and motivate highly effective employees to execute TikTok's business model.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute scripts to scan for sensitive data, verify data security and protect sensitive data-at-rest, in-motion, and in-transit
• Implement automation of iterative processes end-to-end across tools and platforms into scalable, reusable, and configurable frameworks and methodologies
• Build, manage, and maintain data protection technologies to better identify and protect sensitive data
• Guide the development and selection of data protection technologies to meet architecture and security requirements
• Apply appropriate security measures, controls, and protections in the design and selection of data defense tools and technologies
• Design, implement and operate technical security programs (people, process, and technology) to mitigate security threats and risks that may impact business data through a holistic global program-oriented approach

Qualifications

Knowledge and Skills:

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to quickly understand and adapt to new technologies with limited guides and resources
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written), ability to influence without authority and communicate technical concepts to a broad range of technical and non-technical staff
• Works well under pressure within time/budget constraints to solve problems, adjust quickly to shifting priorities, and make decisions with limited information and the ability to balance risks in ambiguous and complex situations
• Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration skills, in particular in leading or contributing to global and cross-functional teams
• Highly motivated to contribute and grow within a complex area of emerging importance
• Strong understanding of:
• Data security tools, processes, and procedures
• Data lifecycle and protection of data throughout
• Configuration and maintenance of data protection tools
• System architecture and technical requirements for deployment of data protection tools
• Security requirements and standards for systems and applications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or industry equivalent work experience in cybersecurity, international security architecture, computer science, and/or software engineering in a converged security program
• 4+ years of applicable experience
• Expert in script development and automation using one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, Go, Java) and APIs
• Strong understanding of relational and non-relational databases (e.g., Graph, Redis, Mongo, Hive, Hadoop/HDFS, and other Big Data technologies)
• High degree of integrity and trustworthiness and the ability to lead and inspire change
• Demonstrated ability to quickly assimilate to new knowledge and remain current on new developments in cybersecurity capabilities and industry knowledge
• Experience building and growing a team to meet strategic and tactical objectives; mentoring and coaching staff
• In-depth experience in designing and deploying data protection technologies and controls in enterprise-class organizations, including the following:
• Microservices architecture
• Data leakage/content monitoring and filtering
• Cloud access security broker
• Secure messaging/email encryption
• Mobile device security
• Disk, file, device, and database encryption
• Key management/Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
• Data classification and privacy policies
• Digital Rights Management (DRM)
• Logging, monitoring, and security event management
• Secure information storage
• Database management and administration

Preferred Qualifications:

• CISSP, SSCP, CAP, CCSP, CISM or applicable experience in the Information Security field
• Familiarity with message queue technologies (e.g., Kafka, RocketMQ)
• Familiarity with source code management tools (e.g., Github, Bitbucket)
• Experience with Data Analytics
• Familiarity with securing data across SaaS and IaaS cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud Platform)
• Be able to handle ambiguity and collaborate with a global team
• Be comfortable communicating with business executives and technical teams

TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at usds.accommodations@tiktokusds.com