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.

In order to enhance collaboration and cross-functional partnerships, among other things, at this time, our organization follows a hybrid work schedule that requires employees to work in the office 3 days a week, or as directed by their manager/department. We regularly review our hybrid work model, and the specific requirements may change at any time.

As a Senior CSOC Analyst, you will be a member of TikTok's US Cyber Security Operations Center (CSOC) team. You will belong to a team of strong people, processes, and technologies with the overarching goal of detecting and responding to threats targeting TikTok's US operations and infrastructure. You'll be based in our Converged Fusion Center in Washington D.C.
The CSOC team is responsible for 24x7 monitoring of multiple security-related information sources to manage incidents related to cyber, privacy, and data protection for TikTok data, infrastructure, and products. The CSOC team will regularly survey the TikTok networks for signs of a breach, malware, or unauthorized access. Additionally, the CSOC team is responsible for developing and maintaining incident response plans, playbooks and procedures. Finally, the CSOC team will be responsible for data collection and analysis of Incident Response data.

The CSOC analyzes disparate data sets when combined with threat information and other enrichment to identify incidents and drive appropriate responses to contain and minimize impact and restore normal operations. The analysis is used to ensure a consistent and coordinated response to ongoing threats ensuring TikTok can continue to operate safely and securely.

Duties and Responsibilities:
- Participate in incident response activities.
- Conduct technical analysis and assessments of security-related incidents, including malware analysis, packet-level analysis, and system-level forensic analysis.
- Collect and analyze disk & memory images with the intent of identifying information related to a security incident.
- Identify major threats that target TikTok users or utilize company infrastructure.
- Support the onboarding of new products, data, processes, or tools by identifying requirements by integrating them into operations (processes, playbooks, and training).
- This position is part of a 24x7 operation and requires shift and/or on-call work.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity or equivalent information security, privacy, risk, compliance, project management or like discipline from an accredited college or university or measurable knowledge/experience from proven industry, military, defense, or government operations.
- 5+ years of experience handling security-related incidents
- Experience with identifying and responding to advanced threats and threat actor TTPs
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written), ability to influence without authority.
- Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration skills, in particular in leading or contributing to global and multi-functional teams.
- Demonstrated time management, problem-solving, effort prioritization and interpersonal skills
- Must possess a high degree of integrity, be trustworthy, and have the ability to lead and inspire change

Preferred Qualifications:
- Excellent fundamental knowledge of industry-standard frameworks (e.g., MITRE ATT&CK)
- GCIA, GCIH, GREM or applicable experience in the Information Security field
- One or more programming/scripting languages (e.g., Perl, Java, Python, etc.)
- SQL - Experience writing and executing SQL queries
- Experience in performing or overseeing static/dynamic malware analysis
- Experience in performing digital forensics for incident response
- Strong Operating System Administration skills including conceptual knowledge of OS internals and experience with core service types
- Experience in cloud-hosted environments
- Strong experience with UNIX/Linux and Windows environments
- Strong analytical/problem-solving skills and cross-functional expertise across multiple IT operational and security disciplines

D&I Statement
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.

Accommodation Statement
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 https://shorturl.at/ktJP6

Data Security Statement
This role requires the ability to work with and support systems designed to protect sensitive data and information. As such, this role will be subject to strict national security-related screening.