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The Privacy Aware Architecture team at TikTok is committed to pioneering innovative architectural solutions and mechanisms that integrate a native understanding of personal data into TikTok's infrastructure. Our paramount goal is to ensure that TikTok's backend systems adhere to the highest standards of security, responsibility, transparency, and privacy consciousness throughout whole lifecyle of user data. We build software solutions spanning various tiers of TikTok's distributed systems, prioritizing the implementation of robust measures such as data minimization, access control, encryption, and purpose limitation. We aim to innovate and practice industry-leading technologies to mitigate privacy risks and safeguard the personal data entrusted to TikTok by its users.

Responsibilities:

- Lead the design and implementation of security controls and measures to safeguard sensitive private data, including PII, within our distributed system.
- Conduct comprehensive risk assessments and security audits to identify vulnerabilities, threats, and compliance gaps in our systems and infrastructure.
- Develop and enforce security policies, procedures, and guidelines to ensure adherence to industry standards, regulatory requirements, and best practices.
- Implement encryption, access controls, authentication mechanisms, and data masking techniques to protect data at rest, in transit, and in use.
- Design and configure security features for Kubernetes sidecar containers, including container isolation, network segmentation, and runtime protection mechanisms.
- Collaborate with DevOps, SRE, and platform engineering teams to integrate security into the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and automate security testing and compliance checks.
- Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance, best practices, and emerging technologies.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

- BS Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Security, or related field, with at least 5 years of working experience in software engineering with a focus on security of data, network, or operations systems.
- Strong expertise in designing, implementing, and managing security solutions for distributed systems, including the protection of sensitive private data.
- In-depth knowledge of security best practices, standards, and frameworks, such as GDPR, CCPA, etc.
- Proficient in at least one programming language, such as Go, Python, or Java, with a solid understanding of software design principles and patterns.
- Hands-on experience with security tools and technologies, including SIEM, IDS/IPS, endpoint security, encryption algorithms, PKI, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Familiarity with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) in a security context.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate technical concepts and collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels.

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 https://shorturl.at/cdpT2

Job Information

[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $194000 - $355000 annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;

2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and

3. Exercising sound judgment.