Data Defense Developer - USDS

Responsibilities

About TikTok U.S. Data Security
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. U.S. Data Security (“USDS”) is a subsidiary 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 U.S. user data, 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 across Trust & Safety, Security & Privacy, Engineering, User & Product Ops, Corporate Functions and more.

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.

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.

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.

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
- Design and implement technical security standards covering data protection standards (such as data disposition and encryption) for systems involved in processing sensitive data
- Gather and understand data protection requirements across the regions TikTok operates in and ensure that technical controls satisfy requirements
- Interact with users to define system requirements and/or necessary modifications to new or existing software in support of data security requirements
- Support interactions and develop relationships with Engineering teams to understand system architecture and technical requirements
- Responsible for designing, measuring, and reporting key performance indicators and metrics as well as dashboard visualizations for regular cadences across multiple audiences

Qualifications

Knowledge and Skills:
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
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