New York, NY$156,000 – $316,800Added to Openbound 25 days ago
Detection Engineer (Multiple Positions)
TikTok
Job description
About TikTok
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.
Why Join Us
Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we work towards every day. We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.
About the Team
Our team plays a crucial role in ensuring the company’s success. We seek people who are willing to learn and put in the effort to solve problems. Our challenges are not your regular day-to-day problems - you’ll be part of a team that’s developing new solutions to new challenges. It’s working fast, at scale, and we’re making a difference. We are looking for talents to join us on this exciting journey!
Responsibilities
Employ analytical methods to understand insider risk patterns and establish models for forecasting insider risk scenarios. Analyze large and complex datasets to uncover anomalous behavior and potential threats. Triage and investigate alerts from tools such as SIEM, DLP, UEBA, and EDR, escalating when appropriate.
Support real-time response efforts by participating in incident handling, root cause analysis, and documentation.
Collaborate with internal teams to refine and test detection logic, reduce false positives, improve log coverage, and improve detection precision.
Maintain and support compliant data flows and automation access to allow for interoperability across various business regions.
Document detection logic, investigations, and workflow improvements clearly and concisely.
Identify opportunities to automate repetitive tasks and support initiatives involving scripting, code, or ML-based improvements.
Work with cross functional teams globally to ensure alignment, collect feedback on automations, and deploy solutions to get cross functional adoption.
Qualifications
Qualifications Must have a Master’s degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Engineering (any), Information Systems, Data Science, Statistics, Analytics, Mathematics or a related field and 1 year of related work experience; or a Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Engineering (any), Information Systems, Data Science, Statistics, Analytics, Mathematics or a related field and 3 years of related work experience.
Of the required experience, must have 1 year of experience in each of the following: Developing and maintaining systems using Star programming language to analyze data patterns and implement automated monitoring solutions; Parsing and analyzing ELF file structures to extract, validate, and process data for security and operational purposes; Programming using Python and SQL; Working with cross-functional stakeholders to gather business requirements and translate them into technical requirements; and Writing technical documents explaining and detailing code implementation and requirements.
Type: Full time, 40 hours/week
Location: New York, NY Salary Range: $156000 - $316800 per year
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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://tinyurl.com/RA-request
