Platform Engineer - USDS

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.

The USDS Offensive Security and Privacy serves as the Independent Testing and Validation pillar for USDS. The team performs cyber threat simulations within the TikTok USDS environment to proactively identify vulnerabilities, misconfigurations and defense gaps. They do so by analyzing the organization's attack surface, which includes - but is not limited to - products, applications, controls, appliances, and infrastructure. Their objective is to emulate adversaries to equip the organization against emerging threats by improving their identification, detection, protection, response, and remediation capabilities.

The Platform Engineer role will be pivotal, as it will work cross-functionally with all teams within the Offensive Security and Privacy pillar to enable, operationalize, maintain, and automate their day-to-day work, tools, applications, platforms, and processes from a technical standpoint. The individual needs to have a fundamental understanding of various security domains, excellent problem-solving skills, development capabilities, attention to detail, and a willingness to work in a fast-paced environment.

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:
- Develop and maintain scalable and secure platform infrastructure for Offensive Security tools, applications accounts and platforms.
- Implement and manage infrastructure and cloud services, ensuring high availability, fault tolerance and security best practices
- Utilize Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation for automation.
- Design and automate CI/CD pipelines to streamline secure code & exploit development and deployment processes.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and mitigate security threats, and maintain security posture of platforms/tools/infrastructure. Implement security measures, including firewalls, segmentation, encryption, and intrusion detection systems.
- Collaborate with peers to schedule regular security assessments and vulnerability testing on team owned assets
- Work with XFN peers to implement solutions to process large data sets being produced as part of testing, streamlining of processes e.g., exploit approval, testing notification etc.Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Experience in platform engineering, DevOps, DevSecOps, and/or infrastructure automation roles.
- Proficiency with cloud platforms such as OCI, AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
- Strong knowledge of containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
- Proficiency in development or scripting languages e.g., Python, Bash, Go.
- Experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or CircleCI.

Preferred Qualification
- Security Testing Experience or maintaining infrastructure and platforms for offensive security testing teams
- Relevant certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), or Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP).
- Experience with serverless architectures and microservices.
- Familiarity with security tools e.g., Nessus, Metasploit, Burp, or Wireshark.
- Knowledge of advanced security concepts such as zero-trust architecture and threat modeling.
- Experience in a high-availability, large-scale production environment.
- Experience with automated security testing and compliance monitoring.
- Strong understanding of security best practices and protocols, system administrator experience in Linux and Windows

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/ktJP6

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.