Penetration Tester, Offensive Security Operations

Responsibilities

About the Team 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. As an Application Security Penetration Tester, you will validate security controls around web resources and mobile applications and their backend web services for TikTok. Work with a team of security testing professionals to enhance existing services offerings and security testing capabilities and conduct hands on technical testing focused on identification of OWASP type vulnerabilities in both web application and mobile applications. To succeed in this role the candidate will possess breadth and depth of knowledge in security of operating systems, networking and protocols, firewalls, databases and middleware applications, forensics, scripting and programing. All Application Security Penetration Testers are expected to continuously improve their tradecraft through research, to add breadth and depth to their knowledge. 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/modify custom tooling to solve new needs - Build relationships with engineering teams to strengthen TikTok's to security state - Conduct full exploitation operations in Windows and *nix environments - Develop comprehensive and accurate reports and presentations for both technical and executive audiences - Communicate findings and strategy to client stakeholders, including technical staff, executive leadership, and legal counsel - Perform innovative research and promote an environment of innovation and knowledge sharing - Perform web application testing, mobile application testing, network penetration testing, and source code reviews - Utilize attacker tools, tactics, and procedures to perform analysis and identify vulnerabilities - Implement static and dynamic security testing as part of an automated application security testing process - Other Cybersecurity operational and project initiatives responsibilities to be assigned

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications - Bachelors' Degree or industry equivalent work experience in IT, Computer Engineering or a similar field - 5+ years of experience performing application penetration tests - Well-rounded background in application, network, and system security - Experience with using, administering, and troubleshooting different flavors of Linux - Experience working in Windows environments - Experience with reading, writing, and editing code written in various programming languages, such as Perl, Python, Ruby, Bash, C/C++, C#, and Java - Experience with Burp Suite Pro, including identification and usage of relevant plugins Preferred Qualifications: - Experience with security assessment tools, including Nessus, Accunetix, Metasploit, or Cobalt Strike - Industry certifications such as OSCP, OSCE, OSWE, GPEN, GCIH, GWAPT, or GXPN - Contributions to the security community such as research, public CVEs, bug-bounty recognitions, open-source projects, blogs, publications, etc - Experience with server administration, TCP/IP networking, vulnerability identification and exploitation, vulnerability exploit code development, offensive security operation coordination and communication, vulnerability tracking and remediation, mobile testing - Experience with methodologies on both static and dynamic analysis for different application types and platforms - Experience working with Web Application Firewalls - Securing, testing, having a good understanding of API vulnerabilities and how to address them

Job Information

[For Pay Transparency]Compensation Description (Annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $129960 - $246240 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.

About USDS

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

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.

Diversity & Inclusion

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.

USDS Reasonable Accommodation

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