Software Engineer, Threat Intelligence

Responsibilities

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok has global offices including Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul and Tokyo.

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.

This team is a group of experts who keep an eye on the web for any signs of trouble and danger from people with malicious intentions. They use various ways to gather, study, and share information about the current and future cyber dangers that could harm the organization or its customers. They also provide advice and help on how to avoid, find, and deal with these dangers, and help to make the organization more secure. This team is a very important part of the organization's cyber security plan and protection.

Responsibilities
1. Responsible for analysis, investigation and traceability of underground/blackmarket industry cases.
2. Perform real-time analysis and trending of security log data from various security devices and systems, leveraging on in-depth analysis of understand industry exploitation chains and knowledge of most underground sources in non-China areas.
3. Respond to user incident reports and evaluates the type and severity of security events.
4. Maintain data sources feeding the log monitoring system, develop and maintain detection and alerting rules.
5. Identify recurring security issues and risks and develops mitigation plans and recommends process improvements.
6. Constantly keep up with the latest attacks in the underground industry, identify business logic risks and independently conduct traceability or investigation.
7. In-depth analysis of underground industry exploitation chains, knowledge of most underground sources in non-China areas.
8. In-depth understanding of various business risks such as eCommerce/Payment business with the ability to lead discovery, data analysis, investigation, evidence collection, traceability analysis and communication with business teams.
9. Research, design, and develop computer and network software or specialised utility programs.
10. Analyse user needs and develop software solutions, applying principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis.
11. Update software, enhances existing software capabilities, and develops and direct software testing and validation procedures.

Qualifications

1. Bachelor's or higher degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Programming & System Analysis, Science (Computer Studies) or related discipline.
2. Candidate should have at least 5 years of experience in threat intelligence related experience.
3. More than 3 years of security work experience with high learning ability.
4. Familiar with the various attack methods of the underground industry, experience in penetration testing and data analysis is preferred.
5. Good data analysis skills and observation, able to accurately describe and identify attack patterns, and understand key points from large datasets.
6. Good communication and coordination skills, strong analytical skills, process management skills, experience in cross-team cooperation, strong execution.

Good to have
1. Experience in dealing with criminal groups, APT, familiarity with underground telegram groups etc.
2. Automation and scripting skills are preferred.

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.