Offensive Privacy Engineer - USDS
Mountain View, California, United States
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.
We are looking for an experienced Offensive Privacy Engineer to join our testing team. In this role, you will conduct offensive privacy testing and identify vulnerabilities and/or misconfiguration to enhance the security and privacy of our systems and applications. Your efforts will ensure the protection of our users' data against potential threats, comply with applicable laws/regulations/committments and reduce attack paths within the USDS 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:
- Lead comprehensive privacy-focused penetration tests and/or emulate adversary-like behavior/opertaions on our infrastructure, application, products and services.
- Perform deep technical, hands-on offensive privacy testing to identify and exploit privacy and security weaknesses.
- Contribute to the creation of a testing framework to methodically test safeguards being designed and implemented
- Design and execute advanced testing methodologies specifically targeting privacy vulnerabilities.
- Develop detailed reports on findings, including actionable remediation recommendations.
- Work closely with XFN teams to address and remediate identified vulnerabilities.
- Communicate findings effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Advocate for best practices in privacy and data protection, ensuring compliance with relevant privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA).
- Stay updated on the latest privacy threats and integrate new findings into the testing program.
- Build and implement security testing tools and technologies to enhance privacy testing capabilities and promote automation.
- Continuously improve team processes and methodologies for better testing outcomes.
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.
We are looking for an experienced Offensive Privacy Engineer to join our testing team. In this role, you will conduct offensive privacy testing and identify vulnerabilities and/or misconfiguration to enhance the security and privacy of our systems and applications. Your efforts will ensure the protection of our users' data against potential threats, comply with applicable laws/regulations/committments and reduce attack paths within the USDS 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:
- Lead comprehensive privacy-focused penetration tests and/or emulate adversary-like behavior/opertaions on our infrastructure, application, products and services.
- Perform deep technical, hands-on offensive privacy testing to identify and exploit privacy and security weaknesses.
- Contribute to the creation of a testing framework to methodically test safeguards being designed and implemented
- Design and execute advanced testing methodologies specifically targeting privacy vulnerabilities.
- Develop detailed reports on findings, including actionable remediation recommendations.
- Work closely with XFN teams to address and remediate identified vulnerabilities.
- Communicate findings effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Advocate for best practices in privacy and data protection, ensuring compliance with relevant privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA).
- Stay updated on the latest privacy threats and integrate new findings into the testing program.
- Build and implement security testing tools and technologies to enhance privacy testing capabilities and promote automation.
- Continuously improve team processes and methodologies for better testing outcomes.
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Tags: Automation CCPA Compliance Exploit GDPR Governance Privacy Vulnerabilities
Perks/benefits: Career development
Region:
North America
Country:
United States
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