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Red Team Operator, Offensive Security Operations - USDS

AT TikTok
TikTok

Red Team Operator, Offensive Security Operations - USDS

Washington, DC

Responsibilities

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.

About The Team
Red Team conduct advanced adversary emulation operations to challenge assumptions and emulate cyber and criminal threat actors targeting or attacking the business. As a Red Team member, you will participate in the design and execution of campaign-based security operations for TikTok, spanning a varying array of targets. Successful team members must be capable of evaluating environments, applications, systems or processes to discover weaknesses, and subsequently leverage those discoveries into actionable real-world attack strategies.

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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 red team members are expected to continuously improve their tradecraft through research, to add breadth and depth to their knowledge as part of the Offensive Security Operations team.

- Engagement in all phases of Red Team security operations
- Work within the Red Team to perform physical exploitation, network exploitation and social engineering assessments against authorized targets
- Perform network reconnaissance and open source intelligence gathering
- Configure and safely utilize attack tools, tactics, and procedures against authorized TikTok targets
- Develop scripts, tools, or methodologies to enhance TikTok's red teaming capabilities
- Help to execute the Red Team strategy to further enhance TikTok's security posture
- Effectively communicate findings and strategy to client stakeholders including technical staff, executive leadership, and legal counsel
- Fluent and proficient in English to enable delivery of verbal and written reports and presentations to both technical and executive audiences
- Provide risk-appropriate and pragmatic recommendations to correct identified flaws, vulnerabilities and misconfigurations
- Provide guidance to advance the defensive capabilities of the Business Operations team and its subsequent ability to defend the TikTok
- Understand business processes, internal control risk management, IT controls and related standards
- Identify and evaluate complex business and technology risks, internal controls which mitigate risks, and related opportunities for internal control improvement
- Understand clients' business environment and basic risk management approaches
- Build and nurture positive working relationships with internal clients with the intention to exceed their expectations

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors' Degree or industry equivalent work experience in IT, Computer Engineering or a similar field
- Relevant, recent and verifiable experience in information security and adversary simulation
- Detailed knowledge of global cyber threats, threat actors, and the tactics, techniques and procedures used by cyber adversaries, specifically those targeting the financial services sector
- 5+ years experience in two or more of the following areas:
- Network penetration testing and manipulation of network infrastructure
- Web application penetration testing assessments
- Email, phone, or physical social-engineering assessments
- Developing, extending, or modifying exploits, shell code or exploit tools
- Experience with Red, Blue, or Purple teaming exercises
- Open to travel as the need arises to perform testing on-site e.g. Data centers, office locations etc. (Estimated Frequency: once per month)

Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in large scale information technology implementations and operations preferred
- Industry certifications such as OSCP, OSCE, OSWE, GPEN, GCIH, GWAPT, or GXPN

Client-provided location(s): Washington, DC, USA
Job ID: TikTok-7465046871184361735
Employment Type: Other

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • HSA
    • Life Insurance
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • On-Site Gym
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Virtual Fitness Classes
  • Parental Benefits

    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Casual Dress
    • Snacks
    • Pet-friendly Office
    • Happy Hours
    • Some Meals Provided
    • Company Outings
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Leave of Absence
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Performance Bonus
    • Company Equity
  • Professional Development

    • Promote From Within
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
    • Mentor Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)

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