Cyber Threat Intelligence Team Lead - USDS

Responsibilities
About the Team The USDS FUSE Intelligence program is an all-hazards team that develops products and services with action-based outcomes to reduce and identify risk to TikTok USDS. As a Cyber Threat Intelligence Lead, the candidate will be responsible for directing the efforts of a multi-disciplinary cyber threat intelligence team managing the triage, escalation, and reporting of threats against our US business and users that emanate from multiple sources. The candidate will effectively fuse their knowledge of the general threat landscape, the TikTokUSDS business, and cyber threat intelligence tradecraft to lead a team generating data driven, action-oriented intelligence for stakeholders. The candidate will possess strong skills in research and investigative techniques to develop tailored cyber threat intelligence products and to guide others on their creation. This role will require close collaboration with internal Cyber Threat Intelligence, Financial Crime, Payment, Converged Risk, Legal, other USDS security teams, and various business departments. The candidate must also demonstrate strong leadership, intelligence writing and communication skills, contribute to cross-functional teams on a global scale, engage in response actions across various security disciplines, excel in a fast-paced and ambiguous work environment, and share pertinent information as needed to support the company's critical business, market strategy, and operational infrastructure requirements. Additionally, as the Cyber Threat Intelligence Team Lead, the candidate must be able to effectively utilize and monitor a variety of tools including SIEM, case management, premium intelligence, OSINT, and social media/ dark web intelligence sources to perform alert review, triage and escalations. The candidate should be able to enhance processes by obtaining a high level of proficiency with collection platforms, tuning alerts, and automating tasks. The candidate must also be able to create and develop threat intelligence reports which outline findings and risk to business stakeholders. 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 - Build, mature, and lead the Cyber Threat Intelligence team within TikTok USDS's FUSE Intelligence capability - Define and implement a roadmap for continuing development of CTI capabilities including a tooling/technology ecosystem supporting enterprise and on-platform threat analysis - Lead, mentor and develop team of CTI analysts focused on diverse threat intelligence collection and analytic tasks including Deep/Dark Web, malware analysis, vulnerability intelligence, strategic risk assessment, threat modeling, threat hunting/red team support, SOC support, detection engineering, and on-platform investigations. - Develop and implement analytic playbooks and workflows focused on the curation and enrichment of internal and external intelligence sources; maintain and tune data flows within a Threat Intelligence Platform and/or other analytic tooling including SIEM. - Support and expand a cross-functional intelligence consumer base that includes SOC, Incident Response, Threat Hunting, Detection Engineering, Red Team, Financial Crimes/Fraud team, and TikTok product/engineering teams through the delivery of tailored intelligence analytic products and solutions. - Develop and implement automations to enhance intelligence collection and processing - Identify and further develop current intelligence sources and reporting processes; manage acquisition and evaluation of premium intelligence sources and delivery of metrics on intelligence value (ROI) derived from tool and intelligence investment. - Bolster and expand CTI investigative and analytic resources that can be applied to on-platform security challenges including fraud, attempted user account compromises, and other violative activities. - Align CTI intelligence resources to FUSE interdisciplinary intelligence reporting, including cyber threat intelligence, converged risk, protective intelligence/threat management, criminal intelligence, and influence operations.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications - Experience leading a cyber threat intelligence team within a global commercial enterprise or intelligence vendor - Deep understanding of CTI team operations in conjunction with a SOC, Incident Response team, Red Team, Threat Hunting, Threat Detection, or other core CTI stakeholders. - Technical knowledge sufficient to support analysis and investigation of complex threats to include network operations, cloud security principles, large data set manipulation, SQL querying, and basic malware analysis. - Firm grasp of CTI analytic methodologies, tooling, and approaches to conducting threat actor analysis, TTP assessments, and intelligence contributions to detection engineering processes. - Experience authoring intelligence products, aclear grasp of the intelligence lifecycle, and ability to integrate intelligence into a diverse range of security and enterprise workflows. Preferred Qualifications: - Demonstrated ability to lead a CTI team and mature capabilities over time. - Excellent communication skills along with teamwork and collaboration abilities on global and multi-functional teams with different intelligence source groups - Experience creating and disseminating reports to multi-level audiences in a technical environment - Knowledge of cyber intelligence data sources and platforms while Demonstrating time management and prioritization skills - Highly motivated to contribute and grow within a complex area of emerging importance in an enterprise environment 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.
Job Information
(For Pay Transparency) Compensation Description (Annually) - Washington, DC
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is - 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.
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.
Data Security Statement
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.
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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