Access Assurance Analyst - USDS

Responsibilities

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.

Team Intro
The Access Assurance vertical within USDS Data Defense and Access Assurance (DDAA) Team is responsible for designing and maintaining an access management program with a mission to enforce the principle of least privilege. We strive to establish secure and compliant processes around provisioning, deprovisioning and governance of access to USDS data and infrastructure proactively identifying and reducing risks.
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.

Job Overview:
As an Access Assurance Analyst, you will be part of the team responsible for Access Assurance within TikTok USDS. You will be responsible for supporting the team along with a team of cross-functional cyber, privacy, engineering, and data protection analysts to define, implement, manage, and measure controls to protect data in accordance with USDS policies and standards relevant to geographical regulations, contractual commitments, and confidentiality requirements. The Access Assurance Analyst will play a pivotal role in operationalization of access management programs in USDS.

Responsibilities:
- Design access management program that addresses data residency and fine-grained role-based access requirements and controls as necessitated by business need and regulations
- Assist in the development and implementation of Access governance frameworks, policies, and procedures.
- Build and review technical and functional requirements for in-house or external technologies to support access management and assurance needs, including applying appropriate security measures
- Operationalize access management workflows to improve efficiency
- Support periodic reviews of access to USDS data and systems.
- Drive remediation of non-compliant access in a timely fashion
- Implement and enforce mechanisms to proactively monitor, respond and report on inappropriate data access events
- Work with other information security teams to classify and categorize data based on sensitivity and compliance requirements.
- Support interactions with Risk and Compliance to understand control requirements and provide information to support findings for non-compliance with internal security policies
- Responsible for designing and reporting key metrics and visualizations for weekly, monthly and bimonthly cadences across multiple audiences
- Participate in security reviews to ensure compliance with access governance policies.
- Foster a principle of least privilege for access management
- Collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure alignment of access governance initiatives with organizational goals.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in a related field (e.g., Information Management, Computer Science, Business Analytics)
- 2+ years of experience in identity and access management or access governance
- 2+ years of experience working with IAM tools and knowledge of Access management concepts (RBAC, PAM, Access Reviews, SOD, LCM, provisioning and deprovisioning of Access)
- Experience in designing/deploying Access management solutions on multiple database types (e.g., MySQL, Hive, Redis) and operating systems (Windows/Linux)
- Experience with industry frameworks, standards and regulations (e.g. ISO, NIST)
- Ability to write scripts, configure tools, work with APIs and databases
- Proficient in at least one software programming language ( Python)/SQL

Preferred Skills:
- Strong understanding of technology environments and various databases
- Experience working with technology partners to validate data-related problems
- Experience working with Microservices architecture
- Experience in automating access management workflows to reduce operational overhead
- Experience with risk and controls frameworks including (ISO 27001, NIST CSF, NIST RMF, FAIR, COBIT, NIST RMF, ISO 31000 etc.) is a plus
- Demonstrate ability to quickly assimilate to new knowledge and remain current on new developments in cybersecurity capabilities and industry knowledge
- Ability to communicate technical concepts to a broad range of technical and non-technical staff

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.

TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://shorturl.at/ktJP6

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.