Digital Forensics Analyst - Global Security Organization

Responsibilities

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and its offices include New York, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, 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.
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The Global Security Organization provides industry-leading cybersecurity and business protection services to TikTok globally. Our organization employs four principles that guide our strategic and tactical operations. Firstly, we Champion Transparency & Trust by leading the charge in organizational transparency, prioritizing customer trust, and placing user needs first. Secondly, we aim to maintain Best in Class Global Security by proactively identifying and reducing risks while enabling innovative product development. We constantly work towards a sustainable world-class security capability. Thirdly, we strive to be a Business Catalyst & Enabler by embodying the DNA of technical innovation and ensuring our Global Security operations are fast and agile. Finally, we Drive Empowered & Risk-Informed Decision Making by providing our leaders with the necessary information to make agile decisions based on risk. In order to enhance collaboration and cross-functional partnerships, our organization follows a hybrid work schedule that requires employees to work in the office for 3 days a week, as directed by their manager. We regularly review our hybrid work model, and the specific requirements may change at any time.

We are seeking a Digital Forensics Analyst to join our Forensics & Litigation Support team. The analyst will partner with internal stakeholders, such as Legal, HR, Ethics, Investigations, and Insider Threat, to support investigations and provide technical expertise. The role will perform forensic preservation of relevant devices and data, respond to incidents, and perform detailed analysis of systems and data. The role will require an individual able to apply forensics concepts and industry best-practice in the preservation and analysis of newly developed technologies engineered internally at the company.

Responsibilities
- Preserve network and host-based digital evidence in an industry accepted and forensically sound manner that would be admissible in court proceedings.
- Coordinate digital forensics analysis on large scale matters.
- Communicate technical events and analysis to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Perform Apple macOS host-based forensics, including the analysis of user events, the APFS/HFS+ file system, internal services, default applications, and relevant logs.
- Perform Microsoft Windows host-based analysis using both Windows and Linux based forensic tools.
- Perform analysis of Linux servers, including user events, daemons, security logs, and cron jobs.
- Perform acquisitions and analysis of Apple iOS and Android mobile devices.
- Perform acquisitions and analysis of cloud platforms, such as Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Computing and/or others.
- Write detailed forensic reports for investigations.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:
- Holds an industry accepted certification validating digital forensics capabilities: GCIH, GCFA, GCFE, CFCE, GREM, X-PERT, EnCE, CCE, etc.
- In-depth understanding of computer forensic principles, including digital and mobile forensics, log analysis, cloud-based systems, database structures, querying languages and common digital forensics tools.
- Knowledge and experience of Windows, Unix and Mac host-based forensics, Mobile OS's and command line.
- Working knowledge of hardware configuration and network/data communications, software development and scripting, database technology and database exploitation/forensics.
- Experience with seizure of evidence, chain of custody and conducting analysis.
- Knowledge of data loss prevention systems and how they detect potential host and network-based data loss technologies or other insider threat risks.

Preferred Qualifications
- A bachelor's degree in a computing field.
- 3-5 years in digital forensics analysis experience.
- Completed the SANS course FOR518: Mac and iOS Forensic Analysis and Incident Response
- Experience in writing affidavits, depositions and serving as an expert witness in court proceedings.

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/cdpT2