Senior Security Automation Specialist - USDS

About the role

The Security Platform team is an AI-powered Security team focused on building innovative solutions that proactively defend the company while improving productivity, scalability, and operational efficiency. Our mission is to eliminate manual work through automation, AI, self-service platforms, and security products that enable the business to move faster while maintaining strong security controls. We believe the future of security is not operating tools, it is engineering intelligent systems that solve problems at scale.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop innovative solutions to enhance our security and compliance posture.
• Create AI agents, intelligent workflows, and security copilots to automate processes and reduce manual effort.
• Build internal security products, self-service portals, and autonomous response capabilities by leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs) and modern software engineering practices.
• Partner with business stakeholders to translate challenges into scalable technical solutions, build reusable platforms, and drive the adoption of new, efficient security capabilities across the organization.
• The ideal candidate is passionate about solving business problems through engineering, leveraging AI to eliminate repetitive work, and building scalable products that deliver measurable value.
• Partner with Security, Privacy, Compliance, Risk, IT, and Engineering teams to develop solutions that automate processes, improve user experience, and strengthen the company's security posture.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Security Engineering, Software Engineering, Product Engineering, or Automation Engineering.
• Experience coding, using APIs or performing technical integrations.
• Experience automating business or security processes.
• Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Experience using AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Devin, Trae, or similar platforms.
• Strong understanding of security concepts and controls.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

About USDS

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC is dedicated to the safety and security of millions of Americans who create, discover, and connect with what they love on the apps we operate. The Joint Venture has been established in compliance with the Executive Order signed by President Trump on September 25, 2025. Our foundation is a comprehensive data privacy and cybersecurity program we operate under defined safeguards to protect national security and secure U.S. user data, apps and the algorithm. We safeguard the U.S. content ecosystem, holding decision-making authority for trust and safety policies and moderation. USDS Joint Venture helps ensure Americans can continue to express their creativity, discover new hobbies and interests, and build thriving communities and businesses on a global scale. On-site presence across teams allows the company to operate with greater speed, alignment, and agility — especially in areas like real-time decision-making, team development, and integrated execution.

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

We are 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

USDS 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://tinyurl.com/USDS-RA.

Job Information

[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (Annually) The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $147,200 - $269,800 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.

Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates: Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment: 1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues; 2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and 3. Exercising sound judgment.