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The mission of TikTok's Global Security Organization is to build and earn trust by reducing risk and securing our businesses and products. Also known as "GSO", this team is the foundation of our efforts to keep TikTok safe, secure, and operating at scale for over 1 billion people around the world. We work to ensure that the TikTok platform is safe and secure, that our users' experience and their data remains safe from external or internal threats, and that we comply with global regulations wherever TikTok operates. Trust is one of TikTok's biggest initiatives, and security is integral to our success. In whatever ways users interact with us — whether they're watching videos on their For You page, interacting with a Live video, or buying products on TikTok Shop — GSO protects their data and privacy, so they can have a secure and trustworthy experience.
TikTok’s Insider Risk team is seeking a technical security investigator to help lead high-impact internal investigations globally. In this position, you will investigate threats related to, but not limited to, exfiltration, data misuse, policy violations, dual employment, and reputational risk stemming from TikTok personnel or operations. This role demands strong technical acumen, investigative instincts, and the ability to navigate sensitive matters across multiple jurisdictions. You will work independently but collaboratively, serving as the key technical point of contact for insider risk cases. Candidates must have experience in security analysis or engineering and have operated within a large-scale tech, platform, or media environment.
Responsibilities
- Lead technical insider risk investigations from intake to closure involving sensitive matters such as:
- Data exfiltration or misuse
- Unauthorized platform access or privilege abuse
- Dual employment and conflict of interest concerns
- Misconduct with potential public or regulatory exposure
- Tampering with intellectual property
- Analyze telemetry data and indicators across regional infrastructure: DLP alerts, endpoint logs, VPN activity, service logs, and our internal collaboration platform.
- Conduct interviews with employees and stakeholders across the AMS and other regions, exercising sound judgment and cultural sensitivity.
- Write thorough, region-specific investigation reports, ensuring alignment with global protocols while reflecting local legal and business context.
- Collaborate with Legal, HR, Engineering, PR, and Policy teams across the Americas to coordinate investigative outcomes and support remediation or disciplinary action.
- Monitor and assess external threats and public disclosures originating from internal actions that may affect TikTok’s brand globally.
- Identify and address regional detection gaps, contribute to threat modeling, and help shape alerting logic in partnership with detection, analysis, and engineering teams.
- Maintain complete discretion and proper handling of sensitive employee, operational, and company data in accordance with regional privacy laws.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Strong technical proficiency is analyzing:
- Log data analysis (Audit logs for various services, process logs, etc.)
- Security principles (CIA, defense in depth, principle of least privilege, etc.)
- IAM/SSO (Okta, AD, etc.)
- Cloud services (GCP, AWS, Azure, Ali Cloud, etc.)
- Endpoint detection and response (EDR)
- Network logs
- Email logs
- Collaboration platform logs (Slack, Microsoft Teams, etc.)
- Strong understanding of developer workflows and tools (e.g. Git, python, etc...) and how they are used day to day by engineers.
- Experience independently leading complex security investigations from detection through remediation.
- Experience performing endpoint, cloud, and identity-based investigations across enterprise environments.
- Ability to handle highly confidential and sensitive information with discretion.
- Experience mentoring analysts and serving as a technical escalation point for investigative teams.
- Strong experience producing investigation reports suitable for internal counsel, executives, and auditors.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of experience in Insider Risk, Insider Threat, Security Engineering, Digital Forensics, Incident Response, or related disciplines.
- Demonstrated experience conducting investigative interviews and subject questioning.
- Experience developing detections, investigative playbooks, workflows, or automation to improve insider risk operations.
- Experience working in a global tech company or social platform.
- Bachelor’s degree or above in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Software Engineering.
- Familiarity with GDPR or equivalent privacy frameworks relevant to internal investigations.
- Prior involvement in investigations that resulted in external visibility, public scrutiny, or regulatory engagement.
- Familiarity with insider threat frameworks and risk modeling.
ABOUT TIKTOK
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 we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.
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.
TIKTOK ACCOMMODATION
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://tinyurl.com/RA-request.
JOB INFORMATION
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually) The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $134400 - $223200 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.
For 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.
INTRODUCTION
The mission of TikTok's Global Security Organization is to build and earn trust by reducing risk and securing our businesses and products. Also known as "GSO", this team is the foundation of our efforts to keep TikTok safe, secure, and operating at scale for over 1 billion people around the world. We work to ensure that the TikTok platform is safe and secure, that our users' experience and their data remains safe from external or internal threats, and that we comply with global regulations wherever TikTok operates. Trust is one of TikTok's biggest initiatives, and security is integral to our success. In whatever ways users interact with us — whether they're watching videos on their For You page, interacting with a Live video, or buying products on TikTok Shop — GSO protects their data and privacy, so they can have a secure and trustworthy experience.
TikTok’s Insider Risk team is seeking a technical security investigator to help lead high-impact internal investigations globally. In this position, you will investigate threats related to, but not limited to, exfiltration, data misuse, policy violations, dual employment, and reputational risk stemming from TikTok personnel or operations. This role demands strong technical acumen, investigative instincts, and the ability to navigate sensitive matters across multiple jurisdictions. You will work independently but collaboratively, serving as the key technical point of contact for insider risk cases. Candidates must have experience in security analysis or engineering and have operated within a large-scale tech, platform, or media environment.
Responsibilities
- Lead technical insider risk investigations from intake to closure involving sensitive matters such as:
- Data exfiltration or misuse
- Unauthorized platform access or privilege abuse
- Dual employment and conflict of interest concerns
- Misconduct with potential public or regulatory exposure
- Tampering with intellectual property
- Analyze telemetry data and indicators across regional infrastructure: DLP alerts, endpoint logs, VPN activity, service logs, and our internal collaboration platform.
- Conduct interviews with employees and stakeholders across the AMS and other regions, exercising sound judgment and cultural sensitivity.
- Write thorough, region-specific investigation reports, ensuring alignment with global protocols while reflecting local legal and business context.
- Collaborate with Legal, HR, Engineering, PR, and Policy teams across the Americas to coordinate investigative outcomes and support remediation or disciplinary action.
- Monitor and assess external threats and public disclosures originating from internal actions that may affect TikTok’s brand globally.
- Identify and address regional detection gaps, contribute to threat modeling, and help shape alerting logic in partnership with detection, analysis, and engineering teams.
- Maintain complete discretion and proper handling of sensitive employee, operational, and company data in accordance with regional privacy laws.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Strong technical proficiency is analyzing:
- Log data analysis (Audit logs for various services, process logs, etc.)
- Security principles (CIA, defense in depth, principle of least privilege, etc.)
- IAM/SSO (Okta, AD, etc.)
- Cloud services (GCP, AWS, Azure, Ali Cloud, etc.)
- Endpoint detection and response (EDR)
- Network logs
- Email logs
- Collaboration platform logs (Slack, Microsoft Teams, etc.)
- Strong understanding of developer workflows and tools (e.g. Git, python, etc...) and how they are used day to day by engineers.
- Experience independently leading complex security investigations from detection through remediation.
- Experience performing endpoint, cloud, and identity-based investigations across enterprise environments.
- Ability to handle highly confidential and sensitive information with discretion.
- Experience mentoring analysts and serving as a technical escalation point for investigative teams.
- Strong experience producing investigation reports suitable for internal counsel, executives, and auditors.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of experience in Insider Risk, Insider Threat, Security Engineering, Digital Forensics, Incident Response, or related disciplines.
- Demonstrated experience conducting investigative interviews and subject questioning.
- Experience developing detections, investigative playbooks, workflows, or automation to improve insider risk operations.
- Experience working in a global tech company or social platform.
- Bachelor’s degree or above in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Software Engineering.
- Familiarity with GDPR or equivalent privacy frameworks relevant to internal investigations.
- Prior involvement in investigations that resulted in external visibility, public scrutiny, or regulatory engagement.
- Familiarity with insider threat frameworks and risk modeling.
ABOUT TIKTOK
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 we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.
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.
TIKTOK ACCOMMODATION
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://tinyurl.com/RA-request.
JOB INFORMATION
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually) The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $134400 - $223200 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.
For 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.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in Investigator
Frame your credentials around specialty occupation
PERM requires your role to demand a specific degree field, not just any bachelor's. Document how your investigative specialty, whether insurance fraud, cybersecurity, or corporate compliance, ties directly to your academic background before applications go in.
Target employers with active PERM filing history
Insurance carriers, federal contractors, and healthcare compliance departments regularly sponsor investigators through PERM. Search DOL PERM disclosure data by SOC code 33-3021 to identify employers who have filed labor certifications for this exact occupation in the past two years.
Search green card sponsoring jobs on Migrate Mate
Migrate Mate filters Investigator openings by employers with documented green card sponsorship activity. Use it to skip the manual OFLC research and apply directly to roles where EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship is already part of the hiring process.
Use OFLC Wage Search to verify prevailing wage tiers
Your PERM application requires your offered wage to meet DOL prevailing wage levels. Run the OFLC Wage Search for SOC code 33-3021 in your target metro before negotiating an offer, so your salary clears the threshold without renegotiation after filing begins.
Clarify EB-2 versus EB-3 eligibility with your employer
If your Investigator role genuinely requires a master's degree or you hold equivalent credentials plus progressive experience, an EB-2 filing cuts priority date wait times significantly for many countries compared to EB-3. Push the employer's attorney to evaluate both tracks before the PERM job description is finalized.
Confirm E-Verify enrollment before accepting an offer
Federal contractor Investigator roles, which represent a large share of sponsoring employers in this field, require E-Verify participation. An employer not enrolled in E-Verify may face complications initiating your PERM case if they work on government contracts, so confirm enrollment during the offer stage, not after.
Green Card Investigator: Frequently Asked Questions
Do Investigator roles qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Both categories are available depending on how the employer defines the position. EB-3 applies when the role requires a bachelor's degree in a related field. EB-2 applies when it genuinely requires an advanced degree or the candidate holds a bachelor's plus at least five years of progressive specialized experience. The job description filed with DOL during PERM determines which category applies.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B for Investigator jobs?
H-1B visa is a temporary work visa with an annual cap lottery and a six-year limit, though extensions are available. Employment-based green card sponsorship through PERM and I-140 leads to permanent residency with no annual cap at the EB-3 level for most countries. The process takes longer, typically two to five years from PERM filing to an approved I-485, but the outcome is permanent status, not a temporary authorization that requires repeated renewal.
How can I find Investigator jobs where employers already sponsor green cards?
The most direct approach is filtering by employers with documented PERM filing history for this occupation. Migrate Mate surfaces Investigator openings from employers with active green card sponsorship activity, so you can focus your applications on companies already familiar with the EB-2 and EB-3 process rather than convincing an employer to initiate it from scratch.
What does the PERM labor certification process look like for an Investigator role?
Your employer files an ETA Form 9089 with DOL after completing a supervised recruitment process to demonstrate no qualified U.S. workers were available for the role. DOL either certifies the application or audits it, which adds several months. Once certified, your employer files an I-140 immigrant petition with USCIS. After your priority date becomes current, you file I-485 to adjust status to permanent resident.
Can my employer sponsor me for a green card if I'm currently on a different visa status?
Yes. PERM sponsorship is separate from your current nonimmigrant status. You can be on an H-1B, F-1 OPT, L-1 visa, or another status while your employer simultaneously pursues PERM and I-140 on your behalf. Timing matters because your I-485 adjustment of status filing depends on your priority date becoming current, but you do not need to change status to begin the sponsorship process.