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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. The GSO provides industry-leading security and privacy services to the company, guided by four principles: trust and transparency, business enablement, risk-informed decision-making, and proactive risk reduction. We strive to build sustainable, world-class security capabilities. TikTok is seeking a Senior IT Compliance Analyst who plays a central role in maturing and standardizing the organization's IT control environment to support regulatory compliance obligations for online platforms. Working across the full control lifecycle — from scoping and discovery through assessment, testing, gap remediation, and external audit defense — this role partners with Global Legal/Compliance, Product, and Engineering stakeholders to ensure that in-scope systems and processes are governed by robust, testable, and continuously improving controls. The role spans three primary General IT Control (i.e., GITC) domains: Access Management, Change Management, and System Monitoring. It balances near-term audit readiness with the longer-term objective of building a sustainable, automated control environment that scales with business growth.
Responsibilities
1. Strategy & Governance
- Support the GITC strategy, audit readiness roadmap, and control maturity initiatives.
- Track remediation of control gaps, including ownership, status, target dates, and dependencies.
- Identify opportunities to improve automation, scalability, and consistency across GITC processes.
- System Discovery & Scoping
- Support periodic system scoping activities to identify new, modified, and decommissioned in-scope systems.
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Support cross-functional system discovery workshops to understand business processes and identify key systems.
-
Control Operations & Execution
- Support internal assessment, evidence gathering, and audit demonstration of Access Management, Change Management, and System Monitoring controls across in-scope systems.
- Support execution of periodic User Access Reviews to ensure inappropriate access is identified and revoked in a timely manner.
- Assist in enforcing Segregation of Duties requirements between change developers, approvers, and migrators.
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Help formalize governance over in-scope alarms, including monitoring alarm changes, access to alert configurations, and timely alert handling.
-
Audit Readiness & Testing
- Support internal readiness reviews and mock audits across GITC domains.
- Extract, validate, and maintain testing populations for in-scope systems and control domains.
-
Prepare evidence and support testing activities for internal stakeholders and external auditors.
-
Gap Remediation & External Audit Support
- Facilitate, validate, and retest remediation activities to confirm audit readiness and timely closure of control gaps.
- Support external audit execution by coordinating evidence requests, auditor inquiries, walkthroughs, and follow-ups.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Demonstrated working knowledge of General IT Controls across the three core domains:
- Access Management: access provisioning workflows, periodic access reviews, authentication mechanisms, privileged access management, role-based access control, and security classification frameworks.
- Change Management: SDLC controls, change approval workflows, segregation of duties in CI/CD environments, code repository governance, protected branch configurations, and emergency/minor change policy design.
- System Monitoring: alarm/alert management, SLA-based incident response, monitoring dashboards, alarm inventory governance, and configuration management for alerting systems.
- Ability to understand technical system architectures and read code repository configurations, CI/CD pipeline settings, and monitoring configurations. Understanding of data flow analysis techniques for complex, multi-system environments.
- Experience with system discovery, process flow mapping, control narrative/template development, and audit population extraction.
- Proven track record in successfully developing, implementing, and managing comprehensive compliance programs at scale with experience engaging directly with regulators, external auditors, or supervisory bodies.
- Exceptional analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills, coupled with the ability to translate complex legal and technical concepts into clear, actionable advice for diverse technical and non-technical audiences.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently, effectively manage multiple competing priorities, and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, and often ambiguous environment.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of experience in IT audit, SOX/GITC controls, IT compliance, or information security assurance roles within a regulated industry.
- Bachelor's degree in Law, Computer Science, Information Security, Business Administration, or a closely related field.
- Familiarity with EU regulatory frameworks (e.g., Digital Services Act (DSA), GDPR, Online Safety Act, etc.) or comparable digital platform regulation.
- Proficiency in Python, SQL, and data analysis.
- Industry experience in technology or social media.
- Relevant professional certifications such as CISA, CISM, CRISC, CISSP, or CIPP/E.
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 $111600 - $162000 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. The GSO provides industry-leading security and privacy services to the company, guided by four principles: trust and transparency, business enablement, risk-informed decision-making, and proactive risk reduction. We strive to build sustainable, world-class security capabilities. TikTok is seeking a Senior IT Compliance Analyst who plays a central role in maturing and standardizing the organization's IT control environment to support regulatory compliance obligations for online platforms. Working across the full control lifecycle — from scoping and discovery through assessment, testing, gap remediation, and external audit defense — this role partners with Global Legal/Compliance, Product, and Engineering stakeholders to ensure that in-scope systems and processes are governed by robust, testable, and continuously improving controls. The role spans three primary General IT Control (i.e., GITC) domains: Access Management, Change Management, and System Monitoring. It balances near-term audit readiness with the longer-term objective of building a sustainable, automated control environment that scales with business growth.
Responsibilities
1. Strategy & Governance
- Support the GITC strategy, audit readiness roadmap, and control maturity initiatives.
- Track remediation of control gaps, including ownership, status, target dates, and dependencies.
- Identify opportunities to improve automation, scalability, and consistency across GITC processes.
- System Discovery & Scoping
- Support periodic system scoping activities to identify new, modified, and decommissioned in-scope systems.
-
Support cross-functional system discovery workshops to understand business processes and identify key systems.
-
Control Operations & Execution
- Support internal assessment, evidence gathering, and audit demonstration of Access Management, Change Management, and System Monitoring controls across in-scope systems.
- Support execution of periodic User Access Reviews to ensure inappropriate access is identified and revoked in a timely manner.
- Assist in enforcing Segregation of Duties requirements between change developers, approvers, and migrators.
-
Help formalize governance over in-scope alarms, including monitoring alarm changes, access to alert configurations, and timely alert handling.
-
Audit Readiness & Testing
- Support internal readiness reviews and mock audits across GITC domains.
- Extract, validate, and maintain testing populations for in-scope systems and control domains.
-
Prepare evidence and support testing activities for internal stakeholders and external auditors.
-
Gap Remediation & External Audit Support
- Facilitate, validate, and retest remediation activities to confirm audit readiness and timely closure of control gaps.
- Support external audit execution by coordinating evidence requests, auditor inquiries, walkthroughs, and follow-ups.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Demonstrated working knowledge of General IT Controls across the three core domains:
- Access Management: access provisioning workflows, periodic access reviews, authentication mechanisms, privileged access management, role-based access control, and security classification frameworks.
- Change Management: SDLC controls, change approval workflows, segregation of duties in CI/CD environments, code repository governance, protected branch configurations, and emergency/minor change policy design.
- System Monitoring: alarm/alert management, SLA-based incident response, monitoring dashboards, alarm inventory governance, and configuration management for alerting systems.
- Ability to understand technical system architectures and read code repository configurations, CI/CD pipeline settings, and monitoring configurations. Understanding of data flow analysis techniques for complex, multi-system environments.
- Experience with system discovery, process flow mapping, control narrative/template development, and audit population extraction.
- Proven track record in successfully developing, implementing, and managing comprehensive compliance programs at scale with experience engaging directly with regulators, external auditors, or supervisory bodies.
- Exceptional analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills, coupled with the ability to translate complex legal and technical concepts into clear, actionable advice for diverse technical and non-technical audiences.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently, effectively manage multiple competing priorities, and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, and often ambiguous environment.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of experience in IT audit, SOX/GITC controls, IT compliance, or information security assurance roles within a regulated industry.
- Bachelor's degree in Law, Computer Science, Information Security, Business Administration, or a closely related field.
- Familiarity with EU regulatory frameworks (e.g., Digital Services Act (DSA), GDPR, Online Safety Act, etc.) or comparable digital platform regulation.
- Proficiency in Python, SQL, and data analysis.
- Industry experience in technology or social media.
- Relevant professional certifications such as CISA, CISM, CRISC, CISSP, or CIPP/E.
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 $111600 - $162000 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 as a Security Analyst
Document your cybersecurity credentials before applying
PERM requires your employer to verify your qualifications match the job's stated requirements. Gather degree transcripts, certifications like CISSP or CompTIA Security+, and employment letters that map your experience directly to the Security Analyst role description.
Target employers with active PERM filing history
Use the OFLC Wage Search to identify companies that have previously filed PERM applications for Security Analyst positions. Past filings signal an established sponsorship workflow, which reduces delays caused by employers learning the process from scratch.
Distinguish EB-2 and EB-3 eligibility before negotiating
If your role requires a bachelor's degree plus five years of progressive experience, EB-2 may apply. EB-3 covers standard skilled-worker positions. Clarify which category your offer fits before the employer files, since misclassification forces a restart.
Use Migrate Mate to filter sponsoring employers by role
Search for Security Analyst positions on Migrate Mate to find employers already sponsoring green cards for this job title. Applying directly to those employers skips the negotiation over whether sponsorship is possible and focuses your effort where PERM is already a known process.
Confirm the prevailing wage tier before your offer letter
DOL sets four wage levels for Security Analyst roles based on experience and supervision. Your offer must meet or exceed the certified prevailing wage for your location. Look up the current rate using the OFLC Wage Search before accepting any offer to avoid a wage-based PERM denial.
Ask about I-140 concurrent filing during negotiations
Some employers file the I-140 petition simultaneously with PERM approval, shortening your overall timeline. For candidates from countries with long EB-3 backlogs, an earlier priority date matters significantly. Confirm your employer's approach before signing your offer.
Green Card Security Analyst: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Security Analyst role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Security Analyst positions can qualify under either EB-2 or EB-3 depending on how the employer defines the role. EB-2 applies when the position requires an advanced degree or the equivalent in specialized experience. EB-3 covers roles requiring at least a bachelor's degree or two years of training. Your employer's job description, not your personal credentials alone, determines the category.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for Security Analysts?
H-1B visa is a temporary work visa with a two-year initial period, subject to annual lottery selection and cap limits. Green card sponsorship through PERM and I-140 has no annual cap at the EB-3 level for most countries, and approval leads to permanent residency rather than renewable status. The tradeoff is timeline: PERM labor certification alone typically takes six to eighteen months before the I-140 petition is even filed.
How long does the full green card process take for a Security Analyst?
The PERM labor certification stage currently averages around six to twelve months at DOL, though supervised recruitment steps can extend this. After PERM approval, the employer files Form I-140 with USCIS, which adds several additional months. If your priority date is current under the Visa Bulletin, you can then file for adjustment of status. Candidates from countries with high demand, such as India or China, face longer waits due to per-country limits at the final step.
Where can I find Security Analyst jobs that already sponsor green cards?
Migrate Mate lets you search specifically for Security Analyst positions where employers have an active green card sponsorship history. Filtering by role and sponsorship type upfront means you're not spending time applying to employers who haven't navigated PERM before, which is one of the most common reasons sponsorship offers fall through during the hiring process.
Can my employer use the O*NET job classification to support my PERM application?
O*NET occupation profiles are a standard reference DOL uses to assess whether a Security Analyst role meets specialty occupation and skilled-worker criteria. Your employer's attorney will typically align the PERM job description with the O*NET classification for Information Security Analysts to support the filing. Deviations from the standard classification need additional documentation explaining the specialized requirements of the specific position.