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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 remain 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 IAM Operation & Validation team is part of the Global Security Organization (GSO), focused on protecting the organization by ensuring that the right identities have the right access to the right resources under the right conditions. Our mission is to strengthen identity and access security through effective governance, reliable security operations, and independent control validation. We develop and evolve IAM governance frameworks and security controls, identify and assess identity and access risks, validate whether controls are designed and operating effectively, and drive remediation and continuous improvement across the organization. Our work spans the identity and access lifecycle and increasingly extends beyond traditional human identities to service accounts, machine and workload identities, and emerging agentic identities. We partner closely with engineering, security, privacy, compliance, and business teams to address complex IAM risks and build scalable, risk-based governance and assurance capabilities. Joining the IAM Operation & Validation team means working at the intersection of security, technology, governance, and risk. You will have the opportunity to solve complex identity security challenges in a large-scale global environment and help shape the next generation of IAM governance, validation, and security capabilities.
Responsibilities
- Define and continuously enhance enterprise IAM governance strategies and control frameworks, including least privilege, role and entitlement governance, segregation of duties (SoD), and risk-based access controls, to strengthen the organization's overall identity and access security posture.
- Establish and evolve governance policies, standards, processes, and control requirements across the identity and access lifecycle, including identity onboarding, access request and provisioning, modification, periodic review, revocation, and auditability.
- Drive IAM governance initiatives across relevant stakeholders, establishing clear control ownership and accountability, identifying governance and control gaps, and partnering with technology, security, privacy, compliance, and business teams to drive remediation and sustainable improvements.
- Leverage identity, access, and authorization data to identify excessive privileges, dormant access, toxic combinations, policy violations, and other access risks; assess their impact and drive risk-based remediation with relevant stakeholders.
- Define and operate IAM governance measurement and monitoring frameworks, including governance metrics, key risk indicators, control effectiveness measures, and compliance baselines, to provide visibility into IAM risk and drive continuous improvement.
- Support the evolution of IAM governance across human and non-human identities, including service, system, and emerging agentic identities, helping establish appropriate governance principles and controls as the organization's identity landscape evolves.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Strong knowledge of Identity and Access Management (IAM) concepts and practices, including identity lifecycle management, authentication, authorization, access control, and access governance.
- Solid understanding of IAM governance principles and controls, including least privilege, role and entitlement governance, segregation of duties (SoD), access reviews, and access lifecycle controls.
- Experience developing, implementing, or assessing IAM policies, standards, governance processes, or control frameworks in complex enterprise environments.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify identity and access risks, assess control gaps, and drive risk-based remediation.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work with technical and non-technical stakeholders to drive governance initiatives and control improvements.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Security, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 3+ years of relevant experience in IAM, cybersecurity, security governance, technology risk, or related fields, with experience in IAM governance or access governance preferred.
- Experience independently owning IAM governance initiatives or workstreams and driving them from problem identification through remediation and closure.
- Experience designing or operating enterprise-scale IAM governance programs, such as access reviews, entitlement governance, segregation of duties (SoD), privileged access governance, or identity lifecycle governance.
- Experience with enterprise IAM/IGA platforms and technologies such as SailPoint, Saviynt, Tuebora, Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, or comparable solutions.
- Experience working with security or compliance frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 2, SOX, PCI DSS, or similar control environments.
- Experience with governance of non-human identities, including service accounts, machine identities, workload identities, API credentials, or emerging agentic identities.
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 remain 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 IAM Operation & Validation team is part of the Global Security Organization (GSO), focused on protecting the organization by ensuring that the right identities have the right access to the right resources under the right conditions. Our mission is to strengthen identity and access security through effective governance, reliable security operations, and independent control validation. We develop and evolve IAM governance frameworks and security controls, identify and assess identity and access risks, validate whether controls are designed and operating effectively, and drive remediation and continuous improvement across the organization. Our work spans the identity and access lifecycle and increasingly extends beyond traditional human identities to service accounts, machine and workload identities, and emerging agentic identities. We partner closely with engineering, security, privacy, compliance, and business teams to address complex IAM risks and build scalable, risk-based governance and assurance capabilities. Joining the IAM Operation & Validation team means working at the intersection of security, technology, governance, and risk. You will have the opportunity to solve complex identity security challenges in a large-scale global environment and help shape the next generation of IAM governance, validation, and security capabilities.
Responsibilities
- Define and continuously enhance enterprise IAM governance strategies and control frameworks, including least privilege, role and entitlement governance, segregation of duties (SoD), and risk-based access controls, to strengthen the organization's overall identity and access security posture.
- Establish and evolve governance policies, standards, processes, and control requirements across the identity and access lifecycle, including identity onboarding, access request and provisioning, modification, periodic review, revocation, and auditability.
- Drive IAM governance initiatives across relevant stakeholders, establishing clear control ownership and accountability, identifying governance and control gaps, and partnering with technology, security, privacy, compliance, and business teams to drive remediation and sustainable improvements.
- Leverage identity, access, and authorization data to identify excessive privileges, dormant access, toxic combinations, policy violations, and other access risks; assess their impact and drive risk-based remediation with relevant stakeholders.
- Define and operate IAM governance measurement and monitoring frameworks, including governance metrics, key risk indicators, control effectiveness measures, and compliance baselines, to provide visibility into IAM risk and drive continuous improvement.
- Support the evolution of IAM governance across human and non-human identities, including service, system, and emerging agentic identities, helping establish appropriate governance principles and controls as the organization's identity landscape evolves.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Strong knowledge of Identity and Access Management (IAM) concepts and practices, including identity lifecycle management, authentication, authorization, access control, and access governance.
- Solid understanding of IAM governance principles and controls, including least privilege, role and entitlement governance, segregation of duties (SoD), access reviews, and access lifecycle controls.
- Experience developing, implementing, or assessing IAM policies, standards, governance processes, or control frameworks in complex enterprise environments.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify identity and access risks, assess control gaps, and drive risk-based remediation.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work with technical and non-technical stakeholders to drive governance initiatives and control improvements.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Security, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 3+ years of relevant experience in IAM, cybersecurity, security governance, technology risk, or related fields, with experience in IAM governance or access governance preferred.
- Experience independently owning IAM governance initiatives or workstreams and driving them from problem identification through remediation and closure.
- Experience designing or operating enterprise-scale IAM governance programs, such as access reviews, entitlement governance, segregation of duties (SoD), privileged access governance, or identity lifecycle governance.
- Experience with enterprise IAM/IGA platforms and technologies such as SailPoint, Saviynt, Tuebora, Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, or comparable solutions.
- Experience working with security or compliance frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 2, SOX, PCI DSS, or similar control environments.
- Experience with governance of non-human identities, including service accounts, machine identities, workload identities, API credentials, or emerging agentic identities.
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 OPT Sponsorship in Identity And Access Management
Lead with your IAM technical stack
Employers hiring on OPT want confidence you can contribute immediately. List specific tools you've worked with, such as Okta, Azure AD, SailPoint, or CyberArk, in your resume's skills section before anything else.
Target STEM OPT-eligible roles specifically
IAM roles under CIP codes tied to computer science or information security qualify for the 24-month STEM extension. Confirm the SOC code listed on your job offer matches a STEM-designated field before accepting any position.
Prioritize large employers and federal contractors
Enterprises and government contractors typically have established OPT onboarding processes and dedicated HR teams familiar with work authorization. They're less likely to withdraw offers due to unfamiliarity with F-1 employment rules.
Align your degree field with the role
OPT employment must be directly related to your major. A cybersecurity or MIS degree maps cleanly to IAM. If your degree is adjacent, document the connection explicitly in case your DSO or employer asks for clarification.
Start your OPT application 90 days before graduation
USCIS processing for EAD cards takes up to 90 days. Filing as early as your DSO allows prevents gaps between graduation and your IAM start date, which is critical since unauthorized work violates your F-1 status.
Address OPT proactively in interviews
Many hiring managers conflate OPT with H-1B visa sponsorship. Clarify early that you're already authorized to work, that OPT costs the employer nothing, and that STEM extension gives them up to three years before any sponsorship decision is needed.
Identity And Access Management OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Do Identity and Access Management jobs qualify for the STEM OPT extension?
Most IAM roles do qualify, provided your degree falls under a STEM-designated CIP code and the position's SOC code aligns with fields like computer and information systems security or network and computer systems administration. You should confirm both codes with your DSO before accepting an offer, since the match between your degree and the role is what USCIS evaluates, not the job title alone.
How do I find IAM employers who are open to hiring OPT students?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for F-1 OPT students and filters jobs by sponsorship openness, so you're not applying to roles that will reject you at the offer stage. IAM positions at large enterprises, cybersecurity firms, and federal contractors tend to be the most OPT-friendly because they have structured HR processes and ongoing compliance needs that make IAM hires routine.
Can I work as an IAM contractor or consultant on OPT?
Yes, but with important limitations. OPT allows contract and consulting work as long as you have a formal engagement with a company, a defined scope of work, and the work directly relates to your degree field. You cannot be self-employed or work through a staffing agency arrangement where you lack a direct relationship with the end client. Your DSO should review any non-traditional employment arrangement before you begin.
What happens to my OPT authorization if I'm laid off from an IAM role?
F-1 OPT students get a cumulative unemployment allowance of 90 days on standard OPT and 150 days on STEM OPT extension. If you're laid off, that clock starts immediately. You don't need to report each unemployment day individually, but you must secure new authorized employment before exhausting your allowance or your F-1 status falls out of compliance.
Does my IAM job need to be full-time to count toward OPT?
Part-time work of at least 20 hours per week qualifies during post-completion OPT, though most IAM roles are structured as full-time positions. During the STEM OPT extension, your employer must provide a formal training plan through the I-983 form, and the role must offer substantive learning tied to your STEM degree, which is easier to document in a full-time capacity.