Senior Security Software Architect - Security Engineering - San Jose

6 Months ago • 5 Years + • Devops • $288,000 PA - $560,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

ByteDance seeks a Senior Security Software Architect to design and oversee the development of secure software systems. Responsibilities include identifying and defining security problems within ByteDance's infrastructure, developing and maintaining security architecture for applications (authentication, authorization, cryptography, etc.), reviewing existing systems, and collaborating with the development team to implement security measures. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience in software architecture with a focus on security, a deep understanding of security domains, and proven success in designing and implementing secure systems in large-scale environments. The role involves improving security systems for performance, maintainability, and resilience, while integrating security requirements into system design.
Must have:
  • 5+ years in software architecture (security focus)
  • Deep knowledge of security domains
  • System & security technologies expertise
  • Secure software system design & implementation
  • Cloud computing security architecture understanding
Good to have:
  • Master's or PhD in CS/InfoSec
  • International experience
  • Experience in large internet companies
  • Excellent cross-team communication
Perks:
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) savings plan with company match
  • Paid parental leave
  • Paid time off (holidays, sick days, personal time)
  • Wellbeing benefits

Job Details

Responsibilities
Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content. Why Join Us Creation is the core of ByteDance's purpose. Our products are built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make our innovations possible. Together, we inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we aim towards achieving every day. To us, every challenge, no matter how ambiguous, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always. At ByteDance, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact-for ourselves, our company, and the users we serve. Join us. Team Introduction The security engineering team is missioned to build security services, platforms and technologies, as well as to support cross-functional teams to protect our users, products and infrastructures. In this team you'll have a unique opportunity to have first-hand exposure to the strategy of the company in key security initiatives, especially in building scalable and secure-by-design systems and solutions. You also have opportunities to go through the whole lifecycle of security products or services, are encouraged to participate in each phase, each part of the projects and have the whole picture of what we are working on. Responsibilities - Take a key role in designing and overseeing the development of secure software systems. - Take the initiative to discover and define security problems, as well as engineering problems, from a security perspective in ByteDance infrastructure; identify the security gaps between existing systems and security goals. - Develop and maintain the overall security architecture for multiple software applications, including but not limited to authentication, authorization, applied cryptography data security, network security, etc. - Review the existing security systems and oversee the integration of these systems with the company's infrastructure; improve or refactor the security systems from the perspective of performance, maintainability, usability, resilience, robustness, and full lifecycle cost. - Collaborate with the security software development team, providing technical guidance, to ensure that security and engineering improvement requirements are translated into technical specifications and implemented correctly in the codebase.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications - Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field. -5 years of experience in software architecture and design, with a focus on security - Comprehensive and in-depth knowledge of the security domain, covering areas such as network security, software security, application security, data security, and security attack and defense. - Solid background in system and security technologies, including operating systems, distributed systems, cryptographic technology, authentication, and access control, etc. - Profound infrastructure and security architecture design capabilities; capable of integrating security requirements into system design based on business context and technical requirements with great maintainability and usability. - Understand the security architecture of cloud computing; be familiar with security solutions in public cloud, private cloud, and hybrid cloud environments with a solid background in distributed architecture, microservice architecture, storage system load balancing, fault-tolerance mechanism, etc. - Proven track record of successfully designing and implementing secure software systems in complex and large scale enterprise environments, including security system development, security assessment, and security rectification/remediation Preferred Qualifications - Exhibiting outstanding cross-team communication skills, capable of clearly expressing security requirements and solutions, and promoting the implementation of security measures. - A Master or PhD degree in computer science, information security, or a related field is preferred. - An international degree or international working experience. - Experience of software R&D and SRE in large internet companies. ByteDance 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 ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. 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. ByteDance Inc. 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
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $288000 - $560000 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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Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.

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