Senior Security Tech Lead Manager - Security Engineering

2 Weeks ago • 5 Years + • Cyber Security • $288,000 PA - $560,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

ByteDance seeks a Senior Security Tech Lead Manager in San Jose to lead security initiatives. Responsibilities include identifying security gaps, defining security strategies, leading engineering teams, building secure-by-design systems, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and tracking cutting-edge technologies. The ideal candidate possesses advanced security domain knowledge, experience with large-scale systems, and strong leadership and communication skills. This role involves defining and executing security roadmaps, building secure software, and collaborating across teams to protect ByteDance's infrastructure and users.
Must have:
  • Advanced security domain knowledge
  • Experience with large-scale systems
  • Leadership and communication skills
  • Software and security engineering experience
  • Define security strategies and roadmaps
Perks:
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) savings plan with company match
  • Paid parental leave
  • Paid time off
  • 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 1. Take the initiative to explore and define security problems in ByteDance infrastructure; identify the gaps between existing systems and security goals. 2. Define the scalable and robust security components and infrastructures evolution strategy and roadmap; lead the execution based on the company's business, industry trends and technology stack. 3. Lead highly motivated software engineers; interpret architectural design and goals into executable engineering plans addressing full stack security, privacy and compliance requirements; and eventually build and deliver software, which is secure-by-design. 4. Collaborate with cross-function teams in ByteDance, promoting/onboarding security services/products in ByteDance infrastructure. 5. Track cutting-edge security technologies and bring them to ByteDance in an effective way.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications 1. Bachelor's, Master’s or Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or other relevant majors, with 5 years of relevant work experience in a major tech company. 2. Advanced security domain knowledge and understanding in various disciplines below: threat intelligence, IAM, applied cryptography, key management systems, data security, application security, web security, security protocols, operating system internals and hardening (e.g., Linux, Android, OS X), network security, hardware security, vulnerability management, etc. 3. Solid background and experience working with one or more of the following: large scale distributed or parallel systems, microservice architecture, data pipeline, query engines, developing large software systems, and/or security software development. 4. Prior experience in leading roles of software and security engineering 5. Strong written/verbal communication and excellent teamwork skills; essential skills in project management; flexible and self-motivated. 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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