Intelligence Analyst - Influence Operations Intelligence & Discovery, Social Media - Usds

Responsibilities
About TikTok U.S. Data Security
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. U.S. Data Security (“USDS”) is a subsidiary of TikTok in the U.S. This new, security-first division was created to bring heightened focus and governance to our data protection policies and content assurance protocols to keep U.S. users safe. Our focus is on providing oversight and protection of the TikTok platform and U.S. user data, so millions of Americans can continue turning to TikTok to learn something new, earn a living, express themselves creatively, or be entertained. The teams within USDS that deliver on this commitment daily span across Trust & Safety, Security & Privacy, Engineering, User & Product Ops, Corporate Functions and more.
Why Join Us
Creation is the core of TikTok's purpose. Our platform is built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make TikTok possible.
Together, we inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we all believe in and aim towards achieving every day.
To us, every challenge, no matter how difficult, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always.
At TikTok, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the communities we serve.
Join us.
In order to enhance collaboration and cross-functional partnerships, among other things, at this time, our organization follows a hybrid work schedule that requires employees to work in the office 3 days a week, or as directed by their manager/department. We regularly review our hybrid work model, and the specific requirements may change at any time.
As a member of the Influence Operations Intelligence & Discovery (IOID) Team, the candidate will leverage Social Media marketing and manipulation ecosystems to drive action and response, unveil command and control (C2) elements, and document adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) to manipulate accounts and engagement. The candidate must be able to use formal intelligence and incident response best practices to develop tracking and documentation of Social Media marketing and manipulation activities. Further, the candidate must possess data analysis skills and a strong cyber threat intelligence (CTI) background for documentation and tracking of adversary infrastructure.

• Conduct OSINT monitoring and research to identify off-platform trends.
• Uncover, record, and trend adversary trends and tradecraft
• Build investigative methodologies to track and analyze adversary infrastructure
• Develop in-depth technical reports documenting SMM capabilities and activities targeting Social Media platforms
• Work with engineers to develop rules and signatures of malign SMM actors for detection and response
• Respond to escalated events and actions when needed

The candidate must have expert threat management skills including identification, prioritization, treatment, classification, and monitoring. The candidate must have excellent written and briefing communications skills for developing and briefing intelligence products for cross-functional teams and leadership as appropriate. Further, the candidate is expected to use communication skills to work closely with cross-functional partners in response to actions over a variety of security disciplines to disseminate information and reporting as appropriate in support of TikTok's critical business and operational needs.
Qualifications
Education: Measurable knowledge/experience from proven industry, military, defense, or government operations and/or bachelor’s degree in security (including cyber security), Political Science, and/or computer science or equivalent information security, privacy, risk, compliance, project management or like discipline from an accredited college or university
Minimum Qualifications:

• 4+ years of professional working experience
• 2+ years of cybersecurty/threat intelligence experience
• Experience with acquiring, aggregating, analyzing, and reporting data
• Experience in OSINT collection and reporting
• Experience developing and executing work processes in a fast-paced technical environment
• Ability to prioritize risks to the business in real-time
• Ability to hunt in the environment for high-risk activity
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with identification and response of Social Media manipulation/anti-automation activities and coordinated Influence Operations
• Experience with tracking cyber actor infrastructure
• Experience in tradecraft identification and development of APMs
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) along with teamwork collaboration for global and multi-functional teams and intelligence source groups
• Experience creating and disseminating reports to multi-level audiences in a technical environment
• Expert knowledge of intelligence data sources and platforms
• Demonstrates excellent time management, prioritization, negotiation, and interpersonal relations
• Highly motivated to contribute and grow within a complex area of emerging importance in an enterprise environment
• Experience leading investigations using complex data sets (SQL knowledge preferred)

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.
This role requires the ability to work with and support systems designed to protect sensitive data and information. As such, this role will be subject to strict national security-related screening.
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://shorturl.at/ktJP6