Red Team Engineer Graduate (Security Assurance) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)

ByteDance; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Singapore is looking for a Graduate Red Team Engineer to start in 2026. The role involves proposing and executing Red Team operations, emulating real-world attacks, and collaborating across teams to enhance security. Candidates should have a background in Computer Science or related fields. Join an innovative team and launch your career with limitless growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Final year or recent graduates with a relevant background.
• Strong knowledge in red team operations and infrastructure security.
• Excellent communication skills to articulate complex topics.

Responsibilities

• Propose, plan, and execute Red Team Operations.
• Maintain a deep understanding of ByteDance Enterprise Products.
• Conduct security exercises that emulate real-world threats.
• Translate requirements into test plans and execute test scripts.
• Write detailed reports covering Red Team operations.
• Collaborate across multiple teams to improve security offerings.

Skills

Red team operations

Infrastructure security

MITRE

TTPs

Adversarial mindset

Excellent communication

Education

Background in Computer Science or related STEM fields

Job description

Overview

Red Team Engineer Graduate (Security Assurance) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)

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Regular

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A159105

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Responsibilities

About the Security Assurance Team at ByteDance. The team is missioned to build infrastructures, 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. Our challenges are not your regular day-to-day technical problems; you\'ll be part of a team that\'s developing new solutions to new challenges of a kind not previously addressed by big tech. It\'s working fast, at scale, and we\'re making a difference. We are looking for talented individuals to join our team in 2026. As a graduate, you will get opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and unlock limitless growth. Launch your career where inspiration is infinite at ByteDance. Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by end of year 2026. Please state your availability and graduation date clearly in your resume. Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. The application limit is applicable to ByteDance and its affiliates\' jobs globally. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early.

• Propose, plan, and execute Red Team Operations to determine if infrastructure components, systems and applications meet confidentiality, integrity, authentication, availability, authorisation, and nonrepudiation standards based on realistic threats to the organization.
• Maintain a deep understanding of ByteDance Enterprise Products, how they work, and how they could be attacked or abused.
• Conducts security exercises that emulate real-world threats, TTPs that are most relevant to our organization.
• Translate requirements into test plan, write and execute test scripts or codes in line with standards and procedures to determine vulnerability to attacks.
• Certify infrastructure components, systems and applications that meet security standards.
• Write detailed reports covering the goals and outcomes of Red Team operations, including significant observations and recommendations.
• Collaborate across multiple defense/product teams to propose enhancements and improve current security offerings.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Final year or recent graduates with a background in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems or other STEM disciplines. Strong knowledge in some of these various disciplines: red team operations, infrastructure security, MITRE, TTPs.
• An adversarial mindset to emulate a real-world attacker.
• Excellent and professional communication skills with an ability to articulate complex topics in a clear and concise manner.

Preferred Qualifications

• Red Team Experience in an enterprise environment.
• CTF players, live competitions and hacking events experience.
• CVEs (excluding vulnerabilities such as XSS, CSRF in random CMS) are preferred.
• BugBounty experience with reputable statistics in HackerOne, BugCrowd etc.

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About Us

Founded in 2012, ByteDance\'s mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico 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 ByteDance

Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance\'s mission. Our innovative products are 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 enrich life - a mission we work towards every day.

As ByteDancers, 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. 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

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.