Detection Engineer | Insider Risk & Cyber Analytics

TikTok; New York (NY); On-site; USD 156,000 - 317,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) match

Parental leave

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

TikTok in New York, NY is seeking a Detection Engineer to join a fast-moving security team. You will employ analytical methods to understand insider risk patterns, analyze large datasets, and triage security alerts across SIEM, DLP, UEBA, and EDR.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve detection logic, automate tasks, and support incident response. The role requires a Master’s or Bachelor’s in a related field with applicable experience, strong Python/SQL skills, and the

Qualifications

• Master's degree or Bachelor's with related work experience in CS/Engineering/IS/Data Science
• 1 year of experience in developing and maintaining data analysis systems
• Experience with Python and SQL for data processing
• Experience gathering requirements and translating to technical specs
• Ability to document code implementations clearly

Responsibilities

• Apply analytical methods to understand insider risk patterns and build forecasting models
• Analyze large, complex datasets to detect anomalous behavior and threats
• Triage and investigate alerts from SIEM, DLP, UEBA, EDR; escalate as needed
• Support incident handling, root cause analysis, and documentation
• Collaborate with teams to refine detection logic and improve log coverage and precision
• Automate repetitive tasks with scripting or ML-based improvements
• Work with global teams to deploy solutions and drive adoption

Skills

Python

SQL

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Incident response

Education

Master's degree in CS/Engineering/IS/Data Science

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/IS/Data Science

Tools

Star programming language

ELF file parsing

SIEM

EDR

Job description

TikTok in New York, NY is seeking a Detection Engineer to join a fast-moving security team. You will employ analytical methods to understand insider risk patterns, analyze large datasets, and triage security alerts across SIEM, DLP, UEBA, and EDR.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve detection logic, automate tasks, and support incident response. The role requires a Master’s or Bachelor’s in a related field with applicable experience, strong Python/SQL skills, and the