Lead Incident Response Analyst – 24/7 AI-Driven Threats

TikTok USDS Joint Venture; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 132,000 - 337,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC is seeking a proactive IR Analyst based in Washington, DC, to monitor, investigate, contain, and recover from sophisticated threats targeting TikTok's US operations. You will join a high-stakes SOC team that collaborates with global counterparts to drive incident response and post-incident analysis.

Responsibilities include leading technical response actions, performing deep investigations, and coordinating with cross-functional teams to minimize business impact

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience triaging, managing, investigating, and remediating high-severity security incidents.
• Proven ability to lead global investigations across diverse data sources and regions.
• Deep hands-on Linux/Unix command line experience for system interrogation and log work.
• Experience with cloud forensics across multi-cloud environments and container forensics.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical response actions to protect stakeholders and users from fast-paced threats.
• Conduct comprehensive investigations and root-cause analysis to guide remediation.
• Coordinate with Hunt, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Legal, and Infrastructure teams.
• Transform chaotic signals into clear actions to ensure infrastructure resiliency.

Skills

Incident response

Global investigations

Linux/Unix

Cloud forensics

Threat hunting

Team leadership

Communication

AI-assisted security

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

PCAP analysis

Zeek logs

Job description

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC is seeking a proactive IR Analyst based in Washington, DC, to monitor, investigate, contain, and recover from sophisticated threats targeting TikTok's US operations. You will join a high-stakes SOC team that collaborates with global counterparts to drive incident response and post-incident analysis.

Responsibilities include leading technical response actions, performing deep investigations, and coordinating with cross-functional teams to minimize business impact