Security Tools Engineer: Elevate Enterprise Cyber Defense

TikTok; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 223,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok is seeking an IT Security Tools Operations Engineer in San Jose to manage security tools, monitor health, patch systems, and optimize policies. You will work with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance and incident readiness in a fast-paced technology environment.

The role emphasizes hands-on management of EDR/AV, SIEM, firewalls, and log analysis, with opportunities to evaluate new security technologies and contribute to security posture improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field.
• 4+ years in enterprise security engineering or IT security operations.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise security technologies (EDR/AV, SIEM, IDS/IPS, VPN, SWG, CASB, firewalls, vulnerability scanners).
• Programming or scripting such as Python, Bash, PowerShell, or API-based automation.
• Strong understanding of Windows, Linux, endpoint, network, and application security.

Responsibilities

• Security Tools Administration: manage day-to-day operations, configuration, and administration of security tools.
• Performance & Health Monitoring: monitor security infrastructure health and availability; troubleshoot issues.
• Lifecycle & Patch Management: perform updates, patches, upgrades, and configuration tuning.
• Policy & Rule Optimization: define and optimize security tool configurations and rules.
• Compliance & Auditing: conduct routine audits of tools for standards alignment.
• Evaluation & Deployment: participate in PoC testing and implementation of new tools.
• Incident Response & Log Analysis: review logs; respond to incidents.
• Documentation & SOPs: develop security docs and user guides.
• Training & Support: provide training to end-users and IT teams.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: coordinate with vendors and stakeholders.
• Operational Flexibility: support with flexible hours including weekends.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical field

CISSP

CISM

Tools

EDR/AV

SIEM

IDS/IPS

VPN

SWG

CASB

firewalls

vulnerability scanners

endpoint management

agent rollout

policy configuration

log analysis

CrowdStrike

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Splunk

QRadar

Job description

TikTok is seeking an IT Security Tools Operations Engineer in San Jose to manage security tools, monitor health, patch systems, and optimize policies. You will work with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance and incident readiness in a fast-paced technology environment.

The role emphasizes hands-on management of EDR/AV, SIEM, firewalls, and log analysis, with opportunities to evaluate new security technologies and contribute to security posture improvements.