Senior IT Compliance Analyst – GITC & Audit Readiness

TikTok Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Short‑term and long‑term disability

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

10 paid holidays per year

Paid time off

Job summary

TikTok's Global Security Organization is seeking a Senior IT Compliance Analyst in San Jose to mature and standardize the IT control environment for regulatory compliance across online platforms. You will work across the full control lifecycle with Legal/Compliance, Product, and Engineering to ensure robust, testable controls in Access Management, Change Management, and System Monitoring.

The role emphasizes achieving near-term audit readiness while building a scalable, automated control

Qualifications

• Knowledge of General IT Controls across Access Management, Change Management, and System Monitoring.
• Understanding of SDLC controls, segregation of duties in CI/CD environments, code repository governance, protected branch configurations, and emergency/minor change policy design.
• Experience with system discovery, process flow mapping, control narrative/template development, and audit population extraction.
• Proven track record in developing, implementing, and managing comprehensive compliance programs at scale with regulators, auditors, or supervisory bodies.
• Exceptional analytical, critical thinking, and problem‑solving skills, with ability to translate complex concepts for diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, in a fast‑paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Strategy & Governance: Support the GITC strategy, audit readiness roadmap, and control maturity initiatives.
• System Discovery & Scoping: Identify in‑scope systems and conduct cross‑functional discovery workshops.
• Control Operations & Execution: Support internal assessment, evidence gathering, and User Access Reviews.
• Audit Readiness & Testing: Assist with readiness reviews, testing populations, and evidence preparation.
• Gap Remediation & External Audit Support: Facilitate remediation and coordinate external audit activities.

Skills

GITC controls

Access Management

Change Management

System Monitoring

Audit readiness

Regulatory liaison

Data flow analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Law, Computer Science, Information Security, Business Administration, or related field

Tools

Python

SQL

CI/CD familiarity

Code repositories

Job description

TikTok's Global Security Organization is seeking a Senior IT Compliance Analyst in San Jose to mature and standardize the IT control environment for regulatory compliance across online platforms. You will work across the full control lifecycle with Legal/Compliance, Product, and Engineering to ensure robust, testable controls in Access Management, Change Management, and System Monitoring.

The role emphasizes achieving near-term audit readiness while building a scalable, automated control