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Cybersecurity Resilience Specialist - Governance Risk and Compliance

Washington, DC

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$107K/yr - $176K/yr

5+ years exp

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, and they are seeking a Cybersecurity Resilience Specialist to strengthen operational resilience across internal systems and the third-party ecosystem. The role involves integrating security engineering, business continuity, disaster recovery, and vendor risk oversight into a unified cyber-resilience function.

Content CreatorsContent DiscoveryMedia and EntertainmentSocial MediaVideo

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Conducting Business Impact Analyses (BIAs) and Technology Impact Analyses (TIAs) to map critical business processes, system dependencies, and Recovery Time Objectives/ Recovery Point Objectives (RTOs/RPOs)

Collaborating with infrastructure, Site Reliability Engineers, and application teams to design, document, and enhance Disaster Recovery (DR) architectures, including failover strategies, backups, replication methods, and multi-region redundancy

Leading and facilitating cyber-resilience exercises such as failover simulations, recovery validation tests, load/stress assessments, and cyberattack tabletop scenarios

Identifying, tracking, and remediating third-party risks across the vendor lifecycle (pre-onboarding, operational monitoring, and off-boarding)

Partnering with Legal, Procurement, IT, and engineering teams to embed security and resilience requirements into procurement, contracting, and onboarding processes

Reviewing, validating, and architecting secure technical integrations with third-party vendors, including APIs, network connections, cloud configurations, and identity/access patterns

Qualification

Business Impact AnalysesDisaster Recovery architecturesContinuity methodologiesTechnical recovery strategiesThird-party risk managementBusiness continuity planning toolsRelevant industry certificationsAnalytical skillsCollaboration skillsCommunication skills

Required

Deep knowledge of continuity methodologies and standards (e.g., ISO 22301, NIST SP 800-34, FFIEC), with hands-on experience conducting BIAs, TIAs, and dependency mapping to define RTOs/RPOs and validate technical recovery strategies

Proven ability to translate technical third party risk into business impact, aligning continuity strategies with cybersecurity controls, regulatory requirements, and enterprise operational priorities

Ability to work from the Washington, DC office 5 days a week, with domestic and international travel as needed to support program initiatives

Preferred

5 years in business continuity, disaster recovery, operational risk, or cyber resilience, with a demonstrated track record of leading technical continuity and recovery initiatives across complex, global environments

Experience supporting enterprise-scale business continuity or resilience programs in complex or rapidly evolving environments

Hands-on experience with business continuity planning tools, platforms, or methodologies

Relevant industry certifications (e.g., CBCP, ISO 22301 Lead Implementer, CRISC, CISM, PMP, or other resilience/cybersecurity certifications)

A bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems) or equivalent practical experience

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

A 401(k) savings plan with company match

Paid parental leave

Short-term and long-term disability coverage

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

10 paid holidays per year

10 paid sick days per year

17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure)

Company

TikTok

Glassdoor3.4

TikTok is a short-form video entertainment app and social network platform. It is a sub-organization of ByteDance.

Founded in 2003

Los Angeles, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.tiktok.com

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