Active Defense Services Analyst (remote) - Remote Eligible

Cybersecurity Analyst

CrowdStrike is a global leader in cybersecurity, protecting the people, processes, and technologies that drive modern organizations. The company's mission is to stop breaches and redefine modern security with the world's most advanced AI-native platform. CrowdStrike cultivates a culture that gives employees the flexibility and autonomy to own their careers. The company is looking for talented individuals who have limitless passion, a relentless focus on innovation, and a fanatical commitment to customers, the community, and each other.

CrowdStrike is looking for highly motivated, self-driven technical analysts dedicated to making a difference in global security by helping customer organizations recover from the most advanced attackers in the world. The Active Defense Service offers opportunities to expand your skills through a wide variety of experiences detecting, analyzing, and remediating ongoing security incidents. The role will involve finding and removing attackers to ensure customers can keep their business moving forward.

We are looking for both Analyst and Senior Analyst candidates, which will be determined by experience and/or depth of technical knowledge.

What You'll Do:

• Put your technical skills to the test in detecting, containing, and remediating incidents.
• Help customers during their darkest hours.
• Rapidly accelerate your skills.
• Engage in new and innovative work that matters to your customer.
• Utilize your Incident Response or Information Security background.
• Lead teams and interact well with customers.
• Work around like-minded, smart people who you can learn from and mentor.

What You'll Need:

• Exercise incident handling and remediation processes across Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms.
• Perform basic malware analysis.
• Develop and improve processes for incident detection and the execution of countermeasures.
• Produce high-quality written and verbal communications, recommendations, and findings to customer management.
• Demonstrate industry thought leadership through blog posts, CrowdCasts, and other public speaking events.
• Provide continuous feedback and solutions for operational collateral and capabilities.

Required Qualifications:

• Willing to work 4x10 schedule, including a day on the weekend.
• Experience conducting or managing incident response for organizations, investigating targeted threats.
• Background using a variety of forensic analysis tools in incident response investigations.
• Understanding of system internals to implement and execute countermeasures and remediation.
• Knowledge of network protocols, network analysis tools, and ability to perform network log analysis.
• Ability to perform static and dynamic malware analysis.
• Strong understanding of targeted attacks and ability to create customized tactical and strategic remediation plans.
• Strong understanding of secure network architecture and background in performing network operations.
• Experience coding in Python, PowerShell, or .NET, with experience in other languages.

Additionally, all candidates must possess the following qualifications:

• Capable of completing technical tasks without supervision.
• Desire to grow and expand both technical and soft skills.
• Strong project management skills.
• Contributing thought leader within the incident response industry.
• Ability to foster a positive work environment and attitude.
• Desire and ability to effectively communicate with customers during ongoing security incidents.

Education:

A BA or BS in Computer Science or a related field is great! Industry related DFIR certifications are a plus. If you don’t have these, show us what you’ve got, what you’re passionate about, and why you’d be a great fit for the team.

Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:

• Remote-friendly and flexible work culture.
• Market leader in compensation and equity awards.
• Comprehensive physical and mental wellness programs.
• Competitive vacation and holidays.
• Paid parental and adoption leaves.
• Professional development opportunities for all employees.
• Employee Networks, geographic neighborhood groups, and volunteer opportunities.
• Vibrant office culture with world-class amenities.
• Great Place to Work Certified™ across the globe.

CrowdStrike is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where everyone is valued for who they are and empowered to succeed. We support veterans and individuals with disabilities through our affirmative action program.