Threat Analyst II, AI/ML Operations (remote, IRE) - Remote Eligible

Threat Analyst

At CrowdStrike we're on a mission - to stop breaches. Our groundbreaking technology, services delivery, and intelligence gathering together with our innovations in machine learning and behavioral-based detection, allow our customers to not only defend themselves, but do so in a future-proof manner. The opportunity: Our CrowdStrike Data Science Machine Learning Operations and Response Team is looking for a Threat Analyst who is both customer- and team-focused. This role will include both proactive and reactive aspects of detection engineering. The primary responsibility of this role will be to analyze adversary intrusions and take tactical steps to ensure they don't happen again, by creating or modifying security detections. Experience with machine learning concepts is a plus. The secondary responsibility of this role is to address customer requests related to the efficacy and function of our machine learning detection models. This role will work most closely with internal teams such as OverWatch, Technical Account Managers, Falcon Complete, Data Scientists and Malware Researchers.

What You'll Do:

• Review current ML-based product detections to ensure they are performing to the company standard
• Review customer-based reports of false positives and false negatives
• Review adversary intrusions and create ML-based security detections as needed
• Analyze binary files to determine their legitimacy

What You'll Need:

• Exposure and understanding of different types and functionality of malware
• Experience with reverse engineering malware, detection engineering, or threat hunting
• Knowledge of programming and scripting languages, in particular Python
• Fundamental understanding of attributes of binary files such as imports/exports and packers
• Ability to demonstrate practical knowledge of research/collection skills and analytical methods
• A creative approach to problem solving and closing detection gaps
• An excellent understanding of at least one major operating system type, or a public cloud provider
• Ability to break down complex problems into workable components

Bonus Points:

• Experience in a security operations center, incident response, blue teaming, or similar
• A thorough understanding of Windows OS internals and the Windows API
• Familiarity with tools used in targeted and criminal cyber-intrusions
• Knowledge of a variety of programming languages including C, C++, Java, and assembly
• Intimate knowledge of public cloud infrastructure
• Experience with machine learning, data science, or data science concepts

Education: BA/BS or MA/MS degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field