Sr. Security Researcher

As a global leader in cybersecurity, CrowdStrike protects the people, processes and technologies that drive modern organizations. Since 2011, our mission hasn’t changed — we’re here to stop breaches, and we’ve redefined modern security with the world’s most advanced AI-native platform. We work on large scale distributed systems, processing almost 3 trillion events per day and this traffic is growing daily. Our customers span all industries, and they count on CrowdStrike to keep their businesses running, their communities safe and their lives moving forward. We're proud to work for a mission-driven company leveraging AI to transform the way we work. CrowdStrikers drive their careers through flexibility and autonomy while also being expected to contribute to a culture of responsible AI adoption, experimentation, and innovation. We use an AI-first mindset as a force multiplier to proactively and continuously accelerate execution, build expertise, uncover insights, and solve complex problems. We’re always looking to add talented CrowdStrikers to the team who have limitless passion, a relentless focus on innovation and a fanatical commitment to our customers, our community and each other. Ready to join a mission that matters? The future of cybersecurity starts with you.

About the Role:CrowdStrike Intelligence is seeking a motivated security researcher with excellent technical skills to join the Advanced Research Team (ART). Security Researchers within ART will be expected to apply a broad set of skills to support the CrowdStrike Intelligence mission. ART is responsible for researching and publishing on topics related to information security, providing technical expertise to other teams within CrowdStrike Intelligence, developing tools to support analysts in their day-to-day duties, and collecting technical artifacts about adversary activity.

Aside from working on longer-term research and collection projects, ART security researchers will be required to provide unique solutions on short notice to serve ad-hoc needs by other teams within CrowdStrike Intelligence.

What You’ll Do:

• Develop automated solutions for collecting, processing and analyzing data at scale, e.g. for operating honeypots, running Internet-wide scans, or vulnerability discovery.

• Operate, extend and create honeypots to identify and detect adversary TTPs

• Perform vulnerability research

• Collaborate across other teams at CrowdStrike Intelligence and beyond to satisfy unique technical collection requirements

• Inform on information security topics

• Reproduce emerging vulnerabilities and provide actionable technical information

• Publish research results on the CrowdStrike blog or at conferences

What You’ll Need:

• Proficiency in English, both written and spoken

• Strong information security background with 4+ years experience

• Working knowledge of vulnerability research concepts (e.g. patch analysis, exploit primitives)

• Familiarity with reverse engineering tools and techniques

• Solid understanding of Linux and Microsoft Windows operating system internals

• Solid understanding of network protocols

• Solid software development experience in Python

• Hands-on experience using and building GenAI/LLM workflows in software development, data analysis and security research.

• Excellent problem solving skills, creativity and strong analytical skills to investigate, assess, validate, and think outside the box

• Ability to work independently, with a customer-oriented mindset.

• Ability to work remotely, in a collaborative team environment

• Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes.

Bonus Points:

• Successful participation in CTF competitions

• Experience using reverse engineering tools (disassemblers, decompilers, debuggers) and processes (unpacking malware, reconstructing code logic, etc)

• Experience in vulnerability...