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:
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Develop automated solutions for collecting, processing and analyzing data at scale, e.g.
Vendor patch processing and analysis
Identification of exploits in large file collections
Identification of browser exploits
Identification of malicious infrastructure
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Perform vulnerability research on a wide variety of targets, e.g.
Analyze vendor patches to identify vulnerabilities and develop proof-of-concept exploits
Review evidence of malicious activities (e.g. log files, payloads) to confirm exploitation of 0-day and n-day vulnerabilities, identify root causes and reproduce exploits
Identify new vulnerabilities in applications or products
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Collaborate across other teams at CrowdStrike Intelligence and beyond to
Reproduce emerging vulnerabilities and provide actionable technical information
Inform on information security topics
Satisfy unique technical collection requirements
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
Vulnerability research and exploit development experience
Ability to effectively leverage GenAI/LLMs to aid in software development and perform vulnerability research
Reverse engineering experience
Solid understanding of Microsoft Windows and Linux operating system internals
Solid software development experience (Python preferred)
Excellent probl