Sr. Engineer - Security Research, Identity Protection (Hybrid, ISR)

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 also a mission-driven company. We cultivate a culture that gives every CrowdStriker both the flexibility and autonomy to own their careers. 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:

The identity research team is seeking a motivated security researcher with excellent technical skills to research advanced Active Directory / Cloud identity-based threats.

In this role, you will research new and existing attack tactics and techniques to improve our detection capabilities. You will play a key role in the design, planning, and research of an enterprise security system. In addition, you will research new vulnerabilities and present your findings in blogs and conferences world-wide. If you are a talented security researcher that is looking to combine product-oriented security research, threat hunting and vulnerability research this is the role for you.

What You'll Do:

Discover, analyze and track advanced cyber-attack campaigns through network and big-data analysis.

Conduct proactive research into environments and tools to create new detection techniques.

Collaborate with engineering and product teams to improve detection accuracy.

Research novel attack and detection techniques.

Write blog articles on novel threats and research results.

What You'll Need:

Minimum 5+ years of experience as a security researcher

Solid knowledge in networking and Internet protocols

Solid understanding of Windows OS internals and the Windows API

Understanding of technical terminology, tools, and tactics employed by threat actors

Knowledge of programming and scripting languages, in particular Python

Knowledge of Active Directory (advantage)

Knowledge of Cloud identity infrastructure (entraID, AWS identity center)

Experience with databases such as MongoDB (advantage)

Knowledge of reverse engineering tools such as disassemblers, decompilers and debuggers (advantage)

Self-learning and independent

Excellent human relations and communication

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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 for recharge

Paid parental and adoption leaves

Professional development opportunities for all employees regardless of level or role

Employee Networks, geographic neighborhood groups, and volunteer opportunities to build connections

Vibrant office culture with world class amenities

Great Place to Work Certified™ across the globe

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