Detection Engineer, Falcon Complete (Remote, CAN)

CrowdStrike Inc.; Nova Scotia; Remote; CAD 105,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-leading compensation

Wellness programs

Generous vacation and holidays

Parental and adoption leaves

Professional development

Employee networks and volunteer events

Vibrant office culture

Job summary

CrowdStrike Inc. Canada is seeking a Detection Engineer for the FCDE team to build and maintain the NG-SIEM ruleset powering CrowdStrike's managed detection and response.

You will contribute to detection development, threat research, and automation across large data sources. You will perform threat research, develop high-fidelity detections, and leverage AI-assisted tooling to accelerate rule development and deployment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a detection engineer or related field.
• Knowledge of current cyber threats and how to detect them using SIEM and relevant technologies.
• Industry certifications such as GCFA, GCDA, GCIH, etc.
• Experience with analyzing large datasets across a variety of vendors and technologies.
• Experience working with SIEM solutions (LogScale, Splunk, SumoLogic, Sentinel, QRadar, LogRhythm, etc)
• Familiarity with LLMs and AI coding agents, with hands-on experience integrating or building LLM-assisted workflows a plus
• Python or other scripting experience strongly preferred
• Proven ability to use AI to enhance decision-making and automate workflows

Responsibilities

• Perform threat research and threat hunting to identify emerging TTPs and build detections.
• Develop, test, and deploy high fidelity CrowdStrike Next-Gen SIEM detections.
• Conduct code reviews and testing to ensure quality and performance before deployment at scale.
• Leverage CI/CD best practices to deploy detections as code.
• Collaborate with SIEM architects to define best data parsing and normalization practices.
• Build and maintain utilities to enable the managed services team at scale.
• Develop and maintain documentation and processes.
• Participate in a Detection Engineer on-call rotation.

Skills

Threat hunting

SIEM tools

Python

LLMs

Threat intelligence

Data analysis

Tools

LogScale

Splunk

SumoLogic

Sentinel

QRadar

LogRhythm

Job description

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:

The Falcon Complete Detection Engineering (FCDE) team builds and maintains the NG-SIEM detection ruleset that powers CrowdStrike's managed detection and response capability. The team develops high-fidelity detections driven by threat intelligence and real-world observations, including rapid response to zero-days and emerging threats, filling detection gaps across a broad range of third-party data sources where adversaries increasingly operate. FCDE also builds and refines AI-powered tooling to maximize the speed and fidelity of detection development at scale. Engineers collaborate across the full pipeline, from ingestion and parsing to response and automation, to improve triage efficiency and accelerate threat disruption.

What You’ll Do:

• Perform threat research and threat hunting to identify emerging tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) to build detections using an intelligence driven approach
• Develop, test, and deploy actionable high fidelity CrowdStrike Next-Gen SIEM detection rules to enable a world class Managed Detection and Response team
• Conduct code reviews and testing to ensure rules meet our quality and performance expectations prior to deployment at scale
• Leverage CI/CD best practices and principles to deploy detections as code
• Contribute to and leverage an AI-powered detection engineering ecosystem, including LLM-assisted tooling and coding agents, to accelerate threat research, rule development, and detection workflow automation
• Collaborate with SIEM architects to develop and define best practices for parsing data and normalizing data to a common event schema
• Build and maintain utilities and tools to enable the managed services team to operate efficiently and at a large scale
• Develop and maintain processes and documentation
• Participate in a Detection Engineer handler on-call rotation

What You’ll Need:

• 3+ years of experience as a detection engineer, security engineer, security analyst, threat intelligence analyst, or related field
• Knowledge of current cyber threats and how to detect them using SIEM and relevant technologies
• Relevant industry certifications (i.e. GCFA, GCDA, GCIH, etc.)
• Experience with analyzing large datasets across a variety of vendors and technologies
• Experience working with SIEM solutions (LogScale, Splunk, SumoLogic, Sentinel, QRadar, LogRhythm, etc)
• Familiarity with large language models (LLMs) and AI coding agents, with hands-on experience integrating or building LLM-assisted workflows a plus
• Python or other scripting experience strongly preferred
• A curious, self-motivated mindset with a high standard for your own work
• Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes.

Benefits Of Working At CrowdStrike:

• 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

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.

CrowdStrike is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment. The Company does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, creed, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy or pregnancy-related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, status with regard to public assistance, or any other characteristic protected by law. We base all employment decisions- including recruitment, selection, training, compensation, benefits, discipline, promotions, transfers, lay-offs, return from lay-off, terminations and social/recreational programs- on valid job requirements.

CrowdStrike Canada ULC is committed to equal pay for equal work in its compensation practices. The base salary range for this position in Canada is $105,000 - $145,000 CAD per year + variable/incentive compensation + equity + benefits. A candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. This is Canadian-based employment, and it is expected that all employees maintain legal entitlement to work in Canada. Applicants selected to move forward in the hiring process are subject to background checks, including but not limited to criminal record, credit, and/or reference checks.

What You’ll Need:

• 3+ years of experience as a detection engineer, security engineer, security analyst, threat intelligence analyst, or related field
• Knowledge of current cyber threats and how to detect them using SIEM and relevant technologies
• Relevant industry certifications (i.e. GCFA, GCDA, GCIH, etc.)
• Experience with analyzing large datasets across a variety of vendors and technologies
• Experience working with SIEM solutions (LogScale, Splunk, SumoLogic, Sentinel, QRadar, LogRhythm, etc)
• Familiarity with large language models (LLMs) and AI coding agents, with hands-on experience integrating or building LLM-assisted workflows a plus
• Python or other scripting experience strongly preferred
• A curious, self-motivated mindset with a high standard for your own work
• Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes.