Analyst I, Falcon Complete GovCloud (Hybrid, St Louis)

CrowdStrike; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity awards

Wellness programs

Vacation and holidays

Parental/adoption leave

Professional development

Employee networks and communities

Vibrant office culture

Job summary

CrowdStrike is seeking motivated, self-driven analysts for its global security operations, dedicated to protecting organizations against advanced threats. The role involves real-time detection, incident handling, and collaboration with customers to remediate and improve security postures.

A BA/BS in a related field is required, with strong emphasis on incident response, forensic analysis, and scripting. Candidates must be willing to work a 4x10 schedule and pass background checks.

Qualifications

• Hands-on incident response across hosts and customer environments.
• Experience applying MITRE ATT&CK to investigations.
• Familiarity with forensic tools and malware analysis.
• Experience with Windows internals, macOS, or Linux.
• Experience with SIEMs and log analysis.
• Ability to communicate clearly with customers and colleagues.
• Willingness to work 4x10 schedule and pass background checks.

Responsibilities

• Triage, investigate, and respond to security detections across endpoint, identity, email, network, and cloud environments.
• Analyze telemetry, logs, and artifacts to determine root cause and remediation.
• Investigate Microsoft 365 activity, contain threats, and guide customers.
• Perform basic malware analysis to support investigations.
• Improve incident detection processes and countermeasures.
• Deliver clear customer communications during incident response.
• Produce high-quality written and verbal findings for customers and internal teams.

Skills

Incident handling

Threat landscape

Forensic analysis

Malware analysis

Windows/Mac/Linux

System administration

Network analysis

Identity platforms

Email security

SIEM

Incident remediation

Network & security engineering

Scripting (Python/PowerShell/Bash)

AI in security

AI-enabled decision making

Education

BA/BS in CS/Engineering/InfoSec or related

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

CrowdStrike is looking for highly motivated, self-driven, technical analysts dedicated to making a difference in global security by protecting organizations against the most advanced attackers in the world. Our CrowdStrike virtual security operations center offers opportunities to expand your skill set through a wide variety of experiences, detecting and responding to incidents as they occur in real-time for our customers.

Am I an Analyst, Endpoint Protection Team Candidate?

• Do you find yourself interested in putting your hands-on technical skills to the test in detecting, containing, and remediating incidents?
• Are you self-motivated and looking for an opportunity to rapidly accelerate your skills?
• Do you crave new and innovative work that actually matters to your customer?
• Do you have an Incident Response or Information Security background that you're not fully utilizing?
• Do you excel at communicating clearly and professionally with customers and colleagues?
• Do you love working around like-minded, smart people who you can learn from and mentor on a daily basis?
• Are you excited about the evolving role of AI in security operations, including AI models, prompt engineering, and agentic SOC workflows?

What You’ll Do

• Triage, investigate, and respond to security detections across endpoint, identity, email, network, and cloud environments.
• Conduct tactical analysis of EDR telemetry, log sources, and forensic artifacts to determine the root cause and scope of compromise, and develop targeted remediation recommendations.
• Investigate suspicious Microsoft 365 activity, including business email compromise (BEC) and adversary-in-the-middle (AITM) attacks, contain the threat, and deliver actionable guidance to customers.
• Perform basic malware analysis to support investigation and triage of security incidents.
• Develop and improve processes for incident detection and the execution of countermeasures.
• Deliver clear, concise, and professional customer communications as the primary point of contact during incident response activities.
• Produce high-quality written and verbal communications, recommendations, and findings to customers and internally.

What You’ll Need

• Incident Handling: hands-on experience conducting and coordinating incident response across a broad range of security events, including the ability to manage multiple simultaneous incidents across hosts and customer environments. Experience investigating threats including host/user compromises, network breaches, organized crime, and advanced persistent threats.
• Threat Landscape Awareness: strong working knowledge of attack vectors, threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), with demonstrated experience applying frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK to active investigations.
• Computer Forensic Analysis: hands-on experience using forensic analysis tools in incident response investigations to determine the extent and scope of compromise.
• Malware Analysis: demonstrated ability to perform basic static and dynamic malware analysis to understand the nature and behavior of malicious code.
• Operating System Fundamentals: strong understanding of Windows, Mac, and/or Linux operating systems with emphasis on Windows internals such as the file system, registry, scheduled tasks, and running processes.
• Systems Administration: hands-on experience administering networks and resolving connectivity, authentication, and configuration issues across small to large enterprise environments.
• Network Analysis Fundamentals: strong working knowledge of network protocols and analysis tools, with experience analyzing network traffic to support incident investigations.
• Identity Platform Awareness: experience working with identity and access management platforms such as Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, and similar enterprise technologies.
• Email Security Awareness: experience investigating Microsoft 365 security incidents, including business email compromise (BEC) and adversary-in-the-middle (AITM) attacks.
• Third-Party Log Analysis: working knowledge of log sources across cloud platforms, network devices, identity providers, email platforms, and other enterprise technologies, with experience conducting investigation and triage within a SIEM platform.
• Incident Remediation: basic understanding of surgical remediation actions needed to contain threats across compromised hosts, including third-party platform containment measures.
• Network Operations and Architecture/Engineering: working knowledge of secure network architecture and hands-on experience troubleshooting and navigating network environments.
• Programming/Scripting: experience with scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, or Bash to support investigation workflows or automate repetitive tasks.
• AI Fundamentals: experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes.
• Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes.

Additionally, All Candidates Must Possess The Following Qualifications

• Capable of completing technical tasks without supervision.
• Desire to grow and expand both technical and soft skills.
• Ability to foster a positive work environment and attitude.

Requirements

• Must be willing to work 4x10 schedule, including a day on the weekend.
• This role is only open to US citizens and Green Card holders.

Education

BA or BS / MA or MS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Math, Information Security, Information Assurance, Information Security Management, Intelligence Studies, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Policy, or a related field. Applicants without a degree but with relevant work experience and/or training will be considered.

This role may require the candidate to periodically undergo and pass alcohol and/or drug test(s) during the course of employment.

This role may require the candidate to periodically undergo and pass alcohol and/or drug test(s) during the course of employment. This role will require the candidate to periodically undergo and pass additional background and fingerprint check(s) consistent with government customer requirements.

Expected Close Date of Job Posting is:10-26-2026,

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.

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CrowdStrike, Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Placement within the pay range is dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications, job level, supervisory status, and location. The base salary range for this position for all U.S. candidates is $85,000 - $120,000 per year, with eligibility for bonuses, equity grants and a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, 401k and paid time off.

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Education

BA or BS / MA or MS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Math, Information Security, Information Assurance, Information Security Management, Intelligence Studies, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Policy, or a related field. Applicants without a degree but with relevant work experience and/or training will be considered.

This role may require the candidate to periodically undergo and pass alcohol and/or drug test(s) during the course of employment.