Engineer II, Threat Detection - Windows (Hybrid)

CrowdStrike; Redmond (WA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-leading compensation

Wellness programs

Generous vacation and holidays

Parental and adoption leaves

Professional development

Job summary

CrowdStrike is seeking an experienced professional for the Endpoint Protection Content Response team in the USA. You will analyze intrusions, threat campaigns, and malware, driving robust behavioral detection coverage on the Falcon sensor platform.

Role requires independent work and collaboration with threat intel, engineering, and operations. You will identify detection gaps, take initiative, and work with cross-functional teams to protect customers in a hybrid role requiring 2–3 days on-site.

Qualifications

• Must be eligible for CJIS clearance (U.S. citizenship or Green Card).
• Bachelor's degree in information security, computer science, or related field — or 4+ years of equivalent hands-on experience in detection engineering, threat analysis, or endpoint security
• Experience with endpoint detection platforms, EDR tooling, or detection-driven security workflows
• Proficiency in Windows OS internals and APIs
• Experience with behavioral malware analysis, sandboxing, telemetry collection, and detectable behaviors from execution logs or Windows forensics
• Regular expressions and pattern-based detection authoring
• Ability to read and understand various programming languages and PowerShell; Python scripting for automation
• Experience analyzing endpoint telemetry or host-based log data to identify malicious patterns
• Knowledge of common adversary TTPs and translating threat intel into detection logic
• Ability to assess cyber threat intel for actionable detection opportunities
• Passion for detection engineering and learning
• Comfortable using AI-assisted tooling
• Self-starter with accountability
• Clear written and verbal communication for cross-functional alignment
• Experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making and workflows
• Comfortable working on-call rotation

Responsibilities

• Analyze emerging threats, campaigns, intrusion data, and malware telemetry to identify detectable behaviors and coverage gaps
• Author and optimize behavioral detection rules (IOA) targeting Windows techniques
• Query and analyze endpoint telemetry to validate detection hypotheses
• Monitor detection precision metrics and tune detections to maintain high signal-to-noise
• Manage detections through development, validation, staged deployment, and production monitoring
• Collaborate with threat intel and incident response to prioritize detections based on active campaigns

Skills

Windows OS internals

PowerShell

Python

Threat analysis

Endpoint security

Education

Bachelor's degree in information security or computer science

Tools

EDR tooling

Endpoint detection platforms

Job description

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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 CrowdStrike Endpoint Protection (EPP) Content Response team is seeking an experienced and passionate professional to analyze intrusions, threat campaigns, and malware — and to drive efforts to mitigate them by implementing robust behavioral detection coverage on the Falcon sensor platform. The Content Response Team improves detection capability and efficiency through tactical analysis of ongoing attacks by criminal and nation-state actors impacting our customers, translating observed attacker behavior into high-fidelity endpoint detections deployed at global scale.

The role requires independent work as well as the ability to collaborate across threat intelligence, engineering, and operational teams. You will be expected to take initiative identifying and solving detection gaps that directly protect our customers. You will be part of a cutting-edge threat detection team regularly facing off against sophisticated techniques and well-resourced adversaries.

This role is hybrid, requiring 2-3 days per week on-site at one of the posted locations.

What You'll Do:

• Analyze emerging threats, campaigns, intrusion data, and malware execution telemetry to identify detectable behaviors and coverage gaps

• Author and optimize behavioral detection rules (Indicators of Attack) targeting adversary techniques observed on Windows endpoints

• Query and analyze endpoint telemetry (process execution, file system, registry, memory, authentication events) to validate detection hypotheses and assess coverage

• Monitor detection precision metrics, investigate false positives, and tune detections to maintain high signal-to-noise ratios

• Manage detections through a structured lifecycle: development, validation, staged deployment, and production monitoring

• Collaborate with threat intelligence and incident response teams to prioritize detection development based on active threat campaigns

What You’ll Need:

• Must be eligible for CJIS clearance (requires U.S. citizenship or Green Card/permanent resident status).

• Bachelor's degree in information security, computer science, or related field — or 4+ years of equivalent hands-on experience in detection engineering, threat analysis, or endpoint security

• Experience with endpoint detection platforms, EDR tooling, or detection-driven security workflows

• Proficiency in Windows OS internals and APIs (process creation, registry, file system, memory management, authentication subsystems)

• Experience with behavioral malware analysis, sandboxing, telemetry collection, and detectable behaviors from execution logs or Windows forensics

• Working knowledge of regular expressions and pattern-based detection authoring

• Ability to read and understand various programming languages and PowerShell; scripting proficiency in Python for automation and analysis

• Experience analyzing endpoint telemetry or host-based log data to identify malicious patterns

• Solid working knowledge of common adversary TTPs and the ability to translate threat intelligence into detection logic

• Ability to assess cyber threat intelligence, open-source intelligence, or partner reporting for actionable detection opportunities

• Passion for detection engineering, threat analysis, or security research, with the motivation to keep learning and growing

• Comfortable using AI-assisted tooling as a daily force multiplier, not just a novelty

• Energetic self-starter mentality with the ability to take ownership and be accountable for deliverables

• Clear written and verbal communication skills to drive triage, convey detection rationale, and align cross-functionally with both technical and executive-level stakeholders

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

• Comfortable working on call rotation as needed

Bonus Points:

• Experience writing behavioral detection rules or signatures for an endpoint security product (IOA/IOC logic, behavioral engines, or equivalent)

• Experience with regex optimization or pattern matching in performance-sensitive contexts

• Familiarity with detection precision concepts: true/false positive analysis, disposition workflows, and tuning at scale

• Experience with detection content lifecycle management (development → testing → staged deployment → monitoring)

• Understanding of behavioral detection paradigms: process tree analysis, parent-child relationships, API call sequences, and living-off-the-land technique identification

• Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK adversary tactics and techniques

• Experience in a security operations center or similar environment tracking threat actors and responding to incidents

• Experience building test environments, lab infrastructure, or automation to improve detection development workflows

• Working knowledge of agentic AI CLIs and skills for detection engineering workflows

• Contributions to the open-source community (GitHub, Stack Overflow, blogging) or published research (conferences, blogs, articles)

This role will require the candidate to periodically undergo and pass additional background and fingerprint check(s) consistent with government customer requirements.

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.

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Right to Work

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 $100,000 - $145,000 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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CrowdStrike was founded in 2011 to fix a fundamental problem: The sophisticated attacks that were forcing the world’s leading businesses into the headlines could not be solved with existing malware-based defenses. Founder George Kurtz realized that a brand new approach was needed — one that combines the most advanced endpoint protection with expert intelligence to pinpoint the adversaries perpetrating the attacks, not just the malware.

There’s much more to the story of how Falcon has redefined endpoint protection but there’s only one thing to remember about CrowdStrike: We stop breaches.