Remote Cyber Defense Analyst – AI-Driven Threat Detection

CrowdStrike Inc.; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-leading compensation and equity

Wellness programs

Generous vacation & holidays

Parental and adoption leave

Professional development

Employee networks & volunteering

Vibrant office culture

Great Place to Work Certified

Job summary

CrowdStrike is seeking an Associate Analyst on the Endpoint Protection Team to help protect customers worldwide. You’ll detect and respond to incidents in real time, communicate findings clearly, and support remediation efforts across endpoints, identities, email, and cloud environments.

In this role you will build expertise in MITRE ATT&CK, EDR telemetry, and secure network operations while collaborating with skilled colleagues.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Deliver clear, concise, and professional customer communications as the primary first point of contact.
• Produce high-quality written and verbal communications, recommendations, and findings to customers and internally.
• Triage, investigate, and respond to security alerts across endpoint, identity, email, and cloud environments.
• Conduct tactical analysis of EDR telemetry, log sources, and forensic artifacts to identify the scope of compromise and support remediation efforts.
• 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.
• Develop and improve processes for incident detection and the execution of countermeasures.

Skills

Incident Handling

Threat Awareness

OS Fundamentals

Systems Admin

Network Analysis

Identity Platform

Email Security

Log Analysis

AI Fundamentals

Scripting (Python)

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/Engineering/Math/InfoSec

Job description

CrowdStrike is seeking an Associate Analyst on the Endpoint Protection Team to help protect customers worldwide. You’ll detect and respond to incidents in real time, communicate findings clearly, and support remediation efforts across endpoints, identities, email, and cloud environments.

In this role you will build expertise in MITRE ATT&CK, EDR telemetry, and secure network operations while collaborating with skilled colleagues.