Remote Incident Response Lead & Cybersecurity Strategist

CrowdStrike Inc.; Santa Fe (NM); Remote; USD 140,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market compensation & equity

Wellness programs

Vacation & holidays

Parental & adoption leave

Professional development

Employee networks & volunteering

Vibrant office culture

Great Place to Work Certification

Job summary

CrowdStrike is seeking a highly motivated Principal Consultant to lead incident response engagements and guide clients through advanced breach investigations. You will develop new hunting methods and perform forensic analyses across multiple platforms, delivering clear, actionable findings to executives and legal teams.

Ideal candidates bring IR leadership, deep forensics expertise, and strong communication skills, with capability to mentor peers and travel up to 30%. This remote U.S.

Qualifications

• Experience leading incident response engagements for organizations.
• Background in conducting or managing incident response investigations for targeted threats.
• Proficiency with computer forensics in IR investigations.

Responsibilities

• Lead incident response engagements across clients.
• Develop and utilize methods to hunt for attackers across large data sets.
• Work with outside counsel during intrusion investigations.
• Perform host and/or network forensics on Windows, Mac, Linux.
• Conduct basic malware analysis.
• Produce high-quality reports, presentations, and findings for stakeholders.
• Share thought leadership via blogs, CrowdCasts, and public speaking.

Skills

Team leadership

Incident Response

Computer Forensic Analysis

Network Forensic Analysis

Reverse Engineering

Incident Remediation

Network Operations & Engineering

Cloud Incident Response

Communications

AI in security

Education

BA/BS in CS or related field

Tools

Bro/Zeek

Suricata

Job description

CrowdStrike is seeking a highly motivated Principal Consultant to lead incident response engagements and guide clients through advanced breach investigations. You will develop new hunting methods and perform forensic analyses across multiple platforms, delivering clear, actionable findings to executives and legal teams.

Ideal candidates bring IR leadership, deep forensics expertise, and strong communication skills, with capability to mentor peers and travel up to 30%. This remote U.S.