Remote Incident Response Principal Consultant

CrowdStrike Inc.; Topeka (KS); Remote; USD 115,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-leading compensation

Comprehensive wellness programs

Generous vacation & holidays

Paid parental & adoption leaves

Professional development

Employee networks & volunteering

Vibrant office culture

Great Place to Work Certified

Job summary

CrowdStrike is seeking a highly motivated Principal Consultant to lead incident response engagements for global clients. You will hunt for attackers across large data sets, conduct host and network forensics, and perform malware analysis, reporting findings to customers, lawyers and regulators.

You should have strong leadership, IR experience, and the ability to travel up to 30%. This role offers a chance to contribute to AI-driven security and grow as a thought leader within CrowdStrike.

Qualifications

• Experience leading incident response investigations for organizations.
• Strong background in computer and network forensics.
• Proficient in reversing engineering and malware analysis.
• Ability to communicate findings to executives and clients.
• Experience with AI-enabled security workflows is a plus.
• Willingness to travel up to 30% on short notice.

Responsibilities

• Lead incident response engagements for clients.
• Develop new methods to hunt for attackers across large data sets.
• Coordinate with outside counsel during intrusion investigations.
• Perform host and network forensics across Windows, Mac, Linux.
• Conduct basic malware analysis and report findings.
• Produce high-quality reports and presentations for stakeholders.
• Share thought leadership through blogs, CrowdCasts and talks.

Skills

Team leadership

Incident response

Computer forensics

Network forensics

Reverse engineering

Incident remediation

Network operations & engineering

Cloud incident response

Communication

AI in security

Education

Bachelor's or Master in CS/Engineering/Security

Tools

Bro/Zeek

Suricata

Job description

CrowdStrike is seeking a highly motivated Principal Consultant to lead incident response engagements for global clients. You will hunt for attackers across large data sets, conduct host and network forensics, and perform malware analysis, reporting findings to customers, lawyers and regulators.

You should have strong leadership, IR experience, and the ability to travel up to 30%. This role offers a chance to contribute to AI-driven security and grow as a thought leader within CrowdStrike.