Remote Senior Security Researcher: Exploit Analysis

Socket.dev; Virginia (IL); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity awards

Wellness programs

Generous vacation & holidays

Parental leave

Professional development

Job summary

CrowdStrike is seeking a motivated security researcher to join the Intelligence team to research in-the-wild exploits and help track state-sponsored and criminal adversaries. The role focuses on defensive analysis, reverse engineering, and developing automation to deliver actionable indicators and insights.

The position offers remote work with occasional travel, and opportunities to expand expertise in vulnerability research, exploit mitigation, and technical writing across CrowdStrike

Qualifications

• Proficiency in exploitation techniques for userspace and kernel-level vulnerabilities.
• Knowledge of common network service exploitation techniques.
• Solid understanding of Windows and other OS platforms.

Responsibilities

• Implement tracking systems for adversary tracking based on exploitation behavior.
• Improve detection of exploits and malicious payloads using data sources.
• Develop tools to automate exploit analysis and extend analysis frameworks.
• Produce high-quality threat intelligence reports with actionable guidance.
• Brief diverse audiences on complex analysis results and collaborate across teams.

Skills

Exploit analysis

Reverse engineering

Python

AI-assisted tooling

Threat intelligence writing

Collaboration

Disassembly & debugging

Education

MA/MS or equivalent in Computer Science

Tools

Snort

YARA

Job description

CrowdStrike is seeking a motivated security researcher to join the Intelligence team to research in-the-wild exploits and help track state-sponsored and criminal adversaries. The role focuses on defensive analysis, reverse engineering, and developing automation to deliver actionable indicators and insights.

The position offers remote work with occasional travel, and opportunities to expand expertise in vulnerability research, exploit mitigation, and technical writing across CrowdStrike