Remote Threat Emulation & Exposure Principal Consultant

CrowdStrike Inc.; Salt Lake City (UT); Remote; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-leading compensation

Equity awards

Comprehensive wellness programs

Generous vacation

Job summary

CrowdStrike is seeking a Threat Emulation & Exposure Principal Consultant to lead risk evaluation, exposure management, and pentest initiatives for clients using SafeMind, Falcon, and frontier capabilities.

This technical, client-facing role also involves mentoring junior staff, aligning security outputs with executive leadership, and driving improvements across customer IT environments. Occasional travel (<25%) and a collaborative culture are expected.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of Penetration Testing or Application Security experience.
• Experience in Vulnerability Management, Continuous Threat Exposure Management and technical risk consulting.
• Security community participation is highly preferred.
• Advanced experience with security assessment toolsets (Metasploit, NMAP, Cobalt Strike, Nessus, Burp Suite).
• Strong understanding of security methodologies, technologies, and best practices.
• Experience with Windows/Linux/UNIX/macOS.
• Advanced networking experience (routers, switches, load balancers, wireless).
• Experience with generative AI/Agentic technologies in security operations.
• Advanced scripting and automation.
• Knowledge of firewalls, proxies, mail servers and web servers.
• Advanced experience with OS/network/host security operations.
• Travel (<25%) may be required.
• Desirable certifications: OSCP, OSEP, GPEN, GXPN, CRTO.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary customer contact for AI-enabled risk exposure, vulnerability and penetration testing strategies.
• Refine and present outputs from SafeMind, Falcon and other capabilities to management and technical teams.
• Support operations by documenting recommendations to improve capabilities.
• Communicate effectively with executives and technical staff.

Skills

Penetration testing

Vulnerability management

Threat exposure management

AI & automation

Security assessments

Networking

Windows/Linux/macOS

Security tooling

Education

OSCP

OSEP

GPEN

GXPN

CRTO

Tools

Metasploit

NMAP

Cobalt Strike

Nessus

Burp Suite

Job description

CrowdStrike is seeking a Threat Emulation & Exposure Principal Consultant to lead risk evaluation, exposure management, and pentest initiatives for clients using SafeMind, Falcon, and frontier capabilities.

This technical, client-facing role also involves mentoring junior staff, aligning security outputs with executive leadership, and driving improvements across customer IT environments. Occasional travel (<25%) and a collaborative culture are expected.