Senior Exploit Researcher - Threat Intelligence & Analysis

CrowdStrike; West Virginia; On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-leading compensation

Wellness programs

Generous vacation

Parental leave

Professional development

Employee networks

Office culture

E-Verify / Equal opportunity

Job summary

CrowdStrike is seeking a security researcher to analyze in-the-wild exploits and support adversary tracking. You will reverse engineer exploits, develop automation, and produce actionable threat intelligence for broad audiences.

The role emphasizes collaboration with the Intelligence team and building robust detection capabilities. Remote-friendly position within CrowdStrike’s TAC, focusing on vulnerability research, intelligence reporting, and signature development to deter state-sponsored and

Qualifications

• Proficiency in exploitation techniques seen in userspace and kernel vulnerabilities.
• Knowledge of common network service exploitation techniques.
• Solid understanding of Windows and at least one other OS platform.
• Familiarity with web-based exploitation vectors.
• Strong collaboration and writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Implement tracking systems for cross-team adversary tracking based on exploitation behavior.
• Improve detection of exploits and malicious payloads using existing data sources.
• Identify opportunities to increase visibility of threats using new data sources.
• Maintain understanding of exploit internals through reverse engineering.
• Develop tools to automate exploit analysis and extend analysis frameworks.
• Create a classification framework for intrusion activity based on vulnerabilities used.
• Contribute to active mitigation efforts with technical expertise.
• Develop host-based and network-based signatures for large-scale hunting and prevention.

Skills

Exploitation techniques

Network service exploitation

Reverse engineering

Python scripting

AI-assisted tooling

Technical writing

Communication of complex concepts

Collaboration/teamwork

Education

MA/MS in Computer Science or related

Tools

Disassemblers

Decompilers

Debuggers

Job description

CrowdStrike is seeking a security researcher to analyze in-the-wild exploits and support adversary tracking. You will reverse engineer exploits, develop automation, and produce actionable threat intelligence for broad audiences.

The role emphasizes collaboration with the Intelligence team and building robust detection capabilities. Remote-friendly position within CrowdStrike’s TAC, focusing on vulnerability research, intelligence reporting, and signature development to deter state-sponsored and