Senior Incident Response Lead — Remote

CrowdStrike Inc.; Richmond (VA); Remote; USD 115,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-leading compensation

Wellness programs

Generous vacation and holidays

Parental and adoption leaves

Professional development

Employee networks and community groups

Vibrant guidance and culture

Job summary

CrowdStrike is seeking a Senior Consultant to lead incident response engagements for high-profile clients. You will drive investigations, perform host and network forensics, and develop new methods to detect intrusions across large datasets.

You will mentor teams and communicate findings to executives and legal counsel. Strong experience in IR, reverse engineering, and cloud incident response is required, along with the ability to travel up to 30%.

Qualifications

• Experience leading incident response investigations for organizations.
• Ability to mentor and lead teams in a consulting environment.
• Strong understanding of targeted attacks and remediation planning.
• Familiarity with Windows, Mac, and Linux host/network forensics.
• Ability to communicate findings to executives and legal teams.
• Experience using AI to augment incident response workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead incident response engagements for clients.
• Develop methods to hunt for attackers across large data sets.
• Coordinate with outside counsel on investigations.
• Perform host and network forensics across platforms.
• Create clear, actionable reports and presentations for stakeholders.
• Contribute thought leadership through public speaking and blogs.

Skills

Incident Response

Team Leadership

Forensic Analysis

Network Forensics

Reverse Engineering

Incident Remediation

Cloud Incident Response

Communications

AI in Decision-Making

Education

BA/BS or MA/MS in CS/related field

Tools

Bro/Zeek

Suricata

Job description

CrowdStrike is seeking a Senior Consultant to lead incident response engagements for high-profile clients. You will drive investigations, perform host and network forensics, and develop new methods to detect intrusions across large datasets.

You will mentor teams and communicate findings to executives and legal counsel. Strong experience in IR, reverse engineering, and cloud incident response is required, along with the ability to travel up to 30%.