Senior Remote Exploit Researcher - AI-Driven Threat Intel

CrowdStrike; Tennessee; Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-leading compensation

Comprehensive wellness programs

Vacation and holidays

Parental and adoption leaves

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

CrowdStrike is seeking a security researcher to analyze in-the-wild exploits and contribute to defensive intelligence. You will reverse engineer exploits, build automation for analysis, and collaborate with the Intelligence team to improve detections and mitigations.

The role emphasizes strong writing, Python proficiency, and a deep understanding of exploitation techniques across Windows and other platforms.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in exploitation techniques commonly seen in userspace and kernel-level exploits.
• Knowledge of common network service exploitation techniques.
• Solid understanding of at least two operating system platforms, including Microsoft Windows.
• Familiarity with standard web-based exploitation vectors.
• Excellent writing skills are mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Implement tracking systems informing cross-team adversary-tracking efforts based on observed exploitation behavior.
• Improve and maintain capabilities for detecting exploits and malicious payloads.
• Identify opportunities to increase visibility of threats using new data sources.
• Maintain detailed understanding of exploit internals via reverse engineering.
• Develop tools to automate exploit analysis tasks 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

Reverse engineering

Python

Threat intelligence

Exploit analysis

Technical writing

Education

MA/MS or equivalent in Computer Science

Tools

Disassemblers

Debuggers

Decompilers

Snort signatures

YARA signatures

Job description

CrowdStrike is seeking a security researcher to analyze in-the-wild exploits and contribute to defensive intelligence. You will reverse engineer exploits, build automation for analysis, and collaborate with the Intelligence team to improve detections and mitigations.

The role emphasizes strong writing, Python proficiency, and a deep understanding of exploitation techniques across Windows and other platforms.