Senior Security Researcher - Exploit & AI-Driven Analysis

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

Benefits offered by this job

Market compensation

Wellness programs

Generous vacation

Parental and adoption leaves

Professional development

Employee networks

Vibrant office culture

Great Place to Work Certified

Job summary

CrowdStrike is seeking a highly skilled security researcher to analyze in-the-wild exploits and vulnerability techniques. This role focuses on reverse engineering, exploit analysis, and threat intelligence reporting, working closely with the Intelligence team.

The position emphasizes collaboration across teams, development of automation tools, and the creation of actionable mitigation guidance. Remote work is supported with potential travel as needed.

Qualifications

• MA/MS or equivalent in Computer Science.
• Experience with vulnerability and exploit analysis is a plus.
• Excellent writing skills are mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain exploit analysis automation tools.
• Produce high-quality threat intelligence reports with mitigation guidance.
• Brief customers and coordinate across teams for threat tracking.
• Contribute to active mitigation and detection strategies.

Skills

Exploitation techniques

Reverse engineering

Python

AI-assisted tooling

Technical writing

Education

MA/MS in Computer Science

Tools

Disassemblers

Debuggers

YARA signatures

Job description

CrowdStrike is seeking a highly skilled security researcher to analyze in-the-wild exploits and vulnerability techniques. This role focuses on reverse engineering, exploit analysis, and threat intelligence reporting, working closely with the Intelligence team.

The position emphasizes collaboration across teams, development of automation tools, and the creation of actionable mitigation guidance. Remote work is supported with potential travel as needed.