Senior Security Researcher: Exploit Analysis & Threat Intel

CrowdStrike Inc.; Boise (ID); Remote; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market compensation

Equity awards

Wellness programs

Vacation & holidays

Parental leave

Professional development

Employee networks

Great culture

Job summary

CrowdStrike Intelligence is seeking a highly skilled security researcher to analyze in-the-wild exploits, perform deep reverse engineering, and build automation for exploit analysis. The role centers on defensive threat intelligence, collaborating with cross‑functional teams to track adversaries and improve mitigation strategies.

Remote role with potential travel. Strong writing and communication skills are essential to briefing stakeholders and translating technical findings into actionable

Qualifications

• Proficiency in exploitation techniques commonly seen in user-space and kernel vulnerabilities.
• Knowledge of network service exploitation techniques.
• Solid understanding of Windows and other OS platforms; strong reverse engineering skills.
• Collegial, collaborative mindset; strong team player.
• Proficient in reverse engineering tools and processes; unpacking malware and reconstructing code.
• Programming/scripting in Python; ability to leverage AI-assisted tools.

Responsibilities

• Produce high-quality threat intelligence reporting with actionable guidance.
• Collaborate across teams to track adversaries and campaigns.
• Develop exploitation analysis tools and automation for large-scale hunting.
• Brief customers and stakeholders on complex technical results as needed.
• Maintain and extend detection capabilities and signatures for threats.

Skills

Exploitation techniques

Reverse engineering

Python

AI-assisted tooling

Team collaboration

Excellent writing

Education

MA/MS in Computer Science or related

Tools

Disassemblers

Decompilers

Debuggers

Snort

YARA

Job description

CrowdStrike Intelligence is seeking a highly skilled security researcher to analyze in-the-wild exploits, perform deep reverse engineering, and build automation for exploit analysis. The role centers on defensive threat intelligence, collaborating with cross‑functional teams to track adversaries and improve mitigation strategies.

Remote role with potential travel. Strong writing and communication skills are essential to briefing stakeholders and translating technical findings into actionable