Senior Security Researcher: Exploit Analysis & Threat Intel

CrowdStrike; Town of Montana (WI); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness programs

Professional development

Parental leaves

Vacation & holidays

Job summary

CrowdStrike is seeking a highly skilled security researcher to analyze in-the-wild exploits and track adversaries. The role emphasizes vulnerability research, reverse engineering, and developing automated analysis tools.

Ideal candidates have strong writing skills, experience with Python, and the ability to communicate complex findings to diverse audiences. Remote location with occasional travel is supported.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in exploitation techniques for userspace and kernel vulnerabilities.
• Knowledge of common network service exploitation techniques.
• Solid understanding of at least two OS platforms, including Windows.
• Familiarity with web-based exploitation vectors.
• Strong writing and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Implement tracking systems for adversary tracking based on exploitation behavior.
• Enhance detection of exploits and malicious payloads using existing data sources.
• Identify new data sources to increase threat visibility.
• Reverse engineer exploits to understand inner workings.
• Develop tools to automate exploit analysis tasks.
• Create a framework for classifying intrusion activity by vulnerabilities.

Skills

Exploitation techniques knowledge

Network service exploitation

Reverse engineering tools

Python programming

AI-assisted tools

Technical writing

Collaborative mindset

Excellent writing skills

Education

MA/MS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Snort signatures

YARA signatures

Job description

CrowdStrike is seeking a highly skilled security researcher to analyze in-the-wild exploits and track adversaries. The role emphasizes vulnerability research, reverse engineering, and developing automated analysis tools.

Ideal candidates have strong writing skills, experience with Python, and the ability to communicate complex findings to diverse audiences. Remote location with occasional travel is supported.