Senior Security Researcher: Exploit & Threat Intel (Remote)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Competitive vacation and holidays

Professional development opportunities

Wellness programs

Job summary

CrowdStrike Intelligence is seeking a highly skilled security researcher to analyze in-the-wild exploits and document techniques observed in the wild. The role focuses on defensive research, reverse engineering, and developing automation to improve threat detection.

Ideal candidates bring strong exploitation knowledge, proficiency in Python, and ability to communicate complex findings clearly. This remote role supports occasional travel and offers exposure to state-sponsored and criminal

Qualifications

• Proficiency in exploitation techniques for userspace and kernel vulnerabilities.
• Strong reverse engineering and debugging skills.
• Excellent writing skills and technical reporting.

Responsibilities

• Develop tracking systems for adversary tracking based on exploit behavior.
• Enhance detection of exploits and malicious payloads.
• Create classification frameworks for intrusion activity based on vulnerabilities.
• Produce high-quality threat intelligence reports for diverse audiences.
• Brief customers and collaborate across teams on mitigations.
• Contribute to host-based and network-based signatures for large-scale hunting.

Skills

Exploit analysis

Reverse engineering

Python

AI-assisted tools

Technical writing

Collaboration

Education

MA/MS in Computer Science

Tools

Disassemblers

Decompilers

Debuggers

Snort

YARA

Job description

CrowdStrike Intelligence is seeking a highly skilled security researcher to analyze in-the-wild exploits and document techniques observed in the wild. The role focuses on defensive research, reverse engineering, and developing automation to improve threat detection.

Ideal candidates bring strong exploitation knowledge, proficiency in Python, and ability to communicate complex findings clearly. This remote role supports occasional travel and offers exposure to state-sponsored and criminal