Senior Security Researcher — Remote Exploit Analysis & Defense

CrowdStrike Inc.; Oklahoma; Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-leading compensation

Equity awards

Wellness programs

Paid parental leaves

Professional development

Employee networks

Vibrant office culture

Great Place to Work Certification

Job summary

CrowdStrike Intelligence is seeking a highly skilled security researcher to analyze in-the-wild exploits, perform reverse engineering, and develop detections for enterprise threats. The role emphasizes actionable threat intelligence and collaboration across teams.

This remote-friendly position requires strong writing, debugging, and scripting skills, with opportunities to contribute to mitigation strategies and customer briefings. Occasional travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in exploitation techniques common in user- and kernel-space exploits.
• Knowledge of network service exploitation techniques.
• Solid understanding of Windows and other OS platforms.
• Experience with reverse engineering tools and malware unpacking.
• Strong Python skills and ability to use AI-assisted tools.
• Excellent writing and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Research in-the-wild exploits and document exploitation techniques.
• Develop signatures and tools for large-scale hunting and detection.
• Create actionable threat intelligence reports.
• Collaborate across teams to inform mitigation strategies.
• Brief stakeholders and customers as needed.

Skills

Exploitation techniques

Network exploitation

Reverse engineering

Python scripting

Disassembly tools

Debugging tools

Technical writing

AI-assisted tooling

Team collaboration

Education

MA/MS or equivalent in Computer Science

Tools

Disassemblers

Debuggers

YARA

Snort

Job description

CrowdStrike Intelligence is seeking a highly skilled security researcher to analyze in-the-wild exploits, perform reverse engineering, and develop detections for enterprise threats. The role emphasizes actionable threat intelligence and collaboration across teams.

This remote-friendly position requires strong writing, debugging, and scripting skills, with opportunities to contribute to mitigation strategies and customer briefings. Occasional travel may be required.