Senior Security Researcher - Remote Exploit Analysis Leader

CrowdStrike; North Dakota; Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-leading compensation

Equity awards

Wellness programs

Generous vacation and holidays

Parental and adoption leaves

Professional development

Diverse employee networks

Job summary

CrowdStrike is seeking a highly technical security researcher to analyze in-the-wild exploits and support intelligence efforts. You will work within the TAC to track adversaries, reverse engineer exploits, and develop automation to accelerate analysis. Remote work is supported with opportunities for travel depending on project needs.

The role emphasizes collaboration, advanced writing, and the ability to translate complex technical findings into actionable guidance for diverse audiences.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in exploitation techniques that are commonly seen in exploits for userspace and kernel-level vulnerabilities.
• Knowledge of common network service exploitation techniques.
• Solid understanding of at least two operating system platforms, including Microsoft Windows.
• Familiarity with standard web-based exploitation vectors.
• Collaborative mindset, strong team player who enables others.
• Profound knowledge of reverse engineering tools and processes.
• Knowledge of programming and scripting languages, in particular Python.
• Ability to effectively leverage AI-assisted tools to accelerate vulnerability research.

Responsibilities

• Implement tracking systems that inform cross-team adversary tracking efforts based on observed exploitation behavior.
• Improve and maintain capabilities for detecting exploits, malicious payloads and other potential attack vectors using existing data sources.
• Identify opportunities for increasing the visibility of threats, specifically exploits, using new data sources.
• Maintain a detailed understanding of the inner functioning of relevant exploits through reverse engineering.
• Develop tools to assist with the automation of exploit analysis tasks by extending static and dynamic analysis frameworks.
• Create a classification framework that aids attribution of intrusion activity based on vulnerabilities used.
• Contribute to active mitigation efforts with technical expertise.
• Develop host-based and network-based signatures for large-scale hunting, detection, and prevention.

Skills

Exploitation techniques

Reverse engineering

Python

AI tools

LLMs

Writing skills

Team player

Education

MA/MS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Snort

YARA

Job description

CrowdStrike is seeking a highly technical security researcher to analyze in-the-wild exploits and support intelligence efforts. You will work within the TAC to track adversaries, reverse engineer exploits, and develop automation to accelerate analysis. Remote work is supported with opportunities for travel depending on project needs.

The role emphasizes collaboration, advanced writing, and the ability to translate complex technical findings into actionable guidance for diverse audiences.