Sr. Active Defense Analyst - 2nd Shift (Remote)

As a global leader in cybersecurity, CrowdStrike protects the people, processes and technologies that drive modern organizations. Since 2011, our mission hasn’t changed — we’re here to stop breaches, and we’ve redefined modern security with the world’s most advanced AI-native platform. Our customers span all industries, and they count on CrowdStrike to keep their businesses running, their communities safe and their lives moving forward. We’re also a mission-driven company. We cultivate an inclusive culture that gives every CrowdStriker both the flexibility and autonomy to own their careers. We’re always looking to add talented CrowdStrikers to the team who have limitless passion, a relentless focus on innovation and a fanatical commitment to our customers, our community and each other. Ready to join a mission that matters? The future of cybersecurity starts with you.

About the Role:

The Active Defense Services Team executes and delivers specialized workflows in support of CrowdStrike Incident Response Service engagements. As a Senior Analyst, you will be a key member of a highly collaborative industry leading team that thrives on the daily challenges of stopping breaches from the world's most sophisticated adversaries. Put simply: Your job will be to find the bad guys, eliminate the bad guys, and keep them out of our customer environments so they can keep their business moving forward.

2ND-SHIFT WORK SCHEDULE: SUNDAY - THURSDAY, 2 PM - 10 PM PACIFIC TIME ZONE

Am I a Sr. Analyst, CrowdStrike Services?

• Do you find yourself interested in putting your hands-on technical skills to the test in detecting, containing, and remediating active security incidents?

• Are you passionate about helping customers during their most difficult times?

• Are you self-motivated and looking for an opportunity to rapidly accelerate your skills?

• Do you crave new and innovative work that actually matters to your customer?

• Are you capable of leading teams and interacting well with customers?

• Do you love working around like-minded, smart people who you can learn from and mentor on a daily basis?

What You'll Do:

• Monitor, analyze, and respond to active security threats using the CrowdStrike Falcon Platform.

• Support ingestion, enablement, and analysis of customer 3rd Party Data into Falcon’s Next-Gen SIEM

• Exercise incident handling and remediation processes across Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms.

• Perform basic malware analysis.

• Develop and improve processes for incident detection and the execution of countermeasures

• Produce high-quality written and verbal communications, recommendations, and findings to customer management and CrowdStrike Incident Response stakeholders

• Provide continuous feedback and solutions for operational collateral and capabilities

What You'll Need:

• Incident Handling: experience conducting or managing incident response for organizations, investigating targeted threats such as the Advanced Persistent Threat, Organized Crime, and Hactivists.

• Managed Detection & Response: While we aren’t an MDR/SOC, you will require similar experience detecting, analyzing, and responding to active threats across multiple customers

• Computer Forensic Analysis: a background using a variety of forensic analysis tools in incident response investigations to determine the extent and scope of compromise.

• Incident Remediation: strong understanding of targeted attacks and able to create customized tactical and strategic remediation plans for compromised organizations.

• Systems Administration: an understanding of system internals is required to understand how to implement and execute countermeasures and remediation.

• Basic Malware Analysis: ability to perform static and dynamic malware analysis to understand the nature of malware

Additionally, all candidates must possess the following qualifications:

• Relevant incident handling and incident management experience

• Capable of completing technical tasks without supervision.

• Desire to grow and expand both technical and soft skills.

• Strong project management skills.

• Contributing thought leader within the incident response industry.

• Ability to foster a positive work environment and attitude.

• Desire and ability to effectively communicate with customers during ongoing security incidents.

Education:

Experience, drive, and results trump formal education and certifications. If you have advanced degrees in an Information Technology related field or industry certifications, great, but they are not required. Show us what you’ve got, what you’re passionate about, and why you’d be a great fit for the team.

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This role may require the candidate to periodically undergo and pass alcohol and/or drug test(s) during the course of employment.

Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:

• Remote-friendly and flexible work culture

• Market leader in compensation and equity awards

• Comprehensive physical and mental wellness programs 

• Competitive vacation and holidays for recharge  

• Paid parental and adoption leaves

• Professional development opportunities for all employees regardless of level or role

• Employee Resource Groups, geographic neighbourhood groups and volunteer opportunities to build connections

• Vibrant office culture with world class amenities

• Great Place to Work Certified™ across the globe

Right to Work

CrowdStrike, Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base salary range for this position in the U.S. is $95,000 - $160,000 per year + variable/incentive compensation + equity + benefits. A candidate's salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications, job level, supervisory status, and location.

Expected Close Date of Job Posting is:02-02-2025