Sr. Security Researcher II Remote, DEU

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 a 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:

CrowdStrike Intelligence is seeking a motivated security researcher with excellent technical skills to join the Advanced Research Team (ART). Security Researchers within ART will be expected to apply a broad set of skills to support the CrowdStrike Intelligence mission. ART is responsible for researching and publishing on topics related to information security, providing technical expertise to other teams within CrowdStrike Intelligence, developing tools to support analysts in their day-to-day duties, and collecting technical artifacts about adversary activity.

Aside from working on longer-term research and collection projects, ART security researchers will be required to provide unique solutions on short notice to serve ad-hoc needs by other teams within CrowdStrike Intelligence.

What You’ll Do:

Develop automated solutions for collecting, processing and analyzing data at scale, e.g.

Vendor patch processing and analysis

Identification of exploits in large file collections

Identification of browser exploits

Identification of malicious infrastructure

Perform vulnerability research on a wide variety of targets, e.g.

Analyze vendor patches to identify vulnerabilities and develop proof-of-concept exploits

Review evidence of malicious activities (e.g. log files, payloads) to confirm exploitation of 0-day and n-day vulnerabilities, identify root causes and reproduce exploits

Identify new vulnerabilities in applications or products

Collaborate across other teams at CrowdStrike Intelligence and beyond to

Reproduce emerging vulnerabilities and provide actionable technical information

Inform on information security topics

Satisfy unique technical collection requirements

Publish research results on the CrowdStrike blog or at conferences

What You’ll Need:

Proficiency in English, both written and spoken

Strong information security background with 4+ years experience