Sr. Vulnerability Researcher

As a global leader in cybersecurity, Crowd Strike 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 Crowd Strike 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 Crowd Striker both the flexibility and autonomy to own their careers. We’re always looking to add talented Crowd Strikers 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.

Crowd Strike 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 Crowd Strike Intelligence mission. ART is responsible for researching and publishing on topics related to information security, providing technical expertise to other teams within Crowd Strike 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 Crowd Strike Intelligence.

• 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 Crowd Strike 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 Crowd Strike blog or at conferences

• Proficiency in English, both written and spoken

• Strong information security background with 4+ years experience

• Vulnerability research and exploit development experience

• Ability to effectively leverage GenAI/LLMs to aid in software development and perform vulnerability research

• Reverse engineering experience

• Solid understanding of Microsoft Windows and Linux operating system internals

• Solid software development experience (Python preferred)

• Excellent problem solving skills, creativity and strong analytical skills to investigate, assess, validate, and think outside the box

• Ability to work independently, with a customer-oriented mindset

• Ability to work remotely, in a collaborative team environment

• Successful participation in CTF competitions

• Experience with mobile platforms and operating systems (e.g. Android, iOS)

• Experience with macOS

• Experience with the Go or Rust programming languages

• Threat Intelligence background

• M.A./M.Sc. or equivalent professional experience in Information Security/Computer Science/Computer Engineering, or a related field

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