About the Role:At CrowdStrike we're on a mission - to stop breaches. Our groundbreaking technology, services delivery, and intelligence gathering together with our innovations in machine learning and behavioral-based detection, allow our customers to not only defend themselves, but do so in a future-proof manner. We've earned numerous honors and top rankings for our technology, organization and people - clearly confirming our industry leadership and our special culture driving it.
The opportunity: Our CrowdStrike Data Science Machine Learning Operations and Response Team is looking for a Threat Analyst who is both customer- and team-focused. This role will include both response and pro-active aspects. This role will be perfect for anyone who has experience involving detections and/or reverse engineering. The primary responsibility of this role will be to analyze malware and detections by investigating individual customer detection tickets. This team is focused on improving detection capability and efficiency through analysis of malware or other threat detections impacting our customer base. Experience with detections of potentially malicious behavior by machine learning models is a plus.
Bring your passion for helping internal partners resolve questions about detections of potentially malicious activity by machine learning and our detection capability. Our goal for the team is to both help internal teams respond to customer-inquiries about threat detection and to provide information about the effects of our detections into the Data Science organization - including detection efficacy and managing false positive detections.
This role will work most closely with internal teams such as Technical Account Managers, Falcon Complete, Data Scientists and the Malware Research Center in Data Science.
What You'll Do:- Analyze detection data including customer reports to determine which aspects of the machine learning models can be improved
- Perform tasks to enable better-management of false positive detections
- Analyze binary files to determine their legitimacy
- Review current product detections to ensure they are performing to the company standard
- Address internal questions and concerns regarding customer threat detections
What You'll Need:Required:
- Exposure and understanding of different types and functionality of malware
- Experience with reverse engineering malware, or malware operations
- Knowledge of programming and scripting languages, in particular Python
- Fundamental understanding of attributes of binary files such as imports/exports and packers
- Ability to demonstrate practical knowledge of research/collection skills and analytical methods
- General understanding of threat/risk management and threat/risk assessment
- Familiarity with various operating systems
- Ability to break down complex problems into workable components
- Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes.
Preferred:
- Experience in a security operations center or similar environment responding to incidents
- A thorough understanding of Windows OS internals and the Windows API
- Knowledge of MacOS and/or Linux
- Familiarity with tools used in targeted and criminal cyber-intrusions
- A background in exploit and vulnerability analysis
- Knowledge of a variety of programming languages including C, C++, Java, and assembly
- Experience with threat detections by machine learning
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Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:- 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 Networks, geographic neighborhood groups, and volunteer opportunities to build connections
- Vibrant office culture with world class amenities
- Great Place to Work Certified™ across the globe
CrowdStrike, Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Placement within the pay range is dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications, job level, supervisory status, and location. The base salary range for this position for all U.S. candidates is $90,000 - $125,000 per year, with eligibility for bonuses, equity grants and a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, 401k and paid time off.
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Expected Close Date of Job Posting is:08-12-2026
