Security Researcher, Malware Triage; Remote

Position: Security Researcher, Malware Triage (Remote) Location: Germany Crowd Strike is a global leader in cybersecurity. We protect the people, processes and technologies that drive modern organizations. Our mission is to stop breaches with the world’s most advanced AI-native platform. We value flexibility and autonomy, and we seek talented Crowd Strikers who are passionate, innovative and customer-focused. The future of cybersecurity starts with you.

Overview

The Crowd Strike Intelligence Team is seeking a motivated malware reverse engineer with excellent technical skills to analyze malware and perform technical research to support customer requests, incident response cases, and other internal Crowd Strike teams. This is a highly technical position on a team within the Technical Analysis Cell (TAC), at the forefront of Crowd Strike s battles with nation state adversaries and criminal actors. The team investigates and reverse engineers newly discovered, malicious artifacts and documents analysis results as intelligence reports. We are often the first to analyze previously unknown threats and encounter a variety of malicious artifacts and file types. The ability to quickly learn new analysis techniques is crucial. We respond quickly and conduct detailed analysis. Communication and collaboration with other Crowd Strike teams is essential. As a distributed international team, we are looking for an energetic self-starter who can take ownership and be accountable for deliverables while supporting and improving our analysis workflow. If you enjoy working with passionate people in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment, you ll fit right in. What You’ll Do:

• Provide timely identification and summarization of threats to customers.
• Respond to technical questions by other teams within Crowd Strike.
• Continually improve our malware-analysis workflow.
• Extract configuration data from malware using in-house tools and manual analysis.
• Track relations between new threats and existing actors using in-house tools.
• Contribute to active mitigation efforts and support incident response engagements with malware analysis capabilities and technical expertise.
• Document threat evolutions and intelligence gaps for the broader Intelligence Team.

What You’ll Need:

• Team player: someone who is eager to help, teach, and learn from others
• Malware analysis experience
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to express complex technical and non-technical concepts
• Ability to learn new analysis techniques quickly, especially with less-common file types
• Excellent writing skills
• Knowledge of programming and scripting languages, in particular Python

Bonus Points:

• In-depth knowledge of Windows and UNIX-based platforms
• Experience in binary instrumentation
• Experience identifying and classifying malicious tooling through development of signatures for tracking and hunting
• A background in intelligence is a plus

Education:

• BA/BS degree or equivalent experience in a related field.

Benefits

Of Working At Crowd Strike:

• 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

Crowd Strike is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where everyone is valued for who they are and empowered to succeed. We support veterans and individuals with disabilities through our affirmative action program. Crowd Strike is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants. We do not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, creed, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy or pregnancy-related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status, age, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. We base all employment decisions on valid job requirements. If you need assistance accessing or reviewing information or submitting an application, please contact for further assistance. #J-18808-Ljbffr Apply tot his job Apply To this Job