Analyst, Falcon Complete Crowdstrike
Austin, TX

Job Description

About CrowdStrike

CrowdStrike is the leader in cloud-delivered next-generation endpoint protection, threat intelligence, and pre- and post-incident response services. With the ability to collect and process over 100 billion events a day, CrowdStrike has revolutionized endpoint protection by being the first and only company to unify next-generation antivirus (AV), endpoint detection and response (EDR), and a 24/7 managed hunting service - all delivered via a single lightweight agent. We are one of the World's Most 50 Innovative Companies according to MIT, and one of Forbes Most Promising Companies. Our growth and innovation are driven by incredible employees who deliver unmatched customer success.

We have received a number of exciting awards including:

* October 2018: 100 Best Medium Workplaces Second Year in a Row by Fortune magazine.
* June 2018: Closed over $200 million, led by General Atlantic, Accel and IVP, with participation from March Capital and CapitalG (Google), achieving a valuation of more than $3 billion.
* April 2018: CrowdStrike Wins SC Award for Best Security Company Second Year in a Row.

CrowdStrike is looking for highly motivated, self-driven, technical analysts dedicated to making a difference in global security by protecting organizations against the most advanced attackers in the world. Our CrowdStrike virtual security operations center offers opportunities to expand your skill set through a wide variety of experiences, detecting and responding to incidents as they occur in real-time for our customers.

Am I a Senior Analyst, Endpoint Protection Team Candidate?

* Do you find yourself interested in putting your hands-on technical skills to the test in detecting, containing, and remediating incidents?
* 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?
* Do you have an Incident Response or Information Security background that you're not fully utilizing?
* 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?

Typical Responsibilities:

* Exercise incident handling 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.
* Demonstrate industry thought leadership through blog posts, CrowdCasts, and other public speaking events.
* Manage internal programs or teams.

Required Qualifications

Successful candidates will have experience in one or more of the following areas:

* Incident Handling: experience conducting or managing incident response for organizations, investigating targeted threats such as the Advanced Persistent Threat, Organized Crime, and Hactivists.
* Computer Forensic Analysis: a background using a variety of forensic analysis tools in incident response investigations to determine the extent and scope of compromise.
* Systems Administration: an understanding of system internals is required to understand how to implement and execute countermeasures and remediation.
* Network Forensic Analysis: knowledge of network protocols, network analysis tools, and ability to perform analysis of associated network logs.
* Malware Analysis: ability to perform static and dynamic malware analysis to understand the nature of malware
* Incident Remediation: strong understanding of targeted attacks and able to create customized tactical and strategic remediation plans for compromised organizations.
* Network Operations and Architecture/Engineering: strong understanding of secure network architecture and strong background in performing network operations.
* Programming/Scripting: experience coding in C, C#, VB, Python, Perl, Ruby on Rails, and .NET.

Additionally, all candidates must possess the following qualifications:

* 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.

Education

BA or BS / MA or MS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Math, Information Security, Information Assurance, Information Security Management, Intelligence Studies, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Policy, or a related field.

Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:

* Market leader in compensation + stock options
* Competitive vacation policy
* Comprehensive health benefits + 401k plan (US only)
* Paid paternity and maternity leave, including adoption
* Flexible work hours and remote friendly environment
* Wellness programs
* Stocked fridges, coffee, soda, and lots of treats
* Peer recognition
* Inclusive culture focused on people, customers and innovation
* Regular team activities, including happy hours, community service events

CrowdStrike believes that diversity and inclusion among our organization is essential to our success as a global company, and we seek to attract, retain and empower the industry's best and brightest from a diverse talent pool.

CrowdStrike is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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