Active Defense Services Analyst (Remote)

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 is looking for highly motivated, self-driven, technical analysts dedicated to making a difference in global security by helping customer organizations recover from the most advanced attackers in the world. Our Active Defense Service offers opportunities to expand your skill set through a wide variety of experiences detecting, analyzing, and remediating ongoing security incidents. Put simply, your job will be to find the bad guys, remove the bad guys, and keep them out so our customers can keep their business moving forward.  

We are looking for both Analyst and Senior Analyst candidates, which will be determined by experience and/or depth of technical knowledge.

What You'll Do:

• Do you find yourself interested in putting your hands-on technical skills to the test in detecting, containing, and remediating incidents?

• Are you passionate about helping customers during their darkest hours?

• 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?

What You'll Need:

• Exercise incident handling and remediation 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.

• Provide continuous feedback and solutions for operational collateral and capabilities

Required Qualifications:

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

• Must be willing to work 4x10 schedule, including a day on the weekend.

• 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 Python, PowerShell, or .NET, or the desire to learn, with experience coding in other languages such as C, C#, VB, Python, Perl, Ruby on Rails, etc

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.

• Desire and ability to effectively communicate with customers during ongoing security incidents.

Education:

If you have a BA or BS in a Computer Science, or a degree in a related field, that’s great! If you have industry related DFIR certifications, that’s also a plus. If you have none of these - show us what you’ve got, what you’re passionate about, and why you’d be a great fit for the team.

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This role may require the candidate to periodically undergo and pass alcohol and/or drug test(s) during the course of employment.

Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:

• Remote-friendly and flexible work culture

• 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

Right to Work

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 $95,000 - $155,000 per year, with eligibility for bonuses, equity grants and a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, 401k and paid time off.

For detailed information about the U.S. benefits package, please click here. 

Expected Close Date of Job Posting is:10-22-2025