Associate Threat Hunter (Remote, GBR)

#WeAreCrowdStrike and our mission is to stop breaches. As a global leader in cybersecurity, our team changed the game. Since our inception, our market leading cloud-native platform has offered unparalleled protection against the most sophisticated cyberattacks. We’re looking for people with limitless passion, a relentless focus on innovation and a fanatical commitment to the customer to join us in shaping the future of cybersecurity. Consistently recognized as a top workplace, CrowdStrike is committed to cultivating an inclusive, remote-first culture that offers people the autonomy and flexibility to balance the needs of work and life while taking their career to the next level. Interested in working for a company that sets the standard and leads with integrity? Join us on a mission that matters – one team, one fight.

About the Role:

Do you have what it takes to become a world-class threat hunter? Do you want to disrupt eCrime operations, and have a real impact defending our customers’ infrastructures? We have a unique opportunity for you!The CrowdStrike OverWatch team is seeking a motivated intrusion analyst with outstanding technical skills to analyse adversary activity, identify intrusions, and develop cutting-edge tools to improve our detection capabilities.

About the Team:

OverWatch is a team of world-class threat hunters whose diversity of backgrounds is a real asset in finding creative methods to observe, notify and deter malicious activity. We value a low-ego, supportive and team-focused atmosphere, and we strongly believe that collaboration is key in our fight against malicious adversaries. The EMEA team is part of the wider international eCrime team with analysts working all over the world.

What You’ll Do:

As a intrusion analyst on the OverWatch team, you will have the unique opportunity to be part of a world-class team in which you will join the fight against eCrime adversaries, by pivoting through huge datasets collected by Crowdstrike’s Falcon sensor, finding creative ways of identifying malicious activity, notifying our customers and improving our tools and processes. As part of our remote close-knit team, you will bring with you your experience in cybersecurity or threat intelligence to help evolve how we do threat hunting at CrowdStrike.

What You’ll Need:

• You are proficient in English both written and spoken.
• You have prior work experience in the cybersecurity or threat intelligence fields.
• You have the ability to think analytically and possess critical thinking skills to assess activity quickly and accurately.
• You are capable and comfortable communicating technical concepts to various audiences both verbally and in writing.
• As this is a 100% remote role, you are self-motivated, proactive and seek to be actively engaged with your peers.
• You are looking for a dynamic, fast-paced, and challenging role in an unconventional team environment.

Technical Requirements:

• You are curious and keep up-to-date across the cybersecurity landscape.
• You are familiar with adversary techniques and attack lifecycles. (e.g: adversary progression through techniques found in the MITRE ATT&CK® matrix)
• You have knowledge of operating systems fundamentals (Windows, bonus points for Linux and others).
• You have an understanding of administrative tools and how adversaries may leverage them to live-off-the-land.
• You have basic knowledge of conventional network/host-based intrusion analysis, digital forensics, or handling malware.
• You are aware of cyber threat intelligence, open source intelligence or industry reporting and understand its importance to an organization.

Bonus Points:

• Completion of Capture-The-Flag competitions.
• Blog posts, articles, projects, code or any sources to showcase previous work in the field.
• Experience or interest using programming or scripting languages, in particular Python or Go.

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Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:

• Remote-first culture
• Market leader in compensation and equity awards with option to participate in ESPP in eligible countries
• Competitive vacation and flexible working arrangements
• Physical and mental wellness programs 
• Paid parental leave, including adoption 
• A variety of professional development and mentorship opportunities
• Access to CrowdStrike University, LinkedIn Learning and Jhanna
• Offices with stocked kitchens when you need to fuel innovation and collaboration
• Birthday time-off in your local country
• Work with people who are passionate in our mission and Great Place to Work certified across the globe

We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where everyone feels seen, heard, valued for who they are and empowered to succeed. Our approach to cultivating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture is rooted in listening, learning and collective action. By embracing the diversity of our people, we achieve our best work and fuel innovation – generating the best possible outcomes for our customers and the communities they serve.

CrowdStrike is committed to maintaining an environment of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action. If you need reasonable accommodation to access the information provided on this website, please contact [email protected], for further assistance.

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