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.
The CrowdStrike Cloud Research team is an integral part of the Falcon Cloud Security product, tasked with the critical mission of safeguarding cloud environments through innovative detection and response capabilities. This team works in unison to ensure our customers' cloud environments are secure against the ever-changing threats in the security landscape.
As a senior researcher and tech lead on the team, you will play a pivotal role in conducting security research while mentoring and guiding fellow researchers to scale our capabilities. Beyond your individual contributions, you'll help establish research methodologies, foster collaboration, and build a culture of technical excellence within our growing team.
This role provides a unique opportunity to join a team with strategic importance for protecting our customers from emerging threats and novel attack methodologies in cloud environments. You will get to work with vast datasets, have a direct impact on the efficacy and evolution of our detections, and play a decisive role in the strategic direction of our product development. Your contributions will enable continuous improvement of CrowdStrike's cloud detection capabilities while helping develop the next generation of security researchers.
What You'll DoInitiate and conduct Cloud Research Initiatives: Follow the threat landscape to identify trends in the realm of cloud infrastructure security, threat actors, novel attack approaches, and vulnerabilities in cloud-based and/or cloud-native environments and workloads.
Research threats and vulnerabilities in cloud provider infrastructure and containerized applications and workloads.
Develop advanced cloud security models: Create sophisticated models and frameworks for identifying and mitigating new types of cloud threats, focusing on predictive analytics and proactive threat hunting methodologies.
Lead and mentor research efforts: Guide fellow researchers in technical decision-making, establish research best practices and methodologies, and foster knowledge sharing within the team to build collective expertise.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams: Work closely with various teams, including engineering, product management, detection engineering, and threat intelligence to drive cloud detections in the CrowdStrike Falcon platform.
Coordinate research initiatives: Lead technical discussions, prioritize research objectives within your area of responsibility, and ensure alignment with broader team goals and product roadmap.
Proven expertise in security research, methodologies, technologies, and tools.
Minimum of 5 years experience in cloud security research with demonstrated experience in technical leadership or mentoring roles.
Strong leadership and communication skills with experience guiding and developing technical talent.
Experience with cloud-native services, infrastructure, and environments.
Experience with threat research and misconfiguration identification.
Comprehensive knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their security features.
Excellent conceptual thinking and communication skills, capable of conveying complex ideas effectively and building consensus among technical teams.
Demonstrated ability to establish technical best practices, lead technical discussions, and coordinate collaborative research efforts.
Nice to have: Experience building and scaling technical teams or research capabilities.
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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 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.
CrowdStrike is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment. The Company does 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, ancestry, physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, status with regard to public assistance, or any other characteristic protected by law. We base all employment decisions--including recruitment, selection, training, compensation, benefits, discipline, promotions, transfers, lay-offs, return from lay-off, terminations and social/recreational programs--on valid job requirements.
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Skills Required
- Proven expertise in security research, methodologies, technologies, and tools
- Minimum of 5 years in security research, preferably Cloud infrastructure
- Experience with cloud-native services, infrastructure, and environments
- Experience with threat research and misconfiguration identification
- Comprehensive knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their security features
- Python, golang, and shell scripting experience
- Experience with large scale data analysis
- Experience in publishing security research papers and conference talks
- Excellent conceptual thinking and communication skills, capable of conveying complex ideas effectively
- Technical knowledge of network, operating systems (mainly Linux) and data platform security
- Good problem solving, communication, and teamwork skills
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity grants (RSUs) and an ESPP with a lookback feature are presented as meaningful components that can materially boost total compensation beyond base and bonus. Feedback suggests these ownership programs are a core strength of the package.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is described as 12 weeks for primary caregivers and 8 weeks for secondary caregivers, alongside adoption and fertility assistance. A post‑parental return‑to‑work program is also referenced.
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CrowdStrike has redefined security with the world’s most advanced cloud-native platform that protects and enables the people, processes and technologies that drive modern enterprise. Tested and proven, the world's largest organizations trust CrowdStrike to stop breaches with unparalleled protection against the most sophisticated cyberattacks. The CrowdStrike culture has been built upon our Core Values since the day we began. We are Fanatical About the Customer, Relentlessly Focused on Innovation and believe that our Limitless Passion drives Unlimited Potential for every CrowdStriker. As a purpose-built remote-first company, we believe cultivating a connected culture for every employee, no matter where they are in the world, is a key ingredient in building a high-performing, diverse team. We don’t have a mission statement. We’re on a mission—to stop breaches. Ready to join a mission that matters?
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We have a culture that celebrates achievement, encourages flexibility and innovation and thrives on teamwork. We all work towards a single mission: to stop breaches. This common goal drives a sense of community and connection among our people across the globe.
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