[Remote] Incident Response Principal Consultant - Weekend Shift (Remote)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. CrowdStrike is a global leader in cybersecurity dedicated to stopping breaches and protecting organizations. They are seeking a highly motivated Incident Response Principal Consultant to lead incident response engagements, develop methods to hunt for bad actors, and perform forensics across multiple platforms.


Responsibilities

  • Lead incident response engagements
  • Develop and use new methods to hunt for bad actors across large sets of data.
  • Work under the direction of outside counsel to conduct intrusion investigations
  • Perform host and/or network-based forensics across Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms.
  • Perform basic malware analysis.
  • Produce high-quality written and verbal reports, presentations, recommendations, and findings to key stakeholders including customer management, regulators, and legal counsel.
  • Demonstrate industry thought leadership through blog posts, CrowdCasts, and other public speaking events.

Skills

  • Team leadership experience in a matrixed consulting environment
  • Incident Response: experience conducting or managing incident response investigations for organizations, investigating targeted threats such as the Advanced Persistent Threat, Organized Crime, and Hacktivists.
  • Computer Forensic Analysis: a background using a variety of forensic analysis tools in incident response investigations to determine the extent and scope of compromise.
  • Network Forensic Analysis: strong knowledge of network protocols, network analysis tools like Bro/Zeek or Suricata, and ability to perform analysis of associated network logs.
  • Reverse Engineering: ability to understand the capabilities of static and dynamic malware analysis.
  • 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.
  • Cloud Incident Response: knowledge in any of the following areas: AWS, Azure, GCP incident response methodologies.
  • Communications: strong ability to communicate executive and/or detailed level findings to clients; ability to effectively communicate tasks, guidance, and methodology with internal teams.
  • 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.
  • Ability to travel on short notice, up to 30% of the time.

Education Requirements

  • 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

  • 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

Company Overview

  • CrowdStrike is a cybersecurity technology firm that provides cloud-delivered protection for cloud workloads, identity, and data. It was founded in 2011, and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is http://www.crowdstrike.com.

  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • CrowdStrike has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 45 in 2025, 71 in 2024, 95 in 2023, 61 in 2022, 49 in 2021, 22 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.

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