Associate Analyst, Falcon Complete (Remote, GBR)

CrowdStrike - Technical Analyst (Virtual Security Operations Center)

Employment Type: Full-time

Position Overview

CrowdStrike is a global leader in cybersecurity, dedicated to protecting people, processes, and technologies that drive modern organizations. Our mission is to stop breaches, and we have redefined modern security with the world's most advanced AI-native platform. We are seeking highly motivated, self-driven technical analysts to join our virtual security operations center. This role offers opportunities to expand your skill set by detecting and responding to incidents in real-time, protecting our customers against the most advanced attackers in the world.

About the Role

This position is for a technical analyst focused on making a difference in global security. You will have the opportunity to:

• Put your hands-on technical skills to the test in detecting, containing, and remediating incidents.
• Respond to incidents of all severities and combat adversaries.
• Rapidly accelerate your skills in a self-motivated environment.
• Engage in innovative work that directly impacts customers.
• Utilize your Incident Response or Information Security background.
• Contribute to a diverse team and interact effectively with customers.
• Collaborate with like-minded individuals in a world-class team, fostering both learning and mentorship.

What You'll Do

• Conduct monitoring and perform in-depth analysis of security alerts using the CrowdStrike platform.
• Exercise incident handling processes across Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms.
• Perform malware analysis.
• Perform remote remediation of malware or malicious activity.
• Develop and improve processes for incident detection, triage, 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.
• Assist in the advancement of security processes and procedures.

What You'll Need

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 Advanced Persistent Threats (APT), 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 implement and execute countermeasures and remediation.
• Malware Analysis: Ability to perform static and dynamic malware analysis to understand the nature of malware.
• Incident Remediation: Strong understanding of targeted attacks and the ability to create customized tactical and strategic remediation plans for compromised organizations.
• Programming/Scripting: Experience coding in Powershell, C, C#, VB, Python, Perl, Ruby on Rails, and .NET.
• At least one relevant security certification.
• Strong verbal and communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Strong experience with Mac OS, Windows, and Unix operating systems.
• Ability to handle high-pressure situations in a productive and professional manner.
• Strong technical skills.