Crowdstrike

Vulnerability Detection Engineer (Content) - Exposure Management (Remote)

California, United States

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Cybersecurity, Information Technology, SoftwareIndustries

About CrowdStrike

Employment Type: Full time

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. We work on large scale distributed systems, processing almost 3 trillion events per day and this traffic is growing daily. Our customers span all industries, and they count on CrowdStrike to keep their businesses running, their businesses 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 a Sr. Vulnerability Detection Engineer for our Exposure Management group. This is an Individual Contributor role in the Exposure Management Content team responsible for researching, developing and delivering our Host and Network Vulnerability Assessment detections for CrowdStrike as also collaborating on the development of new features and technical solutions.

This person would work closely with other internal teams and product management to understand the requirements and needs on Vulnerability Detection capabilities for the product. They will be technically involved in the capabilities for Exposure Management to detect, track, report and prioritize vulnerabilities on assets.

Strong communication and organizational skills are essential. The successful candidate should have had experience within Exposure Management, Vulnerability Analysis and Detection and be able to develop detection pipelines for vulnerabilities and other threats. Work experience in the security industry is highly desirable, including a strong understanding of some of the current prevalent products in this space.

What You'll Do

  • Collaborate and lead a Team of Vulnerability Detection Engineers and Researchers to plan, coordinate and execute Vulnerability Detection Coverage for Exposure Management Supported Platforms
  • Participate and lead Company Thought Leadership efforts and guidance for analysis on prevalent vulnerabilities and Risk Based Vulnerability Management.
  • Vulnerability data discovery and validation (Data efficacy & Accuracy)
  • Collaborate with multi-functional teams across various physical locations including product management and other engineering disciplines.
  • Lead and manage other projects as assigned

What You'll Need

  • Minimum 7 years of overall experience as an Individual Contributor.
  • Ability and desire to being hands on as well as empowering peers while collaborating across different functional areas and products
  • Ability to develop, coordinate and execute on an engineering roadmap
  • Ability to communicate and articulate crisply at all levels from executive staff to engineers
  • Ability to communicate, collaborate, and work effectively in a distributed team
  • Familiarity and experience with the Agile process
  • Experience in Cybersecurity Industry
  • Programming/scripting knowledge for automating day to day tasks – Python/ Perl, Golang.

Bonus Points

  • Understanding of Vulnerabilities, mitigations and remediations
  • Understanding of Vulnerability and Software Detection techniques
  • Understanding of Vulnerability Prioritization Models
  • Experience with Security/Vulnerability detections development and release
  • Experience of Vulnerability Management product development
  • Experience designing and implementing validation workflows for Security Based products
  • Experience working in remote & distributed environments
  • Solid design and problem-solving skills with a demonstrated passion for engineering excellence, pragmatism, quality, security, and

Skills

Vulnerability Detection
Exposure Management
Vulnerability Analysis
Detection Pipelines
Cybersecurity
AI
Distributed Systems
Host Vulnerability Assessment
Network Vulnerability Assessment
Content Development
Technical Solutions
Communication
Organization

Crowdstrike

Cloud-native endpoint security solutions provider

About Crowdstrike

CrowdStrike specializes in cybersecurity, focusing on protecting businesses from cyber threats through cloud-native endpoint security solutions. Their main product, the Falcon platform, includes services like Falcon Pro, which replaces traditional antivirus with next-generation antivirus that integrates threat intelligence, Falcon Insight for endpoint detection and response, and Falcon Device Control to manage connected devices. Unlike many competitors, CrowdStrike's services are subscription-based, allowing clients to choose different levels of protection based on their needs. The company serves a diverse clientele, including many Fortune 100 companies, and is recognized as a leader in the cybersecurity field, known for its effectiveness in threat detection and response.

Austin, TexasHeadquarters
2011Year Founded
$468MTotal Funding
IPOCompany Stage
Enterprise Software, CybersecurityIndustries
5,001-10,000Employees

Benefits

Competitive Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Remote-friendly culture
Market leader in compensation and equity awards
Competitive vacation and flexible working arrangements
Comprehensive health benefits + 401k plan
Paid Parental Leave, including adoption
Wellness programs
Professional development and mentorship opportunities
Open offices have stocked kitchens, coffee, soda and treats

Risks

Increased competition from companies like Lumos could challenge CrowdStrike's market share.
Recovery from last year's outage may still affect customer trust and future sales.
Pressure to demonstrate ROI by 2025 could challenge CrowdStrike's financial transparency.

Differentiation

CrowdStrike's Falcon platform offers cloud-native endpoint security solutions, a key differentiator.
The company serves 44 of the Fortune 100, showcasing its strong market presence.
CrowdStrike's proactive threat hunting sets it apart in cybersecurity threat detection.

Upsides

Partnership with SonicWall opens new SMB market segment for CrowdStrike.
Recognition as a leader in ransomware prevention boosts CrowdStrike's market credibility.
Gamified learning initiatives help address cybersecurity skills gap, benefiting future talent pipeline.

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