Position: Threat Analyst, Machine Learning (Remote, East/Central) Overview Crowd Strike, Inc. is a global leader in cybersecurity. We protect the people, processes and technologies that drive modern organizations. Since 2011, our mission has been 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 rely on Crowd Strike to keep their businesses running, their communities safe and their lives moving forward. We are a mission-driven company that values flexibility and autonomy to own one’s career. We’re always looking to add talented Crowd Strikers with limitless passion, a relentless focus on innovation and a commitment to our customers, our community and each other. About the Role: At Crowd Strike we are on a mission – to stop breaches. Our technology, services delivery, and intelligence gathering, together with our innovations in machine learning and behavioral-based detection, enable our customers to defend themselves and do so in a future-proof manner. We have earned honors and top rankings for our technology, organization and people, confirming our industry leadership and our distinctive culture. The opportunity: Our Crowd Strike Data Science Machine Learning Operations and Response Team is looking for a Threat Analyst who is customer- and team-focused. This role includes both response and pro-active aspects. It is suitable for someone with experience involving detections and/or reverse engineering. The primary responsibility is to analyze malware and detections by investigating individual customer detection tickets. This team focuses on improving detection capability and efficiency through analysis of malware or other threat detections impacting our customer base. Experience with detections of potentially malicious behavior by machine learning models is a plus. Bring your passion for helping internal partners resolve questions about detections of potentially malicious activity by machine learning and our detection capability. Our goal for the team is to help internal teams respond to customer inquiries about threat detection and to provide information about the effects of our detections in the Data Science organization – including detection efficacy and managing false positive detections. This role will work most closely with internal teams such as Technical Account Managers, Falcon Complete, Data Scientists and the Malware Research Center in Data Science. What You’ll Do: • Review current product detections to ensure they are performing to the company standard • Perform tasks to enable better-management of false positive detections • Analyze binary files to determine their legitimacy • Address internal questions and concerns regarding customer threat detections What You’ll Need: • Exposure and understanding of different types and functionality of malware • Experience with reverse engineering malware, or malware operations • Knowledge of programming and scripting languages, in particular Python • Fundamental understanding of attributes of binary files such as imports/exports and packers • Ability to demonstrate practical knowledge of research/collection skills and analytical methods • General understanding of threat/risk management and threat/risk assessment • Familiarity with various operating systems • Ability to break down complex problems into workable components Bonus Points: • Experience in a security operations center or similar environment responding to incidents • A thorough understanding of Windows OS internals and the Windows API • Knowledge of MacOS and/or Linux • Familiarity with tools used in targeted and criminal cyber-intrusions • A background in exploit and vulnerability analysis • Knowledge of a variety of programming languages including C, C++, Java, and assembly • Experience with threat detections by machine learning Education: • BA/BS or MA/MS degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field #LI-Remote #LI-AO1 Benefits of Working at Crowd Strike: • 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… Apply tot his job