Full-Time

Sr. Consultant

Incident Response

Updated on 2/6/2025

Crowdstrike

Crowdstrike

5,001-10,000 employees

Cloud-native endpoint security solutions provider

Enterprise Software
Cybersecurity

Compensation Overview

$105k - $160kAnnually

+ Variable Compensation + Equity

Senior

Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

Remote in USA

Category
Cybersecurity
IT & Security
Required Skills
PowerShell
Python
Data Science
Perl
Go
Splunk

You match the following Crowdstrike's candidate preferences

Employers are more likely to interview you if you match these preferences:

Degree
Experience
Requirements
  • Incident Response: experience performing or managing incident response investigations for organizations, investigating targeted threats such as the Advanced Persistent Threat, Organized Crime, and Hacktivists.
  • Threat Hunting: experience developing analytics and hunting through large datasets for adversary activity, experience with Splunk or other big data platforms is preferred.
  • 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: knowledge of network protocols, network analysis tools, and ability to perform analysis of associated network logs.
  • Reverse Engineering: ability to perform basic 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.
  • Programming/Scripting: experience coding in Go, PowerShell, Python, or Perl.
  • 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 20% of the time.
Responsibilities
  • Lead incident response engagements and serve as the primary point of contact for the customer throughout the investigation.
  • 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, security-focused recommendations, and factual findings to customer management, regulators, and legal counsel.
  • Assess and develop actionable, and impactful mitigation and containment measures during active incident response investigations.
  • Demonstrate industry thought leadership through blog posts, CrowdCasts, and other public speaking events.

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. CrowdStrike serves a diverse clientele, including many Fortune 100 companies, and operates on a subscription-based model, offering various service levels and premium options like proactive threat hunting. The company is recognized as a leader in the cybersecurity industry, noted for its effectiveness in threat detection and endpoint security.

Company Stage

IPO

Total Funding

$468M

Headquarters

Austin, Texas

Founded

2011

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

-1%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Partnership with Cognizant enhances CrowdStrike's market reach and AI-native security solutions.
  • Recovery of $30 billion in market value demonstrates resilience and crisis management.
  • Participation in Davos positions CrowdStrike as a global cybersecurity thought leader.

What critics are saying

  • Rapid advancement of AI-powered cyber attacks challenges CrowdStrike's endpoint security solutions.
  • Increasing cloud exploitation cases test CrowdStrike's ability to protect against sophisticated attacks.
  • Major tech outage highlights risk of operational failures impacting reputation and stability.

What makes Crowdstrike unique

  • CrowdStrike's Falcon platform offers cloud-native endpoint security solutions, setting it apart from competitors.
  • The company serves 44 of the Fortune 100, showcasing its strong market presence.
  • CrowdStrike's proactive threat hunting services provide advanced threat detection capabilities.

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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