Sr. Researcher, Tactical Intelligence (Remote)
About the Role:
This role will be focused on communicating detection capability and efficiency for the Falcon Endpoint platform through tactical analysis of ongoing attacks by criminal and nation state actors impacting our customer base. If you are proficient in network/host-based intrusion analysis, threat hunting, digital forensics, incident response, or cyber threat intelligence, and you want to gain real-world experience in dealing with advanced threat actors (be they nation-state, criminal, hacktivist or other), we have a role for you!
Remote U.S. role within a reasonable commuting distance to one of the following offices: Sunnyvale, CA; Irvine, CA; El Segundo, CA; Austin, TX; Seattle, WA; Kirkland, WA; Columbia, MD; Boston, MA; Arlington, VA; St. Louis, MO; Minneapolis, MN.
The role will be in a cutting-edge position to work with our threat-hunting and security response teams regularly facing off against sophisticated threat actors. We would like to hear from you if:
You have prior experience in the threat hunting, incident response or cyber threat intelligence fields
You have a strong understanding of current and emerging threats and ability to demonstrate practical knowledge of security research and threat hunting concepts and methodologies;
You can demonstrate experience in conventional network\host-based intrusion analysis, threat hunting, digital forensics or malware handling.
You are comfortable assessing cyber threat intelligence, open source intelligence or industry reporting.
You are looking for a dynamic, fast-paced and challenging role in an unconventional team environment.
You are capable and comfortable communicating actionable threat intelligence to both technical and executive-level stakeholders.
You have built and led small teams or organizations with the express purpose of demonstrating improvement in the cyber security industry.
You have previously communicated or been published by presenting at conferences, forums and have demonstrated previous evidence of independent thought leadership in the cyber community through blogs and other written forms.
You are proficient in English both written and spoken.
Bonus points awarded for:
Knowledge of operating systems other than Windows (Unix, Mac);
You have knowledge of programming and scripting languages, in particular Python.
You have a good understanding of Microsoft Windows administrative tools.
Experience in a security operations center or similar environment tracking threat actors or responding to incidents;
Requirements:
At least 5-10 years of work experience in the Cyber Security Field.
Bachelor’s degree in relevant field or comparable work experience.
Ability to convey complex or difficult technical concepts to audiences with varying levels of technical ability.
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