Cloud Threat Detections Engineer (Remote, AUS)

About the Role:

The Cloud Content team is a major contributor to Falcon Cloud Security Platform, tasked with the critical mission of safeguarding cloud environments through innovative detection and response capabilities. This specialized team comprises cloud security experts, researchers, and detection engineers in various time zones working in unison to ensure our customers’ cloud workloads are secure against the ever-changing threats in the security landscape.

This role provides a unique opportunity to join a team with strategic importance to protecting our customers from emerging threats and novel attack methodologies in both cloud and Linux based environments. You will stay ahead of the curve with regards to the threat landscape and your research will directly impact the direction of the team and our product.

If you have a strong passion for security and technology, have an interest in supporting engineering projects, and want to gain real-world experience in dealing with advanced threat actors targeting cloud environments, we have a role for you!
Your contributions will enable continuous improvement of CrowdStrike’s cloud detection capabilities ensuring that our customers can be secured with the most advanced security measures in place.

What You'll Do:

• Stay abreast of the latest threat landscape and cloud security trends, continuously updating detection strategies to address emerging threats and vulnerabilities

• Rapid response to potential malicious campaigns or extensive exploitation of cloud runtime resources post vulnerabilities disclosure

• Conduct proactive threat hunting exercises to identify potential security gaps and emerging threats within cloud environments

• Track and present threat detection findings, including recommended strategies or possible product improvements

• Develop, implement and optimize detections tailored to cloud runtime environments.

• Collaborate with cross functional teams: Work closely with various teams, including OverWatch, engineering, product management, detection engineering, and threat intelligence to drive cloud detections in the Crowdstrike falcon platform

• As part of your role, you will be required to write and publish blog posts regularly and represent our company by speaking at various industry conferences to enhance our visibility and engagement with the community.

What You'll Need:

• You have a good understanding of Linux-based systems.

• You can demonstrate experience in container/container orchestrator based intrusion analysis, detection development or malware analysis,

• You are comfortable assessing cyber threat intelligence, open source intelligence or partner reporting,

• You have a keen interest in the security research field (following subject matter expert blogs, building up static and dynamic analysis environment),

• You have knowledge of programming and scripting languages, in particular Python or Bash,

• You have experience with large scale data analysis,

• You are capable and comfortable communicating information to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders,

• You have a deep drive to “stop the bad guys”,

• Good problem solving, communication, and teamwork skills.

Bonus points:

• You have understanding of cloud-based infrastructure and cloud service models (IaaS, PaaS, Saas),

• You have extensive experience in securing services operating on public cloud services (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud),

• You have a good understanding of managed Kubernetes services (AKS, EKS, GKS),

• Contributions to the open source community (GitHub, Stack Overflow, blogging)

• Published research papers at conferences or through other mediums (blogs, articles)

Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:

• Remote-friendly and flexible work culture

• 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 all employees regardless of level or role

• Employee Networks, geographic neighborhood groups, and volunteer opportunities to build connections

• Vibrant office culture with world class amenities

• Great Place to Work Certified™ across the globe

CrowdStrike is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where everyone is valued for who they are and empowered to succeed. We support veterans and individuals with disabilities through our affirmative action program.