CrowdStrike is hiring a Red Team Technical Operations Engineer to join its non-billable R&D team. In this remote role, you will support Professional Services Red Team activities by reducing operational uncertainty and improving the team's strategic and tactical capabilities against client defensive products.

What You'll Do

Build and maintain product testing systems that generate data for a decision support system.
Actively use systems to provide bespoke tactical intelligence to operators on engagements.
Respond to regular product updates to ensure capabilities are functional and resilient.
Perform development tasks that are both malware-oriented and platform-oriented.
Program for Windows, Linux, and macOS platforms (user- and kernel-mode).
Program related to event streaming, telemetry post-processing, and build engineering.
Provide development and infrastructure support to improve overall offensive capabilities.
Review analytics data from sensors to guide the development of offensive tradecraft.
Develop initial access and post-exploitation capabilities (some evasive, some noisy).
Contribute to capabilities to enhance operator decision making.
Proactively identify opportunities to improve workflows and processes.
Document completed development projects for operational use.
Share responsibilities on administration and infrastructure.

What We're Looking For

Reverse engineering skills and mindset in both vulnerability research and malware analysis.
Forward engineering skills in languages such as C++, C#, and Python.
Systems programming background in at least Windows + aptitude to learn Linux and macOS.
Demonstrable understanding of EDR internals and other telemetry-based technologies.
Demonstrable familiarity with using the OODA loop concept to subvert complex systems.
Prior experience in goal-oriented red team operations and penetration testing phases.
Prior experience in UX/UI elements of projects to improve workflows and adoption.
Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills.
Excellent oral and written communications skills in English.
3+ years of relevant engineering experience (some skills will be learned on the job).
Ability to recognize and demonstrate that stealth is relative.
Ability to factor human cognition when developing technical bypasses.
Ability to maintain discretion related to sensitive work (both internally and externally).
Ability to be receptive to peer review and conform to project-specific conventions.
Ability to explain topics you are familiar with at different abstraction levels.
Ability to manage development projects from conception to ongoing maintenance.
Ability to handle high pressure situations in a productive and professional manner.
Ability to simultaneously consider multiple (sometimes opposing) perspectives.
Ability to apply best practices (but flexible to bend conventions when appropriate).
Ability to form conclusions driven by data and evidence, in addition to intuition.
Interest in knowing something about everything, and everything about something.
Interest in understanding adversary emulation beyond the execution of cyber TTPs.
Interest in understanding the dual-use nature of arbitrary technologies.
Interest in developing solutions with a systems thinking approach.

Nice to Have

Security community participation (conference speaker or tool contributor) is a plus.
Experience with developing custom C2 frameworks or offensive security tooling is a plus.
Prior experience with event streaming, web development, and data analysis is a plus.
Familiarity with the following is a plus: Kafka, FastAPI, Neo4j, LogScale, Docker, Jenkins.
Interest in modeling decision-making processes used for selecting TTPs is a plus.
Interest in integrating knowledge from various non-cybersecurity domains is a plus.
Interdisciplinary educational background (outside of cybersecurity) is a plus.

Technical Stack

Languages: C++, C#, Python
Platforms: Windows, Linux, macOS
Tools/Frameworks: Kafka, FastAPI, Neo4j, LogScale, Docker, Jenkins

Team & Environment

You will join a non-billable R&D team dedicated to supporting Professional Services Red Team activities.

Benefits & Compensation

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.

Work Mode

This role is fully remote.

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.