Sr. Security Researcher II (Remote)

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About the Role:

CrowdStrike is looking for a self-starting, action-oriented, and highly motivated individual to join our Intelligence Team. This position will require the candidate to track and collect information related to Russian-speaking hacktivist group tools, tradecraft, and techniques in a wide variety of environments, to include the deep and dark web.

The mission of a Senior Security Researcher (Russia) is to leverage operational tradecraft along with subject matter expertise to identify, develop and maintain unique sources of cyber threat intelligence information and enable threat analysis. It serves as an important support role to ongoing analysis of actors, adversaries, geopolitical developments, and transnational issues, and is instrumental in providing unique insight into finished Intelligence products used by CrowdStrike customers and stakeholders.

The successful candidate will be an operational security (OPSEC)-savvy, detail-oriented problem solver, and have substantial experience driving concurrent projects and issues to completion with minimal direction.

Highly qualified candidates will have an excellent technical foundation, especially related to Russia-based cyber threat actors, be capable of conducting advanced research pertaining to hacktivist activity, will understand threat intelligence, have strong open source (OSINT) research skills, and be comfortable with internal and cross-team collaboration.

What You'll Do:

• Collect unique, actionable, timely, and relevant information to answer established standing and ad hoc requirements related to Russia-based hacktivist actors.
• Leverage advanced OSINT tradecraft to follow up on leads and identify Russia-based hacktivist threat actors and track them in various online communities.
• Identify current and emerging cyber threats and trends in Russia and the surrounding region such as Ukraine, including technical information.
• Create consistently clear, highly-contextualized internal reports of collected information in a way that enables robust analysis.
• Collaborate on analytical reports and threat estimates pertaining to Russia hacktivist topics.
• Employ secure virtual operational tradecraft methods and practices.

What You'll Need:

• Has extensive experience navigating a wide variety of cyber threat actor environments, to include social media, hidden services, and forums.
• Demonstrates a high level of knowledge regarding Russia-based hacktivist groups.
• Possesses practical knowledge of technical terminology, tools, and tactics employed by Russia-based
• hacktivist threat actors.
• Can perform comprehensive OSINT investigations using very advanced Russian language.

• Ability to adapt quickly to changing environments and identify creative solutions to difficult problems and scenarios with persistence. Tenacity is key.
• Must be able to work effectively under tight deadlines with minimal guidance.

Bonus Points:

• Additional background in Russian/Eastern European language capabilities including, but not limited to, Ukrainian.
• Understanding of current and historical geopolitical and transnational events and issues in Russia and the surrounding region, including Ukraine.
• Prior intelligence community, human intelligence (HUMINT), or cyber threat intelligence background highly preferred. Practical experience with virtual HUMINT is highly desirable.

Education:

• Undergraduate degree or military training and experience in cyber intelligence, general intelligence
• studies, security studies, political science, international relations, etc.
• Other technical security certifications or relevant academic background.

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Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:

• Remote-first culture
• Market leader in compensation and equity awards with option to participate in ESPP in eligible countries
• Competitive vacation and flexible working arrangements
• Physical and mental wellness programs
• Paid parental leave, including adoption
• A variety of professional development and mentorship opportunities
• Access to CrowdStrike University, LinkedIn Learning and Jhanna
• Offices with stocked kitchens when you need to fuel innovation and collaboration
• Birthday time-off in your local country
• Work with people who are passionate in our mission and Great Place to Work certified across the globe

CrowdStrike is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where everyone is valued for who they are and empowered to succeed. Our approach to cultivating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture is rooted in listening, learning and collective action. By embracing the diversity of our people, we achieve our best work and fuel innovation - generating the best possible outcomes for our customers and the communities they serve.

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