Intelligence Intern - Targeted Intrusion

About CrowdStrike

As a global leader in cybersecurity, CrowdStrike protects the people, processes and technologies that drive modern organizations. Since 2011, their mission hasn’t changed — they’re here to stop breaches, and they’ve redefined modern security with the world’s most advanced AI-native platform. CrowdStrike customers span all industries, relying on the company to keep their businesses running, communities safe, and lives moving forward. CrowdStrike is a mission-driven company, cultivating a culture that provides every CrowdStriker with the flexibility and autonomy to own their careers. They are always looking to add talented individuals with limitless passion, a relentless focus on innovation, and a fanatical commitment to customers, community, and each other. The University Recruiting program is dedicated to attracting and cultivating the future leaders of this industry, offering paid positions for students and recent grads designed to provide impactful work experience within a structured environment supported by seasoned professionals. Join a mission that matters; the future of cybersecurity starts with you.

About The Role: Intelligence Intern - Targeted Intrusion

CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations, a core component of CrowdStrike, is seeking a motivated reverse engineer with excellent technical skills to research nation-state adversary operations used in targeted intrusions. The Technical Analysis Cell (TAC) is at the forefront of CrowdStrike’s mission against state-sponsored adversaries and criminal actors. This team combines intelligence analysis with deep-dive reverse engineering and malicious code analysis, in addition to building and using automation systems to deliver actionable indicators and operational insights. This highly technical position on the TAC Targeted Intrusion team serves an important role in conducting research, increasing coverage of the global threat landscape, contributing to the continuous tracking of targeted intrusion and nation-state adversaries, and ultimately developing finished intelligence products that provide a decision advantage to customers.

What You'll Do:

While ideally seeking a specialist in targeted intrusions and tracking of nation-state adversaries, CrowdStrike is also open to applications from talented malware researchers or reverse engineers willing to rapidly expand their skills to successfully carry out the following duties:

• Technical Analysis:
  • Discover, investigate, and track advanced cyber intrusions and document findings.
  • Enhance understanding of the tools and malware used in intrusions through reverse engineering.
  • Develop tools to assist with automation of malware reverse engineering tasks and tracking of threat actors.
  • Create host-based and network-based signatures suited for large-scale hunting, detection, and tracking of threats.
• Intelligence Reporting:
  • Produce high-quality threat intelligence reporting for all levels of readership, including actionable mitigation and detection guidance.
  • Collaborate across teams to inform various functions within CrowdStrike Intelligence and beyond about activity of interest, to coordinate adversary and campaign tracking, and to provide support to teams developing mitigation strategies and responding to incidents.

What You'll Need:

• Actively enrolled in university in your penultimate year of study for Computer Science, Cyber Security, or a related field (2027 Graduate).
• Knowledge of reverse engineering tools (disassemblers, decompilers, debuggers) and processes (unpacking malware, reconstructing code logic, etc.) combined with ongoing interest and ability to learn and self-teach new techniques.
• Knowledge of programming and scripting languages, in particular Python.
• Ability to accurately express complex technical and non-technical concepts in written, verbal, and graphical products.
• Strong problem-solving skills are a must.
• Team player.

Bonus Points:

• Ability to interpret raw network data and to develop network signatures, as well as custom protocol decoders and decryption tools.
• Familiarity with targeted intrusions and tracking of state-operated adversaries.
• A background in intelligence is a plus.

Internship Details:

This is a 12-week internship taking place from Monday, June 1st until Friday, August 21st.

What You Can Expect:

• Market leader in compensation and equity awards.
• Paid holidays (including birthday holidays) and 401k matching (where applicable).
• Professional development opportunities including workshops, tech talks, and Executive Speaker Series.
• Assigned mentors from across the company for continuous support and feedback.
• Participation in companywide initiatives including FalconFIT, Wellness Programs, and Employee Assistance Program.
• Employee Networks, geographic neighborhood groups, and volunteer opportunities to build connections.
• Vibrant office culture with world-class amenities.
• Ownership of impactful projects that move the company forward.
• Great Place to Work Certified™ across the globe.

Key skills/competency

• Reverse Engineering
• Malware Analysis
• Threat Intelligence
• Nation-State Adversaries
• Cybersecurity
• Python Programming
• Network Analysis
• Digital Forensics
• Signature Development
• Problem Solving