Platform Security Engineer

Platform Security Engineer

As a global leader in cybersecurity, CrowdStrike protects the people, processes and technologies that drive modern organizations. Since 2011, our mission hasn’t changed — we’re here to stop breaches, and we’ve redefined modern security with the world’s most advanced AI-native platform. Our customers span all industries, and they count on CrowdStrike to keep their businesses running, their communities safe and their lives moving forward. We’re also a mission-driven company. We cultivate a culture that gives every CrowdStriker both the flexibility and autonomy to own their careers. We’re always looking to add talented CrowdStrikers to the team who have limitless passion, a relentless focus on innovation and a fanatical commitment to our customers, our community and each other. Ready to join a mission that matters? The future of cybersecurity starts with you.

About The Role:

Help us protect CrowdStrike and its customers from the most advanced threats! CrowdStrike's Product Security team breaks the mold of traditional internal security and focuses on active threats to CrowdStrike's products. As a Platform Security Engineer you will perform: complex investigations to determine root cause and remediation, technical security assessments of systems, monitor for emerging threats, create tooling for known gaps, and deploy large-scale security/monitoring systems.

What You'll Do:

• Investigate small to large scale security and engineering issues to determine impact and risks to platform data
• Conduct response and recovery efforts across complex systems and large data sets
• Examine systems and applications to understand current security posture
• Advocate for best-security practices to engineering organization
• Identify, design, and partner with teams to implement security and data improvement projects

What You'll Need:

• Strong security acumen and experience solving complex engineering issues
• Applicable experience in a security engineering role, implementing and supporting security systems for enterprise and production environments
• Experience in incident response, preferably in a role focusing on SaaS platforms and data
• Strong analytical, data focused mindset to solve complex multi-system engineering projects
• Experience working with Linux and/or other Unix-like variants
• Scripting capabilities shell, Python, Perl, Ruby, or some other automation system
• Protocol knowledge of TCP/IP, HTTP, applied Cryptography, others
• Technical security certifications or academic background a plus
• Familiarity with IDS and SIEM systems such as Falcon LogScale, Bro, Suricata, Splunk, Elk stack, others
• Experience supporting production systems at multi-TB scale
• Knowledge of cloud platforms and highly concurrent systems like CICD pipelines

This role will require the candidate to periodically undergo and pass additional background and fingerprint check(s) consistent with government customer requirements.

Benefits Of Working At CrowdStrike:

• 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.

CrowdStrike is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment. The Company does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, creed, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy or pregnancy-related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, status with regard to public assistance, or any other characteristic protected by law. We base all employment decisions--including recruitment, selection, training, compensation, benefits, discipline, promotions, transfers, lay-offs, return from lay-off, terminations and social/recreational programs--on valid job requirements.

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CrowdStrike, Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Placement within the pay range is dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications, job level, supervisory status, and location. The base salary range for this position for all U.S. candidates is $100,000 - $145,000 per year, with eligibility for bonuses, equity grants and a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, 401k and paid time off.

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Key skills/competency:

• Security Engineering
• Incident Response
• SaaS Platforms
• Threat Investigation
• System Assessment
• Linux Administration
• Python Scripting
• Cloud Security
• SIEM Systems
• Cryptography