Sr. Threat Hunting Intelligence Analyst (Remote, West Coast)

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:

CrowdStrike’s Counter Adversary Operations (CAO) Elite is looking for a highly motivated, self-driven, detailed-oriented, and experienced Threat Hunter dedicated to making a difference in global security by protecting organizations against the most advanced attackers in the world.

This role demands a solutions-oriented mindset, as you’ll be expected to go above and beyond for this customer by driving innovative outcomes. You’ll collaborate across multiple CrowdStrike teams to craft creative solutions, ensuring we exceed customer expectations and deliver exceptional value.  You will leverage CrowdStrike CAO’s extensive resources to provide advanced threat hunting expertise, performing hypothesis and statistical-driven hunts to safeguard our customers’ environments. You will develop a trusted partnership by helping customers identify emerging threats, understand intrusions using Falcon Endpoint data, and operationalize timely, actionable threat intelligence findings.

This position offers exceptional growth opportunities, blending technical hunting mastery with strategic advisory services, all powered by CrowdStrike’s world-class intelligence and hunting capabilities. You’ll deliver our ‘White Glove’ service that augments OverWatch threat hunting with a personal consultative threat response experience.
 

After a period of learning our custom-built tool suite, workflows, and methodologies you will join other CAO Elite Threat Hunters protecting our customer’s networks by:

  • Executing sophisticated hypothesis and statistical-driven threat hunting operations

  • Providing high value, actionable threat intelligence aligned to the customer’s requirements using your expertise and knowledge of the threat landscape

  • Delivering high-impact briefings and recommendations about emerging threats and hunting operations to various audiences

  • Responding to customers’ ad hoc requests for information and support

  • Acting as a liaison between customer and threat hunting teams

  • Building lasting partnerships with customers through regular engagement

As you grow in the role you will have opportunities to undertake research, improve our threat hunting service, develop specialized intelligence knowledge, and work with other CrowdStrike teams across a broad range of topics and projects.

Am I a CAO Elite Analyst?

  • Do you excel at executing sophisticated threat hunts and performing deep-dive analyses across customer environments?

  • Can you deliver compelling threat briefings and security reports that resonate with stakeholders from SOC analysts to CISOs?

  • Are you skilled at providing expert guidance on emerging threats and effective hunting and detections strategies?

  • Do you thrive on building trusted advisory relationships with customers and exceeding their expectations?

  • Are you passionate about leading strategic initiatives to advance hunting capabilities and mentoring team members?

What You’ll Do:

  • Maintain ownership of your dedicated customer account, facilitate high levels of customer satisfaction, and serve as a trusted advisor for your CAO Elite customer’s internal security teams

  • Hunt for threats, anomalies, and adversary activity across your customer’s endpoints, performing deep-dive analyses and environment assessments to identify security risks

  • Develop and deliver high-quality threat briefings, quarterly security reports, and actionable hunts tailored to your customer’s environment and industry-specific threats

  • Partner across CrowdStrike teams to develop and implement creative solutions that exceed customer expectations, focusing on delivering exceptional outcomes even when faced with complex challenges

  • Collaborate across teams to advance hunting methodologies, lead strategic projects, and serve as an escalation point for threat hunting

What You’ll Need:

Required:

  • 5+ years of experience in threat hunting, with additional expertise in incident response, intrusion analysis, or cyber threat intelligence

  • Proven ability to hunt for threats across endpoints (Windows, Mac, Linux, Cloud, etc.), analyze adversary TTPs using the MITRE ATT&CK framework, and articulate findings to technical and non-technical audiences

  • Exceptional communication skills with experience delivering presentations and reports to stakeholders ranging from SOC analysts to executive leadership

  • Team-first mindset with demonstrated ability to build trusted customer relationships while maintaining strong individual accountability for assigned deliverables

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with big-data processing tools such as Splunk, Humio, or Elastic Stack

  • Background in malware analysis, penetration testing, or information security consulting

  • Technical understanding of security across cloud environments and enterprise SaaS platforms

  • Experience validating prevention and detection capabilities against complex attacks

  • Ability to travel on short notice, up to 5% of the time

  • Understanding of contemporary scripting languages

  • Familiarity with application programming interfaces (API)

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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:

  • 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.

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.

If you need assistance accessing or reviewing the information on this website or need help submitting an application for employment or requesting an accommodation, please contact us at recruiting@crowdstrike.com for further assistance.

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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 - $155,000 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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Expected Close Date of Job Posting is:12-17-2025

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