[Remote] Security Researcher, Data Ops (Remote)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. CrowdStrike is a global leader in cybersecurity, dedicated to stopping breaches with their advanced AI-native platform. They are seeking a Senior Security Researcher to join their Counter Adversary Operations team, focusing on data collection and analysis from the cybercriminal underground to enhance customer security and privacy. Responsibilities • Complete technical collections projects including acquisition, monitoring, and analysis of deep and dark web data • Collect and ingest data from websites by developing scrapers and scripts to work with APIs and databases • Build, deploy, and maintain tools and services with Docker, Git, and automated pipelines • Investigate logs to identify and fix code issues, ensuring collection tools can adapt and keep up with an evolving criminal ecosystem • Employ secure operational tradecraft methods and practices • Conduct proactive research into underground cybercriminal economies and how threat actors are exploiting or abusing emerging technologies • Collaborate closely with multiple and various stakeholders of CrowdStrike’s global Counter Adversary Operations team Skills • Professional experience in cyber threat intelligence, open source intelligence, or information security • Proficiency in at least one general-purpose programming language such as Python, and experience with developing tools for data extraction, webscraping, and interacting with databases • Familiarity with Docker, Git, and general web technologies including HTTP, HTML, and JavaScript • Familiarity or experience with common logging tools like Splunk or Logscale • Familiarity with Python and open source tools to scrape, parse, and work with data e.g. pandas, requests, SQL, beautifulsoup • Ability to interact with RESTful and other types of APIs for both data retrieval and developing new tools • Confidence in navigating large datasets and conducting exploratory data analysis using statistical methods to find needles in a haystack • Appreciation for CrowdStrike's mission and principles around security, trust and safety, and privacy • Practical knowledge of operational security (OPSEC) principles and best practices • Ability to work remotely, in a collaborative team environment across different time zones • Additional language expertise (Russian, Mandarin, Korean, Spanish, Farsi, Arabic, Japanese, French, Hindi, Urdu or others) • Prior intelligence community or cyber threat intelligence background • Demonstrated engagement in the security community, academic research community, CTFs, or contributing to open source software development • Interest or experience in leveraging machine learning, generative AI applications, and LLMs to automate workflows and understand large datasets • Undergraduate degree, or equivalent experience, in information security, cybersecurity, computer science, data science, intelligence studies or a related field • Other technical security certifications or research background is a plus Benefits • 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 • Health insurance • 401k • Paid time off Company Overview • CrowdStrike is a cybersecurity technology firm that provides cloud-delivered protection for cloud workloads, identity, and data. It was founded in 2011, and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is Company H1B Sponsorship • CrowdStrike has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 116 in 2025, 62 in 2024, 91 in 2023, 60 in 2022, 49 in 2021, 22 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Apply tot his job