Associate Security Engineer (Remote)

CrowdStrike is a global cybersecurity company focused on protecting modern organizations through its AI-native security platform. The Associate Security Engineer will support the Threat Intelligence & Detection Engineering team by monitoring, tuning, and maintaining security detections, analyzing alerts and threat data, and helping automate response workflows.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in writing, testing, and tuning basic security detections under the mentorship of senior engineers
• Triage detection alerts, analyze event logs, and help identify potential security concerns across host and network data
• Support team members in building simple scripts and automated workflows to streamline alert handling
• Document detection rules, team processes, and operational workflows clearly

Requirements:

• • 3-5 years of experience in Security Engineering, SOC Analysis, Incident Response, or a related technical role (internship or lab experience counts)
• • Due to federal government compliance and GovCloud infrastructure requirements, candidates must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident
• • Basic familiarity with SIEM or log analysis tools (e.g., LogScale, Splunk, Kibana, Elastic)
• • Foundational understanding of common attacker techniques, network traffic, and host-based artifacts
• • Basic proficiency in Python, PowerShell, GoLang, or another scripting language
• • Understanding of core operating systems (Windows, MacOS, Linux) and fundamental networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP)
• • Familiarity with web security basics (e.g., OWASP Top 10, SSL/TLS, common web vulnerabilities)
• • Strong willingness to learn, ask questions, and adapt in a fast-paced environment
• • Strong written communication skills and attention to detail
• • B.S. in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or equivalent hands-on experience (e.g., bootcamps, self-study projects, CTFs)
• • Entry-level security certifications (e.g., CompTIA Security+, Network+, eJPT, GSEC)
• • Active participation in CTFs (Catch The Flag), home lab projects, or open-source security tools
• • Basic exposure to cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) or container concepts (Docker)