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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. We work on large scale distributed systems, processing almost 3 trillion events per day and this traffic is growing daily. 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 proud to work for a mission-driven company leveraging AI to transform the way we work. CrowdStrikers drive their careers through flexibility and autonomy while also being expected to contribute to a culture of responsible AI adoption, experimentation, and innovation. We use an AI-first mindset as a force multiplier to proactively and continuously accelerate execution, build expertise, uncover insights, and solve complex problems. 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 is looking for a Vulnerability Detection Engineer for our Exposure Management group. This is an Individual Contributor role in the Exposure Management Content team responsible for researching, developing and delivering our Host and Network Vulnerability Assessment detections for CrowdStrike as also collaborating on the development of new features and technical solutions.

This role is hybrid, requiring 2-3 days per week on-site at our Sunnyvale, CA office.

This person would work closely with other internal teams and product management to understand the requirements and needs on Vulnerability Detection capabilities for the product. They will be technically involved in the capabilities for Exposure Management to detect, track, report and prioritize vulnerabilities on assets.

Strong communication and organizational skills are essential.

The successful candidate should have had experience within Exposure Management, Vulnerability Analysis and Detection and be able to develop detection pipelines for vulnerabilities and other threats. Work experience in the security industry is highly desirable, including a strong understanding of some of the current prevalent products in this space.

What You'll Do:

• Collaborate and lead a Team of Vulnerability Detection Engineers and Researchers to plan, coordinate and execute Vulnerability Detection Coverage for Exposure Management Supported Platforms

• Participate and lead Company Thought Leadership efforts and guidance for analysis on prevalent vulnerabilities and Risk Based Vulnerability Management.

• Vulnerability data discovery and validation (Data efficacy & Accuracy)

• Collaborate with multi-functional teams across various physical locations including product management and other engineering disciplines.

• Lead and manage other projects as assigned

• AI-Enhanced Vulnerability Detection Research: Leverage generative AI tools to accelerate vulnerability analysis, proof-of-concept development, and detection rule creation while maintaining human oversight for validation and detection accuracy.

• Intelligent Vulnerability Assessment Pipeline: Design and implement AI agent workflows to automate multi-step vulnerability validation processes (e.g., discovery, analysis, prioritization, remediation guidance) while ensuring human-in-the-loop verification for critical vulnerability detections and false positive reduction.

What You'll Need:

• Minimum 5 years of overall experience as an Individual Contributor. Experience in management and leadership roles is a plus.

• Ability and desire to being hands on as well as empowering peers while collaborating across different functional areas and products

• Ability to develop, coordinate and execute on an engineering roadmap

• Ability to communicate and articulate crisply at all levels from executive staff to engineers

• Ability to communicate, collaborate, and work effectively in a distributed team

• Familiarity and experience with the Agile process

• Experience in Cybersecurity Industry

• Programming/scripting knowledge for automating day to day tasks - Python/ Perl, Golang.

• Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes.

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Required Skills:

• Understanding of Vulnerabilities, mitigations and remediations

• Understanding of Vulnerability and Software Detection techniques

• Understanding of Vulnerability Prioritization Models

• Experience with Security/Vulnerability detections development and release

• Experience of Vulnerability Management product development

• Experience designing and implementing validation workflows for Security Based products

• Experience working in remote & distributed environments

• Solid design and problem-solving skills with a demonstrated passion for engineering excellence, pragmatism, quality, security, and performance

• Experience with Go and/or Python automation

• Experience with AI/ML models is a plus

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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

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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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