About the Internship

CrowdStrike is looking to hire a Threat Researcher Intern for Summer 2022 to work alongside the Security Research Team. You will have the opportunity to apply your coding, security research skills to the bleeding edge of security technology.

CrowdStrike’s cybersecurity data is one-of-a-kind: we process over 5 trillion events per week, and have over 1 petabyte of malware samples in our research repository.

We are a diverse and multidisciplinary team, and you’ll have the chance to broaden your horizons by working jointly with a team of Big Data, Machine Learning and Security domain experts on hard and impactful problems. You will gain valuable experience in a fast-paced high-growth environment.

You will:

• Work with Sr. Threat Researchers to develop your security expertise in different key areas
• Work with Sr. Data Scientists, helping them create predictive machine learning models that detect and stop today's most sophisticated threats
• Learn how to review and create detections that adhere to company performance and security standards
• Learn how to analyze files and behavioral activity to determine if they are legitimate or malicious.
• Reverse engineer, write quality code and help data scientists better understand the data, in order to improve our Machine Learning algorithms.
• Develop tools to assist with automation of analysis tasks

What You'll Need:

• Understanding of current and emerging threats and the ability to demonstrate practical knowledge of security research.
• Knowledge of programming and scripting languages, in particular Python or Rust.
• 3rd or final year Computer Science student (also will consider Masters student)
• Hands on in your approach to understanding security fundamentals
• Passionate to develop your knowledge and learn new technologies, algorithms and concepts
• Experience with working in a Linux environment
• Good verbal and written communication skills in English

Bonus Points:

• Hands on experience with reverse engineering, malware analysis tools, security certifications
• Security Enthusiast (CTFs, exercises, conferences, etc.)

What You Can Expect:

• Executive Speaker Series & Tech Talks Fun socials and give-back events (e.g. virtual trivia, escape rooms, etc.)
• Flexible work location, remote friendly culture *
• Development workshops to grow your soft and hard skills Networking opportunities with fellow interns and CrowdStrikers
• Owning impactful projects that move the company forward
• Working alongside a diverse and global team