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CrowdStrike

Incident Response Consultant (Weekends)

Sydney, Australia

#WeAreCrowdStrike and our mission is to stop breaches. As a global leader in cybersecurity, our team changed the game. Since our inception, our market leading cloud-native platform has offered unparalleled protection against the most sophisticated cyberattacks. We're looking for people with limitless passion, a relentless focus on innovation and a fanatical commitment to the customer to join us in shaping the future of cybersecurity. Consistently recognized as a top workplace, CrowdStrike is committed to cultivating an inclusive, remote-first culture that offers people the autonomy and flexibility to balance the needs of work and life while taking their career to the next level. Interested in working for a company that sets the standard and leads with integrity? Join us on a mission that matters - one team, one fight.

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About the Role

As an Incident Response Consultant, you will be responsible for delivering services engagements across the region. You will be a member of a highly collaborative industry leading team that thrives on the daily challenges of stopping breaches from the world's most sophisticated adversaries. This is an individual contributor, senior technical consulting role that requires hands-on technical expertise and ability to communicate effectively with both technical and business stakeholders.

The right individual for our team should have excellent energy, drive and a real desire to help organisations respond to security incidents. The ability to work in a high stress, high pressure situation is a must as well as the ability to work together with the team around the APJ region. If you have forensics, incident response, and cyber security experience you are encouraged to apply.

What you'll Do
  • Lead incident response engagements. This is an excellent opportunity for someone to 'own' their role and operated independently.
  • Perform advanced host and/or network-based forensics across Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms.
  • Advise organizations while they respond to threat actor activity.
  • Produce high-quality written and verbal reports, presentations, recommendations, and findings to customer management.
  • Present technical material to non-technical and technical audiences
  • Demonstrate industry thought leadership through blog posts, CrowdCasts, and other public speaking events.
What You'll Need

Required
  • Must be able to work on weekends . Standard working days will be Thursday through Monday or something similar (discussion welcome).
  • Incident Response: experience conducting or managing incident response investigations for organizations, investigating targeted threats such as the Advanced Persistent Threat, Organized Crime, and Hactivists.
  • Computer Forensic Analysis: a background using a variety of forensic analysis tools in incident response investigations to determine the extent and scope of compromise.
  • Communication: exceptional written and oral communication skills. Ability to write and present technical content, including being able to present to senior executives.
Preferred
  • Network Forensic Analysis: strong knowledge of network protocols, network analysis tools, and ability to perform analysis of associated network logs.
  • Incident Remediation: deep understanding of targeted attacks and able to create customized tactical and strategic remediation plans for compromised organizations.
  • Threat Intelligence: familiarity with threat intelligence, adversary attribution and its application to Incident response
Bonus Points
  • Qualifications: following certifications preferred but not required GIAC Certified Forensics Analyst (GCFA), GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH) or similar
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Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:
  • Remote-first culture
  • Market leader in compensation and equity awards with option to participate in ESPP in eligible countries
  • Competitive vacation and flexible working arrangements
  • Physical and mental wellness programs
  • Paid parental leave, including adoption
  • A variety of professional development and mentorship opportunities
  • Access to CrowdStrike University, LinkedIn Learning and Jhanna
  • Offices with stocked kitchens when you need to fuel innovation and collaboration
  • Birthday time-off in your local country
  • Work with people who are passionate in our mission and Great Place to Work certified across the globe
We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where everyone feels seen, heard, valued for who they are and empowered to succeed. Our approach to cultivating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture is rooted in listening, learning and collective action. By embracing the diversity of our people, we achieve our best work and fuel innovation - generating the best possible outcomes for our customers and the communities they serve.

CrowdStrike is committed to maintaining an environment of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action. If you need reasonable accommodation to access the information provided on this website, please contact Recruiting@crowdstrike.com , for further assistance.

Client-provided location(s): Sydney NSW, Australia
Job ID: CrowdStrike-R17739
Employment Type: Full Time

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA With Employer Contribution
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • FSA
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K)
    • Company Equity
    • Stock Purchase Program
    • Performance Bonus
  • Professional Development

    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Shadowing Opportunities
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns