Sr. Consultant, Incident Response - German Speaking (Remote, Europe)

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. Our customers span all industries, and they count on CrowdStrike to keep their businesses running, their communities safe and their lives moving forward.

About The Role: CrowdStrike is looking for highly motivated, self-driven, technical consultants dedicated to making a difference in global security by protecting organisations against the most advanced attackers in the world. Our CrowdStrike Services team offers opportunities to expand your skill set through a wide variety of engagements including front page incident response investigations for organisations you’ll find on the annual Fortune 100 list.

What You'll Do:

• Work on interesting incident response engagements as analyst and project manager.
• Develop and use new methods to hunt for bad actors across large sets of data.
• Work under the direction of outside counsel to conduct privileged intrusion investigations.
• Perform host and/or network-based forensics across Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms.
• Perform basic malware analysis.
• Produce high-quality written and verbal reports, presentations, recommendations, and findings to key stakeholders in English and German language.
• Demonstrate industry thought leadership through blog posts, CrowdCasts, and other public speaking events.

What You'll Need:

• Project management experience in a matrixed consulting environment.
• Incident Response: experience conducting or managing incident response investigations for organizations, investigating targeted threats such as e-crime and nation-state activities.
• Computer Forensic Analysis: a background using a variety of forensic analysis tools in incident response investigations to determine the extent and scope of compromise.
• Incident Remediation: strong understanding of targeted attacks and able to create customized tactical and strategic remediation plans for compromised organizations.
• Network Operations and Architecture/Engineering: strong understanding of secure network architecture and strong background in performing network operations.
• Cloud Incident Response: knowledge in any of the following areas: AWS, Azure, GCP incident response methodologies.
• Communications: strong ability to communicate executive and/or detailed level findings to clients; ability to effectively communicate tasks, guidance, and methodology with internal teams.

Additional Qualifications:

• Capable of completing technical tasks without supervision.
• Desire to grow and expand both technical and soft skills.
• Strong project management skills.
• Contributing thought leader within the incident response industry.
• Ability to foster a positive work environment and attitude.
• Ability to travel within EU, UK, and US for team meetings and internal events.
• On-site presence with customers for incident response engagements with required travel on short notice (likely once or twice per year).

Education: BA or BS / MA or MS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Math, Information Security, Information Assurance, Information Security Management, Intelligence Studies, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Policy, or a related field. Applicants without a degree but with relevant work experience and/or training will be considered.

Key Qualifications:

• Fluent English and German speaker.
• Based in EMEA (ideally Austria, Switzerland, or Germany).
• Experience level: Senior Consultant: Substantial industry experience; Consultant: Minimum 3 years of professional experience.

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.

CrowdStrike is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where everyone is valued for who they are and empowered to succeed.