CrowdStrike
Incident Response Principal Consultant (Remote)
$140K–$195K
USA - Remote · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 20, 2026
- Education
- BA or BS / MA or MS degree in a listed or related field; applicants without a degree but with relevant work experience and/or training will be considered.
About the job
Leads customer incident response engagements, investigates intrusions and compromises, and communicates findings and remediation recommendations to stakeholders.
What you'll do
- Lead incident response engagements and conduct intrusion investigations under outside counsel.
- Perform host and network forensics, basic malware analysis, and develop methods to hunt for threat actors.
- Prepare reports and recommendations for customers and stakeholders, and share industry expertise through public events and writing.
What they ask for
- Experience in one or more of the stated areas, such as incident response, forensic analysis, malware reverse engineering, remediation, network operations, or cloud incident response.
- Proven experience using AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows, improve efficiency, and drive business outcomes.
- Strong project management and communication skills; able to complete technical tasks without supervision.
- Able to travel on short notice up to 30% of the time.
Pay
$140,000 - $195,000 per year (USD, base salary)
Tools
Windows, Mac, Linux, Bro/Zeek, Suricata, AWS, Azure, GCP
AI focus
Use AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency, and drive business outcomes.
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