Sr. Intelligence Analyst, Asia-Pacific Mission

Position description

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. We’re also a mission-driven company. We cultivate a culture that gives every CrowdStriker both the flexibility and autonomy to own their careers. 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 Intelligence, a core component of CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations, is seeking to hire a Senior Intelligence Analyst for its Intelligence Analysis Cell (IAC) to focus on targeted intrusions and the Asia-Pacific region. This position will primarily conduct analysis on the structure, motivations, policies, and resources of adversarial cyber organizations of states in the region as well as other discrete topics including information operations and the hacktivist ecosystem. This position is instrumental in providing unique insight into the strategic context and operating environment of adversaries through finished intelligence products used by CrowdStrike customers and stakeholders.

What You’ll Do:

• Analyze China and compose long- and short-form finished intelligence reports related to national and transnational events relevant to understand the dynamics of regional cyber adversaries.

• Research, assess, and report on specific cyber threat actor and adversary capabilities, motivations, and Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs)

• Provide clear and concise written responses to customer requests for information (RFIs) and contribute to briefings where necessary

• Work in a collaborative environment with other analysts, technical experts, and customer-facing personnel

• Assist in research prioritization efforts and intelligence gap identification

What You’ll Need:

Required:

• The ability to read Mandarin Chinese with high proficiency

• 5+ years’ experience conducting research on Chinese geopolitical and transnational issues to include producing intelligence assessments and handling ad-hoc requests for information (RFIs)

• A strong understanding of Chinese government bureaucracies pertinent to understanding the country’s disposition towards the use of cyber operations; knowledge of the country’s military, intelligence, and public security organizations is particularly useful

• In-depth knowledge of Chinese and other regional states’ foreign and domestic policies necessary to appropriately contextualize their behavior for various audiences

• A general understanding of Chinese and other Asia-Pacific cyber adversaries, including their Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) and relationships to government entities

• An ability to express complex technical and non-technical concepts verbally, graphically, and in writing

• Excellent English writing and open-source research skills

• Comprehensive practical knowledge of intelligence analysis and collection skills

• An analytic mindset capable of applying best practices such as structured analysis, awareness of pitfalls, and critical thinking in source evaluation

• Undergraduate degree in cybersecurity, general intelligence studies, security studies, criminal justice, political science, international relations; or equivalent military training and experience in a cyber intelligence/security MOS

Preferred:

• A nuanced understanding of languages in the region (including Mandarin Chinese) to include knowledge about country- and region-level dialects and technical terminology.

• Formal foreign language training or professional competency in additional languages beyond Mandarin Chinese including but not limited to Korean, Japanese, Cantonese, Bahasa, Tagalog, Vietnamese, or Thai

• Graduate or professional degrees in any of the aforementioned fields

• Ability to utilize graph analysis tools (e.g.,  i2 Analyst Notebook, Maltego) to create both working-level and presentation-grade visualization charts

• Experience contributing to Computer Network Operations (CNO) campaign tracking, including working with technical indicators pertaining to malware and network infrastructure

Application instructions

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