Detection Engineer, Falcon Complete

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. We work on large scale distributed systems, processing almost 3 trillion events per day and this traffic is growing daily. 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 proud to work for a mission-driven company leveraging AI to transform the way we work. CrowdStrikers drive their careers through flexibility and autonomy while also being expected to contribute to a culture of responsible AI adoption, experimentation, and innovation. We use an AI-first mindset as a force multiplier to proactively and continuously accelerate execution, build expertise, uncover insights, and solve complex problems. 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:The Falcon Complete Detection Engineering (FCDE) team builds and maintains the NG-SIEM detection ruleset that powers CrowdStrike's managed detection and response capability. The team develops high-fidelity detections driven by threat intelligence and real-world observations, including rapid response to zero-days and emerging threats, filling detection gaps across a broad range of third-party data sources where adversaries increasingly operate. FCDE also builds and refines AI-powered tooling to maximize the speed and fidelity of detection development at scale. Engineers collaborate across the full pipeline, from ingestion and parsing to response and automation, to improve triage efficiency and accelerate threat disruption.
What You’ll Do:
Perform threat research and threat hunting to identify emerging tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) to build detections using an intelligence driven approach
Develop, test, and deploy actionable high fidelity CrowdStrike Next-Gen SIEM detection rules to enable a world class Managed Detection and Response team
Conduct code reviews and testing to ensure rules meet our quality and performance expectations prior to deployment at scale
Leverage CI/CD best practices and principles to deploy detections as code
Contribute to and leverage an AI-powered detection engineering ecosystem, including LLM-assisted tooling and coding agents, to accelerate threat research, rule development, and detection workflow automation
Collaborate with SIEM architects to develop and define best practices for parsing data and normalizing data to a common event schema
Build and maintain utilities and tools to enable the managed services team to operate efficiently and at a large scale
Develop and maintain processes and documentation
Participate in a Detection Engineer handler on-call rotation
What You’ll Need:Successful candidates will have experience in many of the following areas:
3+ years of experience as a detection engineer, security engineer, security analyst, threat intelligence analyst, or related field
Knowledge of current cyber threats and how to detect them using SIEM and relevant technologies
Relevant industry certifications (i.E. GCFA, GCDA, GCIH, etc.)
Experience with analyzing large datasets across a variety of vendors and technologies
Experience working with SIEM solutions (LogScale, Splunk, SumoLogic, Sentinel, QRadar, LogRhythm, etc)
Familiarity with large language models (LLMs) and AI coding agents, with hands-on experience integrating or building LLM-assisted workflows a plus
Python or other scripting experience strongly preferred
A curious, self-motivated mindset with a high standard for your own work
Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes.
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
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CrowdStrike Canada ULC is committed to equal pay for equal work in its compensation practices. The base salary range for this position in Canada is $105,000 - $145,000 CAD per year + variable/incentive compensation + equity + benefits. A candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. This is Canadian-based employment, and it is expected that all employees maintain legal entitlement to work in Canada. Applicants selected to move forward in the hiring process are subject to background checks, including but not limited to criminal record, credit, and/or reference checks.
What You’ll Need:Successful candidates will have experience in many of the following areas:
3+ years of experience as a detection engineer, security engineer, security analyst, threat intelligence analyst, or related field
Knowledge of current cyber threats and how to detect them using SIEM and relevant technologies
Relevant industry certifications (i.E. GCFA, GCDA, GCIH, etc.)
Experience with analyzing large datasets across a variety of vendors and technologies
Experience working with SIEM solutions (LogScale, Splunk, SumoLogic, Sentinel, QRadar, LogRhythm, etc)
Familiarity with large language models (LLMs) and AI coding agents, with hands-on experience integrating or building LLM-assisted workflows a plus
Python or other scripting experience strongly preferred
A curious, self-motivated mindset with a high standard for your own work
Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes.
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