Incident Response Senior Consultant (Remote, JPN)

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.

Job Overview

Location

2 Locations

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• Serve as technical lead on incident response engagements for organizations including Fortune 100 companies, managing end-to-end investigations into advanced cyber threats.
• Conduct host-based and network-based forensic analysis across Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms to identify compromise scope and attack vectors.
• Develop and apply novel detection methods to hunt for malicious actors within large-scale data environments using CrowdStrike’s AI-native platform.
• Perform intrusion investigations under the direction of external legal counsel, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Produce high-quality written reports, verbal presentations, and actionable recommendations for key stakeholders including customer executives, regulators, and legal teams.
• Demonstrate industry thought leadership by authoring blog posts, delivering CrowdCasts, and speaking at public cybersecurity events.
• Lead and mentor technical teams in a matrixed consulting environment, coordinating cross-functional efforts during high-pressure incident response scenarios.
• Collaborate with clients to design and implement customized tactical and strategic remediation plans following targeted attacks from Advanced Persistent Threats, organized crime, or hacktivists.
• Analyze network traffic using tools such as Bro/Zeek or Suricata to identify malicious patterns and reconstruct attack timelines.
• Perform static and dynamic malware reverse engineering to understand attacker capabilities and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
• Apply cloud incident response methodologies for AWS, Azure, and GCP environments to investigate breaches in hybrid and multi-cloud architectures.
• Communicate complex technical findings clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences, ensuring alignment on response priorities and risk mitigation.
• Operate independently with minimal supervision, managing multiple concurrent engagements while maintaining rigorous documentation standards.
• Travel up to 30% of the time to client sites on short notice to support urgent incident response needs.
• Contribute to the broader cybersecurity community through knowledge sharing, internal training, and peer mentorship.
• Maintain current knowledge of emerging vulnerabilities, threat actor behaviors, and evolving attack methodologies to ensure cutting-edge response capabilities.
• Foster a positive, collaborative team culture that encourages continuous learning and professional growth among peers.

🎯 Requirements

• Proven experience conducting or managing incident response investigations for organizations, particularly against Advanced Persistent Threats, organized crime, or hacktivists.
• Strong background in computer or network forensic analysis using industry-standard tools and methodologies.
• High business-level proficiency in spoken and written Japanese.
• Ability to lead technical teams and interact directly with clients in a consulting environment.
• Capacity to complete complex technical tasks without supervision and manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 30% of the time on short notice.

🏖️ Benefits

• 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

Skills & Technologies

AWS

Azure

GCP

Linux

Senior

Remote

Degree Required

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About CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. provides cloud-delivered cybersecurity through the Falcon platform, combining next-generation antivirus, endpoint detection and response, threat hunting, and IT hygiene. Its AI-driven analytics correlate trillions of events weekly to identify malware-free intrusions, nation-state actors, and insider threats across endpoints, workloads, and identities. The company sells subscriptions, professional services, and threat intelligence to enterprises worldwide.

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