Professional Services Explorer Intern - Summer 2027 (Arlington, VA)

CrowdStrike • Arlington, VA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The CrowdStrike Professional Services Explorer Internship is geared towards providing undergraduate interns with an overview of Professional Services at CrowdStrike with a focus on Incident Response, Strategic Advisory and Red Teaming. This internship takes place over a twelve-week period during the summer before one’s second to last year of university (rising Juniors in the US). This program is separate to our team-specific Professional Services Pathfinder internships that are available to students due to enter their final year of university, but students who successfully complete an Explorer internship with us may be considered for a return offer to the Pathfinder program.

Requirements

• Undergraduate students looking to pursue a career in the cybersecurity industry.
• Due to enter their penultimate year of a full Bachelor’s degree program, with targeted graduation in May/June 2029.
• Genuinely considering the world of cybersecurity as a potential future career.
• Versed in the foundational components of cybersecurity, perhaps through solo research, university education, or work experience.
• Interested in a career that involves frequent communication with internal colleagues and external customers on a daily basis.
• Understand what it means to be a Consultant, or an Engineer within a consulting business.
• Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes.

Nice To Haves

• Have an investigative mindset and a desire to find and stop breaches.
• Keep up with the latest vulnerabilities and breaches.
• Be self-motivated and actively seek opportunities for growth.
• Desire to rapidly accelerate their skills.
• Crave new and innovative work.
• Be able to complete technical tasks with minimal supervision.
• Desire to develop both technical and soft skills.
• Contribute to a positive work environment, and have a can-do attitude.
• Be seeking a career in cybersecurity and/or incident response.
• Bring a willingness to build, improve and innovate solutions to interesting technical problems.
• Be comfortable with command-line interfaces (Windows, Linux, macOS, or any combination of those).
• Be familiar with scripting languages (PowerShell, Python 3, etc.).
• Be versed in forensic analysis methodology for Windows systems (Mac/Linux forensics knowledge is a plus).
• Be acquainted with strategies and tools to rapidly analyse large sets of logs (such as Splunk, ELK, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Cycle between areas in Professional Services, including Incident Response (IR), Red Team, and Strategic Advisory Services (SAS).
• Learn how CrowdStrike supports customers responding to cyber attacks by eCrime and nation state-sponsored Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actors.
• Identify weaknesses in technology and security processes by understanding the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) used by sophisticated adversaries.
• Advise customers on how to proactively secure their organization and prepare for cyber incidents.
• Participate in tabletop exercises and perform assessments to help customers better prevent and detect threat actor activity.
• Be introduced to additional teams in and adjacent to Professional Services through talks given by members and leaders of those teams, including Falcon OverWatch, Falcon Complete, and CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations (CAO).
• Undertake higher level projects and build deeper relationships within teams if invited back for a second summer in the Pathfinder program.
• Contribute to impactful projects that move the company forward.

Benefits

• Paid holidays (including birthday holidays)
• 401k matching (where applicable)
• Professional development opportunities including workshops, tech talks, and Executive Speaker Series
• Assigned mentors from across the company for continuous support and feedback
• Participation in companywide initiatives including FalconFIT, Wellness Programs, and Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Networks, geographic neighborhood groups, and volunteer opportunities to build connections
• Vibrant office culture with world class amenities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern