Staff Threat Protection Engineer

Join the company that’s building the telemetry infrastructure for the AI era. At Cribl, we partner with IT and Security teams at many of the world’s biggest enterprises, including half of the Fortune 100, to bridge the gap between AI ambition and infrastructure reality. As the AI Platform for Telemetry, we give customers the choice, control, and flexibility to manage and analyze telemetry for both humans and agents, so they can build what’s next. We’re one of the fastest‑growing private companies and a leading player in a massive, fast‑moving market. With a global workforce, we’re remote‑first and grounded in a simple idea: software is a people business. Cribl is the place where curious, collaborative people can do their best work, grow fast, and bring their full selves to the herd.

Why You’ll Love This Role We're looking for a staff-level investigator who operates at the intersection of insider threat, digital/hardware forensics, and executive protection. This is a hybrid role for someone who has led complex insider risk cases end-to-end, can walk into a forensic exam and brief executives in the same week, and is equally comfortable planning a principal's travel security as they are imaging a hard drive for a legal hold. You'll be the senior technical and investigative resource on a small, high-trust team, and you'll help mature our insider risk, forensics, and physical security programs. As An Active Member Of Our Team, You Will… Insider Threat & Investigations - Lead insider risk investigations from initial detection through closure, including scoping, evidence collection, interviews, findings, and remediation recommendations - Partner closely with HR, Legal, and Employee Relations to ensure investigations are conducted defensibly, confidentially, and in compliance with employment law and privacy requirements - Build and mature insider risk program components: detection use cases, escalation criteria, case management workflows, and cross-functional playbooks - Brief sensitive findings to senior stakeholders (Legal, HR, executive leadership) with appropriate discretion and documentation Digital & Hardware Forensics - Conduct forensic acquisition and analysis of laptops, mobile devices, removable media, and network artifacts in support of investigations - Maintain chain of custody and produce forensically sound, litigation-ready documentation - Perform hardware-level forensics (disk imaging, device teardown/analysis, embedded storage) in addition to standard digital forensics - Apply and maintain relevant certifications (IACIS CFCE or equivalent; EnCE, GCFE, or similar strongly preferred) Physical Security & Executive Protection - Provide executive protection coverage for principals during domestic and international travel and at company events and conferences. - Lead security planning for company conferences and events - Conduct pre-travel intelligence and risk assessments (geopolitical, environmental, venue-specific) to inform protective planning - Coordinate directly with executive assistants on itineraries, logistics, and advance planning to ensure protection is seamless and low-friction - Support physical security assessments of office locations, facilities and events, identifying and mitigating potential vulnerabilities and additional ways to secure them If You’ve Got It - We Want It - 7+ years of experience across insider threat investigations, digital/hardware forensics, and physical/executive protection (or a combination demonstrating equivalent depth) - Demonstrated experience serving as lead investigator on insider risk cases involving sensitive, high-stakes, or legally exposed matters - Working knowledge of employment law, HR investigation standards, and confidentiality requirements as they apply to internal investigations - Hands-on forensic skills with standard tooling (e. g.