Sr. Systems Engineer (Remote, Eastern Time)

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. We have 3.44 PB of RAM deployed across our fleet of C* servers - 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 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 is in search of a Senior Systems Engineer to join our growing Production Infrastructure Engineering team. The candidate will play an important role in the architecture and management of our production systems environments. 

What You'll Do:

• Oversee and coordinate technical resources for the purpose of driving both internal and external team projects to completion

• Analyze requirements and develop solutions of technical problems based on complex business needs

• Hold regular, frequent project meetings to address challenges and drive milestones

• Report regularly to leadership on the status of critical projects

• Understand complex technical systems architecture and make recommendations for improvement

• Represent the systems team as a technical leader and provide direction and insight for projects, discovery, and problem management

• Familiarity with large-scale production deployments of servers and applications inside internal datacenter

• Ability to write moderate to complex scripts and programs for developing automation, tools, frameworks, dashboards, alarms. (common uses: Python, Perl, PHP, JavaScript, Go)

What You’ll Need:

• Experience leading projects and delivering solutions through completion

• Expertise with Bare Metal Orchestration services (Canonical MaaS, OpenStack Ironic, etc)

• Expertise with Linux engineering and administration for thousands of bare metal and virtual machines

• Experience with deployment and management of container orchestration services (Kubernetes)

• Experience with virtualization technologies (VMWare ESXi, OpenStack Nova)

• Experience with CI/CD systems such as GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins

• Experience with configuration management like Chef, Ansible, Salt

• 7+ years of engineering experience, preferably in a production role

• 2-3 business related trips per year for group meetings

Bonus Points:

• Knowledge of protocols such as DNS, HTTP, SMTP, SNMP

• Knowledge of OSI model

• Knowledge of block storage solutions, such as TrueNAS, Ceph

• Knowledge of monitoring solutions, such as Prometheus, Grafana and Zabbix

• Knowledge with threat intelligence and mobile technology a plus

Ability to Demonstrate:

• Self-learning capabilities, taking initiative in a fast pace/quickly changing environment

• Work effectively and professionally with cross-functional groups across divisions, worldwide, as part of a team

• Team-player, positive attitude and flexible with a distributed team in multiple time zone

• Must exhibit meticulous attention to detail, and have the ability to make good, timely decisions

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required

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This role will require the candidate to periodically undergo and pass additional background and fingerprint check(s) consistent with government customer requirements.

Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:

• Remote-friendly and flexible work culture

• 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 Resource Groups, geographic neighbourhood groups and volunteer opportunities to build connections

• Vibrant office culture with world class amenities

• Great Place to Work Certified™ across the globe

CrowdStrike is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where everyone is valued for who they are and empowered to succeed. We support veterans and individuals with disabilities through our affirmative action program.

Right to Work

CrowdStrike, Inc. is committed to equal pay for equal work in its compensation practices. The base salary range for this position in the U.S. is $135,000 - $215,000 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, job level, supervisory status, and location.