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:
Like to ship meaningful products and generally get.. stuff.. done? As an Engineering Manager on CrowdStrike’s Technical Operations team, you will lead a team of engineers that help to keep our software factory humming. Want to provide leadership for the vision around our Infrastructure as a Service platform? Influence policy changes and establish key relationships with senior technical leaders and management? Plan and lead architectural initiatives for frameworks that take us through the next 10x of growth? Investigate and evaluate next generation technologies? Make developers smile through inner loop efficiency? If so, this job is for you.
What You'll Do:
Demonstrated ability to lead and grow infrastructure or DevOps teams
Expertise with remotely operating traditional infrastructure in on-premises physical data center environments
Experience with bare metal provisioning
Experience operating large scale distributed storage infrastructure
Expertise with automating common tasks using tools tools such as Ansible, Powershell, AWX (Ansible Tower), and Jenkins
Expertise with operating system lifecycle management
Expertise with various consumer and enterprise operating systems (Windows, Linux, MacOS) operating at scale
Experience with Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) platforms including VMware and OpenStack
Ensuring the proper monitoring, maintenance, and resilience of critical R&D environments
Ability to determine root-cause for incidents, correlate recurring incidents to systemic problems, and drive towards resolution
Understanding of CICD patterns and processes
Ability to understand scripts and programs for automation, tools, frameworks, dashboards, alarms. (common uses: Python, Go)
Ability to document processes/procedures
Ensuring the proper monitoring, maintenance, and resilience of critical R&D environments
Ability to determine root-cause for incidents, correlate recurring incidents to systemic problems, and drive towards resolution.
Provide guidance on automating common tasks, deploy with an IaaS model, extensive experience with enterprise-grade configuration management tools such as Ansible
Experience utilizing CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, or Gitlab, for large-scale operations
Experience utilizing source-code repositories utilizing git (Bitbucket, Gitlab, etc.)
Ability to perform code-review for quality and adherence to company style guides
What You'll Need:
10+ years of experience working in a large-scale production environment
3+ years of experience managing junior and senior engineers
Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required
2-3 business-related trips per year for group meetings
Must work effectively and professionally with cross-functional groups across divisions, worldwide, as part of a team
Must be able to effectively lead a distributed team across multiple time zones
Must exhibit meticulous attention to detail, and have the ability to make good, timely decisions
Demonstrate self-learning capabilities, taking initiative in a fast pace/quickly changing environment
Security-mindset, general understanding of cybersecurity principles
Bonus Points
Expertise with Windows Operating Systems, including related components such as Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, SMB/CIFS, Windows Imaging WDS/MDT and WSUS
Previous experience working with MDM solutions
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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.
CrowdStrike is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment. The Company does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, creed, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy or pregnancy-related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, status with regard to public assistance, or any other characteristic protected by law. We base all employment decisions--including recruitment, selection, training, compensation, benefits, discipline, promotions, transfers, lay-offs, return from lay-off, terminations and social/recreational programs--on valid job requirements.
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