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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 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 proud to work for a mission-driven company leveraging AI to transform the way we work. CrowdStrikers drive their careers through flexibility and autonomy while also being expected to contribute to a culture of responsible AI adoption, experimentation, and innovation. We use an AI-first mindset as a force multiplier to proactively and continuously accelerate execution, build expertise, uncover insights, and solve complex problems. 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:

Our team builds the foundational platform that powers CrowdStrike's massive scale. We focus on creating self-service infrastructure-as-a-code primitives, ensuring high availability, and optimizing our cloud footprint to empower our engineering teams to move faster with confidence.

What You'll Do:

• Please note that if you are close to one of our office locations we would ask that you partake in a hybrid work schedule.

• Manage a growing team of engineers focused on building quality platforms.

• Participate in architecting large scale core infrastructure services for service teams at CrowdStrike.

• Participate in regular retros, capacity and planning meetings with your team, allowing team collaboration and discussions in a high fidelity manner.

• Be part of "lunch and learn" demos: for new POCs or design sessions to work out new architectures.

• Flexible working - with transparent communication, we encourage flexible working and a healthy work life balance.

• Responsible for reviewing, providing feedback and approving new design proposals from your team.

• Help plan the product roadmap

• Drive cloud cost optimization efforts, balancing high-performance requirements with operational efficiency and budget awareness.

• Define and enforce standards for service deployments, ensuring consistency across our complex, multi-cloud environment.

What You'll Need (Technical)

• Experience in Configuration Management (Chef, Puppet, Salt or similar solutions)

• Experience in Provisioning & Orchestration (Pulumi, Terraform, Ansible, Temporal or similar solutions)

• Experience with immutable architecture and distributed systems design.

• Experience in software development, design patterns, data structures and algorithms ( Python or Go )

• Experience with large-scale, business-critical Linux environments.

• Experience operating within the cloud, AWS & GCP preferred.

• Experience with TDD, CI/CD, Chaos Engineering or similar resilience and reliability practices for infrastructure development.

• Knowledge of SRE, Devops and Gitops practices

• 8+ years industry experience

• Experience in building and managing reusable infrastructure modules and internal developer platforms (IDP).

• Strong understanding of SRE principles, including SLO management, error budget planning, and post-incident analysis.

• Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes.

What You'll Need (Leadership)

• Proven ability to work effectively with both local and remote teams.

• Rock solid communication skills, verbal and written.

• A combination of confidence and independence, with the prudence to know when to ask for help from the rest of the team.

• Experience with managing on-call

• 4+ years of experience as a people manager

• Led a team of Senior Engineers

• Proven track record of influencing engineering strategy beyond your immediate team, and acting as a technical consultant to other product engineering groups.

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Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:

• 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

• 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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CrowdStrike, Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Placement within the pay range is dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications, job level, supervisory status, and location. The base salary range for this position for all U.S. candidates is $140,000 - $215,000 per year, with eligibility for bonuses, equity grants and a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, 401k and paid time off.

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CrowdStrike Canada ULC is committed to equal pay for equal work in its compensation practices. The base salary range for this position in Canada is $150,000 - $200,000 CAD 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 and location. This is Canadian-based employment, and it is expected that all employees maintain legal entitlement to work in Canada. Applicants selected to move forward in the hiring process are subject to background checks, including but not limited to criminal record, credit, and/or reference checks.