Sr. Engineer, Virtualization

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 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 Engineer for our virtualization environment to support existing infrastructure and evaluate and build out a new hypervisor platform. The candidate will play an important role in the architecture and management of our production systems environments.

What You'll Do:

• Support large-scale production deployments for on-prem virtualization infrastructure
• Lead support of complex technical systems architecture and make recommendations for improvement
• Represent the team as a technical leader and provide direction and insight for projects, discovery, and problem management
• Coordinate virtualization 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
• Ability to write simple to moderately complex scripts and programs for automation, tools, frameworks, dashboards, alarms. (example: PowerShell, Python, PHP, JavaScript, Go, etc.)

What You'll Need:

• 9+ years of engineering experience, preferably in a production role
• Expertise with virtualization administration, preferably OpenStack, VMWare, FreeBSD, Storage Area Networks in a clustered environment
• Expertise with OpenStack Nova, Juju, Charms, etc.
• Expertise with Linux engineering and administration for thousands of bare metal and virtual machines
• Experience leading projects and delivering solutions through completion
• Demonstrated leadership ability of technical employees
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required
• Must work effectively and professionally with cross-functional groups across divisions, worldwide, as part of a team
• 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

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 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.

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