DevOps Engineer, Falcon NG-SIEM, FrontTier Expansions (Hybrid, Austin)

About the role

CrowdStrike is seeking an Engineer to help build and expand our global infrastructure footprint. You will be instrumental in learning and establishing operational excellence across multiple cloud platforms, enabling the NGSIEM FrontTier Expansions team to deploy and manage LogScale fleets wherever our customers need them.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement infrastructure across multiple cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, OCI) and CrowdStrike managed datacenters
• Create cloud expertise across multiple platforms, becoming proficient in cloud-native services and best practices for each provider
• Create standardized patterns and frameworks for deploying services across different cloud providers
• Maintain the health, performance, and reliability of multi-cloud infrastructure processing trillions of events daily
• Conduct capacity planning and forecasting based on workload patterns across cloud environments
• Provision and scale infrastructure (vertical/horizontal) based on demand and cloud-specific capabilities
• Develop automation tools and microservices for platform components across multiple cloud platforms
• Orchestrate version upgrades, patch management, and configuration changes with minimal customer impact
• Establish security and compliance controls tailored to each cloud platform's requirements
• Collaborate with product management, engineering, and customer support teams to align infrastructure capabilities with product vision and customer needs
• Contribute to delivering world-class performance and reliability for customers
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for testing and releasing configuration and software across clouds
• Deploy, operate, and troubleshoot applications in Kubernetes clusters across managed and self-managed environments
• Participate in on-call rotation to support production infrastructure globally

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience with large-scale, business-critical Linux-based environments
• Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, GCP, or OCI) with eagerness to learn others
• Experience with configuration management and Infrastructure as Code using Chef, Ansible, or similar tools
• Experience deploying, operating, and troubleshooting applications in Kubernetes clusters in production environments
• Proficiency in scripting and programming using Python, Bash, or Go
• Experience working with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Git, Artifactory, Bitbucket)
• Understanding of distributed systems and data processing at scale
• Knowledge of networking concepts including VPCs, load balancers, and DNS
• Proven ability to work effectively with remote teams across multiple time zones
• Strong analytical skills with ability to make data-driven infrastructure decisions
• Excellent communication skills for documenting solutions and collaborating with distributed teams
• Curiosity about and ability to investigate new cloud technologies, systems, and tools
• A can-do attitude; you thrive collaborating in a team and are not afraid of taking on responsibilities
• Availability for on-call on a rotational basis
• Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• Experience in cybersecurity, SIEM, or security operations environments

Skills

• Experience with multiple cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, OCI)
• Cloud certifications (AWS Solutions Architect, Google Cloud Engineer, OCI Architect)
• Kubernetes certifications (CKA, CKAD, or CKS)
• Experience with Kubernetes operators and Helm development
• Experience with Kafka or other distributed streaming platforms
• Experience with LogScale/Humio or similar log management systems
• Knowledge of object storage systems (S3, GCS, OCI Object Storage) at scale
• Experience with FinOps and cloud cost optimization
• SRE best practices including SLOs, error budgets, and chaos engineering
• Experience with observability platforms (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog)
• Effectively utilizing AI coding assistants (e.g., Anthropic Claude) to accelerate development

Benefits

The benefits of working at CrowdStrike include market-leading 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, a vibrant office culture with world-class amenities, and great place to work certified across the globe. CrowdStrike is 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. If you need assistance accessing or reviewing the information on this website or need help submitting an application for employment or requesting an accommodation, please contact us at recruiting@crowdstrike.com for further assistance. Find out more about your rights as an applicant. CrowdStrike participates in the E-Verify program. Notice of E-Verify Participation Right to Work