Software Engineering Manager - Cloud Security (Hybrid)

About the role

CrowdStrike is seeking an Engineering Manager to join our Proactive Security team within Cloud Security Group. This role will lead our Proactive Protection team, focusing on helping our customers to detect and prevent threats in cloud environments through advanced detection techniques and methodologies, before they can cause harm.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of engineers building and optimizing the core pipeline that protects cloud workloads, containers, and Kubernetes clusters.
• Help to architect enterprise grade solutions that scale seamlessly from thousands to millions of requests per second.
• Build and Lead a Global Team. Manage a distributed team of high-talented cloud specialized software engineers and technical leads, fostering a collaborative environment while coordinating across time zones to deliver high-quality products.
• Partner with product management and engineering teams to align cloud proactive capabilities with customer needs, directly influencing CrowdStrike's Proactive detection platform evolution and organizational strategy.
• Ensure Quality and Accuracy. Own validation processes for proactive vulnerability detections, implementing automated workflows that maintain CrowdStrike's high standards for security solutions.
• Must be able to work 3+ days per week on site from our New York office.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or US Permanent Resident.
• BS/MS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 7+ years of experience in Software Engineering roles with at least 3+ years in management positions.
• Solid design and problem-solving skills with a demonstrated passion for engineering excellence, quality, security, and performance.
• Excellent communication skills for executive and technical audiences.
• Expertise in cloud architectures (AWS, Azure, GCP), container orchestration with Kubernetes.
• Agile/Scrum methodology experience with ability to scale processes.
• Programming skills in Golang, Python, or similar languages.
• Experience with Kafka, Cassandra, ElasticSearch technologies.
• Broad grounding in all aspects of distributed systems development.
• Experience building systems at cloud scale.
• Experience with shipping high-quality software in a cloud environment (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience working with Big Data technologies.
• Strong cross-group collaboration and interpersonal communication skills working with a variety of roles including engineering, product management, support, and sales engineering.
• Demonstrated track record of hiring strong engineers.
• Experience working with remote teams and individuals while ensuring agility and velocity.
• Experience with organizational scaling and process optimization.