Systems Engineer II (Remote)

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.

About the role

CrowdStrike is in search of a Systems Engineer II to join our growing Production Services team. The candidate will play an important role in the engineering and maintaining solutions for our production systems environments.

Responsibilities

• Understand complex technical systems architecture and help make recommendations for improvement
• Linux engineering and administration for thousands of bare metal servers and virtual machines
• Troubleshoot server hardware issues
• Work with large-scale production deployments of servers and applications inside internal datacenter
• Read and write moderate to complex scripts and programs for automation, tools, frameworks, dashboards, alarms (common uses: Python, Perl, PHP, JavaScript, Go)
• Participate in on-call rotation with other team members

Requirements

• US Citizen or Green Card holder
• Experience with Bare Metal Orchestration services (OpenStack, Canonical MaaS, etc)
• Experience with Linux engineering and administration for thousands of bare metal and virtual machines
• Experience with deployment and management of container orchestration services (Kubernetes)
• Experience with virtualization technologies (OpenStack Nova, VMWare ESXi)
• Experience with CI/CD systems such as GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins
• Experience with configuration management like Chef, Ansible, Salt
• Experience working on small to large scale projects
• Experience writing technical documentation
• 3+ years of engineering experience, preferably in a production role
• 2-3 business related trips per year for group meetings
• Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes

Qualifications

• Knowledge of protocols such as DNS, HTTP, SMTP, SNMP
• Knowledge of bare metal provisioning technologies, such as Canonical MaaS and OpenStack
• Knowledge of Linux Operating systems, such as Ubuntu and RedHat
• Knowledge of OSI model
• Knowledge of block storage solutions, such as TrueNAS
• Knowledge of container systems such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Knowledge of monitoring solutions, such as Prometheus, Grafana and Zabbix
• Knowledge with CI/CD systems such as GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins
• Knowledge with configuration management like Chef, Ansible, Salt
• Knowledge with threat intelligence and mobile technology a plus

Skills

• Self-learning capabilities, taking initiative in a fast-paced/quickly changing environment
• Work effectively and professionally with cross-functional groups across divisions, worldwide, as part of a team
• Team-player, positive attitude and flexible with a distributed team in multiple time zones
• Meticulous attention to detail, and ability to make good, timely decisions
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

This role will require the candidate to periodically undergo and pass additional background and fingerprint check(s) consistent with government customer requirements.

Benefits

• 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

Pay

The base salary range for this position for all U.S. candidates is $100,000 - $145,000 per year, with eligibility for bonuses, equity grants and a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, 401k and paid time off.