Staff Systems Engineer, CrowdStrike
Monitoring
$115-185k
+ Variable/incentive compensation + equity
AI-native cybersecurity platform
Open for applications
AI-native cybersecurity platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$115-185k
+ Variable/incentive compensation + equity
1001+ employees
Company mission
CrowdStrike is on a mission to stop breaches. Its purpose is to provide safety and security to some of the world’s largest, most influential companies and, by extension, the billions of people around the world who use their services.
Role
Who you are
- The CrowdStrike Information Technology team is looking for a Senior/Staff Systems Engineer (monitoring) with an ownership mentality and a clear customer focus to join our team
- To succeed in this role, you must be a self-starter who functions well as part of a distributed IT team
- You must be comfortable and confident in assessing when to ask for guidance and when to make autonomous decisions, all of which must place the success and integrity of the company and its employees as the primary goal
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. in Computer Science, or equivalent experience in Information Technology, or a related field
- 10+ years of experience in Monitoring and observability, with a proven track record in leading large-scale, complex projects
- Expert-level knowledge of leading Industry solutions in Monitoring and Observability
- Experience with DevOps practices and tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Terraform)
- Familiarity with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles and practices
- Exceptional leadership, strategic thinking, and vision-setting abilities
- Strong collaboration skills with experience working with executive teams
- Outstanding communication and influence skills
- Demonstrated curiosity and a proactive approach to problem-solving
- Customer-oriented mindset with a focus on delivering high-quality solutions
- Proven track record of successfully completed projects related to Monitoring and Observability
- Strong scripting skills in languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell
- Knowledge of APIs and experience integrating with third-party services
What the job involves
- This position will be focused on our internal monitoring, operating as the subject matter expert and solutions architect for the platform
- In this role you will be responsible for designing, implementing, managing, scaling, maintaining and securing all facets of the CrowdStrike monitoring platforms
- Define and drive the strategic vision for monitoring across the organization
- Lead the design and implementation of state-of-the-art monitoring solutions
- Act as a thought leader, staying ahead of industry trends and integrating cutting-edge monitoring technologies
- Mentor and develop senior monitoring engineers, fostering a culture of excellence
- Partner with senior leadership to align monitoring initiatives with business objectives
- Lead critical incident response and drive continuous improvement efforts
- Establish and enforce best practices for synthetic monitoring and observability
- Conduct performance tuning and capacity planning for monitoring tools
- Evaluate and integrate new monitoring technologies
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives in monitoring processes
- Work closely with DevOps and SRE teams to enhance monitoring capabilities within CI/CD pipelines
- Develop and manage infrastructure as code (IaC) templates for automated monitoring deployments
- Develop and maintain custom scripts for automation and monitoring tasks
- Utilize APIs for integration and automation of monitoring solutions
Our take
Since CrowdStrike was founded by a trio of former McAfee executives in 2011, it’s grown into a thousands-strong, NASDAQ-listed company. With customers including Verizon, Deloitte, and Goldman Sachs, it’s considered one of the world’s top enterprise cybersecurity vendors along with the likes of Cisco, IBM, and Palo Alto Networks.
One of the reasons behind CrowdStrike's continued success is its ability to keep pace with the evolving tech market, for instance with its Generative AI security analyst that leverages recent developments in AI. Although not immune to the slowdown of the global economy, the company's modular design has given it the upper hand, allowing clients to consolidate their security spend with CrowdStrike instead of selecting packages from multiple vendors at a higher overall cost.
With long-term demand for cybersecurity products growing, and its reputation as strong as ever, CrowdStrike shows no signs of slowing down. It has partnered with Ignition Technology to double down on its UK presence, and continues to be a voice in the wider market through its "Falcon Fund" investment vehicle and position as a founding member of NIST's Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute Consortium (AISIC).
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jun 2018
$200m
SERIES E
Oct 2017
$25m
SERIES D
Total funding: $475.9m
Company benefits
- Competitive Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Comprehensive Health Benefits
- Parental & Fertility Assistance
- Remote-first culture
- Health & Wellness Programs
- Professional Development
- Executive Coaching & Mentorship
- Offices with stocked kitchens when you need to fuel innovation and collaboration
- Competitive vacation and flexible working arrangements
- 401(k) Plan
Company values
- Automony
- Flexibility
- Trust
Company HQ
Heritage District, Sunnyvale, CA
Articles
Leadership
George Kurtz
(President & CEO)Founded security software company Foundstone in 1999, operating as CEO until McAfee's $90m acquisition in 2004. Spent the next seven years at McAfee in a number of executive roles including SVP of Enterprise and CTO.
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