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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 proud to work for a mission-driven company leveraging AI to transform the way we work. CrowdStrikers drive their careers through flexibility and autonomy while also being expected to contribute to a culture of responsible AI adoption, experimentation, and innovation. We use an AI-first mindset as a force multiplier to proactively and continuously accelerate execution, build expertise, uncover insights, and solve complex problems. 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:
As a Senior Engineer - Automation on our Falcon Complete Managed Detection & Response (MDR) team, you will lead the design and implementation of complex security automation workflows and services that scale our operations through advanced automation and AI. Our mission is to build and enhance innovative and agentic systems that detect, analyze, investigate, and remediate threats at scale, and you will empower our analysts with state of the art agentic tools. You will serve as a subject matter expert (SME) in automation technologies, mentor junior team members, and drive innovation in AI-powered security operations. You'll partner closely with Falcon Complete analysts and Engineering stakeholders, and be accountable for the delivery of automation systems that measurably speeds up or automates threat triage, investigation, and response.
What You'll Do:
As a senior team member you will share responsibility for everything we build and will be expected to:
Own the end-to-end design and implementation of new features and product enhancements that drive our mission.
Architect both deterministic and agentic automation pipelines that combine service development, scripting, orchestration, and enrichment across many security tools.
Conduct complex analysis requiring in-depth evaluation of variable factors to architect end-to-end automation solutions that solve real-world security problems at enterprise scale.
Work directly with Falcon Complete analysts, stakeholders and partners to gather feedback and build these products and systems.
Design and implement reliable and performant solutions to enable continued scalability as we grow.
Build with resiliency and quality, constantly improve the effectiveness of service monitoring and proactively address issues in our services.
Participate in an OnCall rotation in order to ensure high quality operations 24/7 of critical systems.
Be a technical leader and mentor for the team. Mentor other engineers, review code and designs, conduct interviews, evaluate new technologies, and drive technical standards and best practices.
Write automation to reduce operational load and increase velocity within the team.
About Us:
We are a growing team distributed across the globe. We come from both cybersecurity and engineering backgrounds, and this role blends these skill sets to produce exceptional outcomes for our customers. Slack is our primary communication method and much of our work is done in an asynchronous manner. Everyone on the team is always game to catch up in real-time when needed.
We work together under the following set of values:
We move fast. We take action, experiment, and build, even in uncertainty.
We value quick and proactive support to internal and external customers.
We value the use of automation to maximize the capabilities and capacity of developers.
We value the use of software to improve the speed at which analysts can work.
We value products that are robust, efficient, scalable and maintainable.
We look for all ways to provide our customers with a superior experience, even if those solutions are not software.
We value letting the best idea prevail.
Our ideal candidate will be comfortable working in a team delivering our core products, contributing technically, and working with relevant stakeholders. Our team values a culture of growth, collaboration, transparency and feedback; we expect you to be as excited about these things as we are.
What You’ll Need:
6-10 years of relevant experience in automation engineering, scripting, or cybersecurity, with demonstrated progression in technical complexity and leadership responsibilities.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or related field. Equivalent professional experience and industry certifications will be considered in lieu of degree.
Professional experience with at least one of the following programming languages, Golang, Python, JavaScript, C++, or Java, and a willingness to use Golang and JavaScript.
Experience with and a foundational understanding of LLMs and agentic development systems.
Practical experience building enterprise quality web services or data pipelines at scale.
Practical experience with version control technologies like Git and CI/CD pipelines for deployment.
Operational knowledge of common cloud technologies, including databases such as Postgres, messaging systems such as Kafka, experience with Docker, and container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes.
Demonstrated leadership experience and ability to mentor junior team members, with excellent written and verbal communication, project management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
The ability to thrive in a highly asynchronous and remote environment.
To be someone who enjoys working with a team with many perspectives and backgrounds.
Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes.
Bonus Points:
Practical experience building user interfaces.
Practical experience building services within a microservices architecture.
Experience doing high-level system design and architecture on distributed and scalable systems.
Cybersecurity experience using SOAR platforms, SIEM tools, or the CrowdStrike Falcon platform, or experience building products in the security domain.
Unix system fundamentals.
PowerShell experience.
Data science, agentic training, or other experience developing non-deterministic AI systems.
Experience with prompt or context engineering and optimizing AI-powered workflows.
Experience with cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, GCP or OCI.
Experience with cloud observability tools.
You proactively seek to improve team productivity with automation.
You have a passion for reliability and quality.
You have a strong desire to continue to learn and grow.
Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:
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.
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.
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CrowdStrike Canada ULC is committed to equal pay for equal work in its compensation practices. The base salary range for this position in Canada is $150,000 - $200,000 CAD per year + variable/incentive compensation + equity + benefits. A candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location.This is Canadian-based employment, and it is expected that all employees maintain legal entitlement to work in Canada. Applicants selected to move forward in the hiring process are subject to background checks, including but not limited to criminal record, credit, and/or reference checks. Originally posted on Himalayas
