Engineer II - Virtualization (Remote)

Summary

CrowdStrike is a global cybersecurity company that protects organizations with an AI-native security platform. The Engineer II - Virtualization will engineer and maintain production systems environments, administer large-scale Linux and virtualization infrastructure, develop automation, troubleshoot infrastructure issues, and participate in on-call incident management.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain complex technical systems architecture, providing recommendations for improvement
• Manage and support large-scale production deployments of servers and applications inside internal datacenters
• Administer Linux systems across thousands of bare metal servers and virtual machines
• Develop and improve scripts, automation tools, and operational workflows — leveraging AI tools where applicable to accelerate development and enhance solutions (Python, Go, PowerShell)
• Troubleshoot server hardware, hypervisor, and infrastructure issues
• Participate in on-call rotation with incident management responsibilities including response via PagerDuty, troubleshooting with or without runbooks, and contribution to post-mortems

Skills

• * US Citizenship or Green Card holder status
• * Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent experience in Computer Science
• * Experience with infrastructure technologies at scale including Linux, Windows, VMware, Docker, and Kubernetes
• * Hands-on experience administering large-scale OpenStack environments in production
• * Experience managing VMware vCenter/ESXi at scale including HA, DRS, and vMotion
• * Working knowledge of L2/L3 networking, VLANs, bonding/LACP, BGP and DHCP
• * Configuration management experience with one or more tools such as Puppet, Chef, or Ansible
• * Experience writing technical documentation
• * Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes
• * Self-learning capabilities, taking initiative in a fast-paced, constantly 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
• * Must exhibit meticulous attention to detail, and have the ability to make good, timely decisions
• * Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required
• * Knowledge of vSphere Lifecycle Manager (vLCM)
• * Knowledge of bare metal provisioning using OpenStack Ironic or Bifrost
• * Knowledge of block storage solutions, such as TrueNAS, Ceph/Rook-Ceph, or Dell PowerFlex
• * Knowledge of networking protocols (DNS, HTTP, SMTP, SNMP) and the OSI model
• * Knowledge of monitoring solutions, such as Prometheus, Grafana and Zabbix
• * Knowledge of CI/CD and configuration management tools (GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, Chef, Ansible, Salt)

Qualifications

Must Haves

• * US Citizenship or Green Card holder status
• * Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent experience in Computer Science
• * Experience with infrastructure technologies at scale including Linux, Windows, VMware, Docker, and Kubernetes
• * Hands-on experience administering large-scale OpenStack environments in production
• * Experience managing VMware vCenter/ESXi at scale including HA, DRS, and vMotion
• * Working knowledge of L2/L3 networking, VLANs, bonding/LACP, BGP and DHCP
• * Configuration management experience with one or more tools such as Puppet, Chef, or Ansible
• * Experience writing technical documentation
• * Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes
• * Self-learning capabilities, taking initiative in a fast-paced, constantly 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
• * Must exhibit meticulous attention to detail, and have the ability to make good, timely decisions
• * Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required

Nice to Haves

• * Knowledge of vSphere Lifecycle Manager (vLCM)
• * Knowledge of bare metal provisioning using OpenStack Ironic or Bifrost
• * Knowledge of block storage solutions, such as TrueNAS, Ceph/Rook-Ceph, or Dell PowerFlex
• * Knowledge of networking protocols (DNS, HTTP, SMTP, SNMP) and the OSI model
• * Knowledge of monitoring solutions, such as Prometheus, Grafana and Zabbix
• * Knowledge of CI/CD and configuration management tools (GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, Chef, Ansible, Salt)

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
• Eligibility for bonuses
• Equity grants
• Health insurance
• 401k
• Paid time off