CR Infrastructure Engineer, TechOps CICD (Hybrid, IND) CrowdStrike · Bangalore · Platform & Infrastructure Pay not stated 12d ago

Devopsroles; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-leading compensation and equity

Wellness programs

Generous vacation & holidays

Parental & adoption leaves

Professional development opportunities

Employee networks & volunteering

Vibrant office culture

Job summary

CrowdStrike in Bengaluru, India is hiring an Infrastructure Engineer to own IaaS platforms, virtualization, and automation. You will drive IaC with Terraform, Packer, and Ansible, manage QEMU/KVM/OpenStack workloads, and partner with data center teams to bring up physical servers and ToR switches.

You will join a on-call capable, globally distributed team, work on cloud and on-premises infrastructure, and help improve reliability, monitoring, and developer experience while advancing

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in infrastructure, DevOps, or cloud engineering.
• Willingness to participate in an on-call rotation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to work across a distributed, cross-functional team.
• Security mindset with cybersecurity principles.
• Hands-on with physical datacenter operations and IPMI/iDRAC/iLO/Redfish.
• Experience with hypervisors—QEMU/KVM strongly preferred; VMware or Xen also applicable.
• Proficiency in Python for scripting; IaC with Terraform and Ansible.
• Experience with AWS/Azure/GCP; OpenStack or VMware.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and operate virtualized infrastructure using QEMU/KVM, VMware vCenter, and OpenStack.
• Lead IaC automation efforts with Terraform, Packer, and Ansible.
• Coordinate with datacenter teams to rack, stack, cable, and bring up servers and ToR switches.
• Manage bare-metal provisioning and hardware lifecycle.
• Drive migration from VMware to a KVM-based private cloud.
• Design automation to improve reliability and developer experience.
• Ensure monitoring, maintenance, resilience of R&D environments.
• Perform root-cause analysis on incidents and drive resolutions.
• Participate in on-call rotation; document processes; code reviews for IaC.

Skills

Infrastructure engineering

DevOps practices

On-call readiness

Cross-functional collaboration

Security mindset

Python scripting

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

QEMU/KVM

VMware vCenter

OpenStack

Terraform

Packer

Ansible

IPMI / iDRAC / iLO / Redfish

Git (Bitbucket/GitLab)

Public cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP)

OpenStack / VMware experience

Job description

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:

Are you an infrastructure engineer with a passion for virtualization, automation, and cloud platforms? As an Infrastructure Engineer on CrowdStrike's TechOps CICD team, you'll take ownership of IaaS platforms and virtualization environments that power our software factory. You'll lead Infrastructure as Code initiatives, drive configuration management practices, and build automation workflows that keep our developer environments running at scale - with a deep focus on KVM-based on-premises infrastructure and cloud operations.

What You'll Do:

• Deploy and operate virtualized infrastructure using QEMU/KVM, VMware vCenter, and OpenStack.
• Lead IaC automation efforts using Terraform, Packer, and Ansible.
• Coordinate with datacenter teams to rack, stack, cable, and bring up physical servers and Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches.
• Manage bare-metal hardware provisioning, initial boot configurations, and physical infrastructure lifecycle processes.
• Drive and own workstreams within the team's migration from VMware to a KVM-based private cloud model.
• Design and implement automation and tooling to improve infrastructure reliability and developer experience.
• Ensure proper monitoring, maintenance, and resilience of R&D environments.
• Perform root-cause analysis on incidents and drive resolution.
• Participate in the team on-call rotation. Document processes and procedures; perform code reviews for IaC and scripts.

What You'll Need:

• 5+ years of experience in an infrastructure, DevOps, or cloud engineering role.
• Must be able to participate in an on-call rotation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively across a distributed, cross-functional team.
• Meticulous attention to detail and sound decision-making in a fast-paced environment.
• Security mindset with a general understanding of cybersecurity principles.
• Hands-on experience with physical datacenter operations, server out-of-band management (IPMI, iDRAC, iLO, Redfish), and basic Top-of-Rack (ToR) switch provisioning (VLANs, L2/L3 networking, trunking).
• Expertise with hypervisor platforms—QEMU/KVM strongly preferred for on-premises workloads; VMware or Xen experience also applicable.
• Proficiency in Python for scripting, automation, and tooling. Expertise with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
• Expertise working in cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or GCP. Experience with IaaS platforms such as VMware, OpenStack, or similar.
• Experience with operating system lifecycle management.
• Experience with enterprise operating systems (Linux, Windows, MacOS) at scale.
• Understanding of CI/CD patterns and processes.
• Experience with git-based source code repositories (Bitbucket, GitLab).
• Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency, and drive business outcomes.

Bonus Points:

• Experience with Canonical MAAS (Metal as a Service) for automated bare-metal provisioning.
• Experience with public cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience with OpenNebula or similar private cloud platforms.
• Experience with on-premises Kubernetes platforms (Rancher, k3s, or similar).
• Experience with FOSS storage solutions (MinIO, Ceph, or similar).
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or GitLab CI at scale.
• Experience with Dell PowerFlex, TrueNAS, or similar storage platforms.

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.