Engineer III - Product Security, Fed Cloud (Remote)

CrowdStrike, Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in cybersecurity seeks a candidate to develop and enhance cybersecurity tools for government networks. Responsibilities include creating tools for compliance and security, supporting deployments, and cultivating partnerships with engineering teams. Ideal candidates have a strong security mindset and experience with modern monitoring tools and Infrastructure as Code tools. This role offers a competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Remote-friendly work culture

Market leader in compensation

Comprehensive wellness programs

Competitive vacation policy

Paid parental leave

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong security mindset and understanding of cybersecurity principles.
• Experience with modern monitoring tools.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Go, Bash, PowerShell, Python.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance tooling for government-based customers.
• Create tools for enterprise hardening and security compliance.
• Cultivate partnerships with engineering teams.
• Support deployments to regulated clouds.

Skills

Strong security mindset

Experience with monitoring tools

Infrastructure as Code

Proficiency in scripting languages

Experience with infrastructure platforms

Communication and problem-solving skills

Education

BS in Computer Science or related major

Tools

ELK Stack

Prometheus

Terraform

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

CrowdStrike, Inc.

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's Federal Cloud team delivers cutting-edge cybersecurity solutions that protect workloads within government networks, meeting strict security and compliance requirements.

What You'll Do:

• Develop, execute, and enhance a robust, scalable, and highly reliable tooling for our government-based customers providing robust reports on our Falcon platform.
• Create tools to perform enterprise hardening, reduce attack surfaces, remediate security vulnerabilities, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements from government agencies.
• Cultivate positive security partnerships with other engineering teams to ensure our continued success.
• Participate in the design, implementation, and management of platform infrastructure and applications for regulated cloud environments.
• Migrate software and systems from commercial to regulated cloud platforms.
• Support independent engineering teams' deployments to regulated clouds.
• Build software and systems to manage platform infrastructure and applications.
• Analyze, and summarize metrics for performance tuning and root cause analysis.
• Contribute to the architectural design of highly available services at an enterprise scale.

What You'll Need:

• Strong security mindset and understanding of cybersecurity principles.
• Experience with modern monitoring tools (e.g., ELK, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, DataDog, Nagios, Humio).
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g., Chef, Ansible, Terraform).
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Go, Bash, PowerShell, Python.
• Experience with various infrastructure and container platforms like Kubernetes, Docker, Linux, Windows, EC2, AWS, Azure, GCP and OCI.
• Familiarity with source-code repositories backed by Git (e.g., Bitbucket, GitLab).
• Excellent attention to detail, ability to make good, timely decisions, and prioritize numerous simultaneous tasks.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills to work with various stakeholders, including auditors.

Bonus Points:

• Working knowledge of DoD/Federal Cybersecurity Policy such as FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, RMF, and/or ISO 27001.
• Experience with SOC2, PCI, HIPAA compliance.
• Experience with multiple cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI).
• Prior audit experience Commercial or Federal.

Education/Certifications:

• BS in Computer Science or a related major (or equivalent experience).
• Relevant cloud or security certifications are a plus.

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

Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:

• Remote-friendly and flexible work culture
• 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.

The base salary range for this position for all U.S. candidates is $120,000 - $180,000 per year, with eligibility for bonuses, equity grants and a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, 401k and paid time off.