Remote Principal Network Architect & Automation Lead

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.; Northern (KY); Híbrido; USD 195.000 - 290.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Market-leading compensation

Wellness programs

Generous vacation and holidays

Parental leave and adoption leave

Professional development opportunities

Employee networks and volunteering

Descripción de la vacante

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. is seeking a Principal Engineer - Network (Remote) to own the global backbone architecture, including IP and optical layers. You will set multi-year roadmaps, drive traffic engineering, capacity planning and long-term operational stewardship while mentoring senior engineers and engaging exec-level stakeholders.

The role emphasizes platform selection for routing, automation, telemetry, and AI-enabled network operations in a highly secure, FedRAMP-aware environment.

Formación

• 12+ years designing, building and operating large-scale backbone networks.
• Deep expertise in IP/MPLS core technologies (IS-IS, MP-BGP, SR-MPLS, VRFs).
• Strong optical transport knowledge (DWDM, coherent optics 400G/800G).
• Cloud networking experience across AWS, GCP, Azure and neoclouds.
• Proven IaC and automation strategy leadership.

Responsabilidades

• Own IP and optical architecture for CrowdStrike's global backbone.
• Set multi-year roadmap, traffic engineering, capacity planning and forecasting.
• Lead platform selection for routing and optical hardware with vendors.
• Drive network automation and IaC strategy; mentor senior engineers.
• Engage with director/VP stakeholders across datacenter and business teams.

Conocimientos

Backbone networking

IP/MPLS core

Traffic engineering

IaC / automation

Cloud networking

AI in network ops

Vendor engagement

Leadership & mentoring

Telemetry analytics

DVDM/ DDoS mitigation

24x7 on-call experience

FedRAMP environments

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or MIS

Equivalent experience

Herramientas

Juniper

Infinera

Nokia

Arista

Cisco

Terraform

Ansible

CI/CD

GitOps

DWDM

Coherent optics (400G/800G)

Descripción del empleo

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. is seeking a Principal Engineer - Network (Remote) to own the global backbone architecture, including IP and optical layers. You will set multi-year roadmaps, drive traffic engineering, capacity planning and long-term operational stewardship while mentoring senior engineers and engaging exec-level stakeholders.

The role emphasizes platform selection for routing, automation, telemetry, and AI-enabled network operations in a highly secure, FedRAMP-aware environment.