Remote Senior Systems Engineer: AI Gateway Platform

CrowdStrike Inc.; Jackson (MS); Remote; USD 125,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-aligned compensation

Wellness programs

Paid time off and holidays

Parental leaves

Professional development

Employee networks

Job summary

CrowdStrike is seeking an experienced Senior Systems Engineer to own, scale, and secure the enterprise Kong AI Gateway platform within the AI Platform Enablement team. You will design and implement a governed AI connectivity layer, enabling resilient internal access to MCP servers, agents, and cloud services while partnering with product, security, and engineering teams.

You will lead gateway deployments, implement IAM controls, manage certificates, and drive operational excellence across

Qualifications

• 8+ years of engineering experience in enterprise platforms.
• Experience with API gateways, high-throughput traffic, and secure-by-design models.
• Proficiency in backend or full-stack languages (Python, JavaScript/TypeScript) and experience with AI systems.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and maintain the Kong AI Gateway platform with high availability and low latency.
• Configure secure routing for MCP servers, tools, and agents across internal microservices.
• Streamline onboarding for internal apps by provisioning standard gateway routes and access policies.
• Collaborate with product teams to translate requirements into iterative execution plans.
• Identify bottlenecks and drive continuous operational improvements for gateway operations.
• Design IAM controls (OAuth 2.0, OIDC, JWT, mTLS) and secure identity propagation across MCP tool calls.
• Manage SSL/TLS lifecycles, mTLS configurations, and automated cert renewals.
• Enforce security guardrails, DLP, prompt filtering, and automated redaction at gateway boundaries.
• Implement traffic shaping, load balancing, and failover to optimize latency and costs.
• Develop IaaS configurations (YAML, Helm) and GitOps pipelines for gateway deployments.
• Instrument with OpenTelemetry and route logs into Splunk for metrics and auditing.
• Leverage Kong plugins and custom plugins (Go/Lua) for advanced routing and governance.

Skills

Kubernetes

Go

Lua

OAuth 2.0

Okta

OpenTelemetry

Splunk

CI/CD

GitLab CI/CD

REST APIs

IAM

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Helm

YAML

Git

Job description

CrowdStrike is seeking an experienced Senior Systems Engineer to own, scale, and secure the enterprise Kong AI Gateway platform within the AI Platform Enablement team. You will design and implement a governed AI connectivity layer, enabling resilient internal access to MCP servers, agents, and cloud services while partnering with product, security, and engineering teams.

You will lead gateway deployments, implement IAM controls, manage certificates, and drive operational excellence across