Senior CI/CD Code Signing Automation Engineer

CrowdStrike; New Jersey; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

CrowdStrike is seeking an automation engineer on the Engineering Systems team to move our signing, packaging, and deployment pipelines forward. You’ll help scale and automate code signing across Windows, Linux, and Mac platforms while maintaining secure PKI-based workflows.

You’ll work with Jenkins/GitLab CI, Docker/Kubernetes, and cloud APIs (AWS/GCP/Azure) to build resilient pipelines. A strong automation mindset and collaboration across time zones are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of professional software engineering or DevOps/build engineering experience.
• Proficiency in Python for scripting and automation.
• Deep knowledge of encryption/PKI concepts as they relate to code signing.
• Experience writing Groovy for Jenkins pipeline development (Jenkinsfiles, shared libraries).
• Proven capabilities operating, administering, and troubleshooting CI/CD platforms (e.g. Jenkins, GitLab).
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with configuration tools such as Ansible, Chef, and/or Salt.
• Experience automating virtualization environments (e.g. VMWare).
• Familiarity with public cloud APIs (e.g. AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Familiarity with build/release engineering and software development lifecycles.
• Ability to work collaboratively with development teams to support and improve build/release processes.
• Collaborate effectively with global, cross-functional teams across multiple time zones.
• Must exhibit meticulous attention to detail, and have the ability to make good, timely decisions.
• Demonstrate self-learning capabilities and taking initiative in a fast pace/quickly changing environment.
• Security mindset, general understanding of cybersecurity principles and how to work within its limits.
• Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Manage code signing for binaries, packages, and software artifacts across Windows, Linux, and Mac (Azure Artifact Signing, Mac/IOS, Android, Linux).
• Manage certificate lifecycles: issuance, renewal, revocation, storage.
• Design, implement, and maintain encryption, certificate, and code signing frameworks with automation.
• Identify opportunities to improve operation of existing systems.
• Drive end-to-end improvements from design to delivery for internal customers.
• Produce clear, maintainable code with minimal oversight.
• Provide documentation for tool users.
• Perform code reviews.
• Handle on-call build engineer duties and troubleshooting.
• Troubleshoot build, packaging, and deployment failures.
• Serve on on-call rotation.
• Work productively as a remote employee.

Skills

Python scripting

PKI concepts

Groovy Jenkins

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

Ansible

Chef

Salt

VMWare

AWS

GCP

Azure

Build/release lifecycle

Collaboration

Time zones

Attention to detail

Self-learning

AI technologies

Security mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab

Job description

CrowdStrike is seeking an automation engineer on the Engineering Systems team to move our signing, packaging, and deployment pipelines forward. You’ll help scale and automate code signing across Windows, Linux, and Mac platforms while maintaining secure PKI-based workflows.

You’ll work with Jenkins/GitLab CI, Docker/Kubernetes, and cloud APIs (AWS/GCP/Azure) to build resilient pipelines. A strong automation mindset and collaboration across time zones are essential.