Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer - Remote

CrowdStrike Inc.; Jackson (MS); Remote; USD 140,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market leader compensation/equity

Wellness programs

Generous vacation/holidays

Parental/adoption leave

Professional development

Employee networks & volunteering

Job summary

CrowdStrike is hiring a Sr. Platform Engineer to drive the global expansion of the Falcon platform.

You will be a hands-on engineer leading design of scalable Kubernetes-based infrastructure, with emphasis on reliability, multi-cloud integration, and adopting open-source technologies to improve workflows. The role requires 5+ years in Kubernetes, experience with Prometheus/Thanos/Alertmanager, and a strong Linux/cloud background.

Qualifications

• Must be eligible for CJIS clearance (requires U.S. citizenship or Green Card/permanent resident status)
• 5+ years of Kubernetes experience including management of clusters with thousands of nodes
• Prometheus
• Thanos
• Alertmanager
• Golang
• Experience with large scale, business‑critical Linux environments
• Experience operating in clouds: AWS, GCP, OCI
• Experience operating in custom data centers
• Familiarity and ability to manage on‑call shifts
• Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision‑making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable hybrid multi-cloud Kubernetes platform solutions using deep expertise in cloud-native infrastructure architecture and operations at scale
• Optimize and maintain high reliability of large-scale infrastructure platform systems
• Evaluate and integrate open‑source technologies into existing systems workflows
• Provide insights and technical direction for the continued evolution of Kubernetes infrastructure services
• Mentor and help develop less‑senior engineers to drive collaborative technical decision‑making for infrastructure choices

Skills

Kubernetes

Prometheus

Thanos

Alertmanager

Golang

Linux

AWS

GCP

OCI

On-call

AI technologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CIS/Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes operators

Job description

CrowdStrike is hiring a Sr. Platform Engineer to drive the global expansion of the Falcon platform.

You will be a hands-on engineer leading design of scalable Kubernetes-based infrastructure, with emphasis on reliability, multi-cloud integration, and adopting open-source technologies to improve workflows. The role requires 5+ years in Kubernetes, experience with Prometheus/Thanos/Alertmanager, and a strong Linux/cloud background.