Senior Network Architect – Global Backbone & AI-Driven Ops

CrowdStrike, Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); Remote; USD 195,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Equity awards

Comprehensive health benefits

Job summary

CrowdStrike, Inc. is seeking a senior networking architect to own the IP and optical backbone that underpins our global platform.

You will define multi-year roadmaps, drive capacity planning, traffic engineering, and telemetry strategies while coordinating with vendor teams and internal stakeholders. The role requires 12+ years designing large-scale networks, deep IP/MPLS and optical expertise, cloud networking across AWS, GCP, Azure, and neoclouds, plus a track record in IaC and AI-enabled

Qualifications

• 12+ years designing, building, and operating large-scale backbone networks.
• Deep expertise in IP/MPLS core technologies: IS-IS, MP-BGP, segment routing.
• Experience with optical transport: DWDM, coherent optics, ROADM, dispersion management.

Responsibilities

• Own the IP and optical backbone architecture for CrowdStrike's global platform.
• Set multi-year roadmaps, traffic engineering, capacity planning, and demand forecasting.
• Lead IaC and automation strategy; mentor engineers and raise technical standards.

Skills

IP/MPLS core technologies

IaC & automation

AI for network ops

Cloud networking

Vendor network hardware

Networking architecture leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or MIS

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

CI/CD

GitOps

Job description

CrowdStrike, Inc. is seeking a senior networking architect to own the IP and optical backbone that underpins our global platform.

You will define multi-year roadmaps, drive capacity planning, traffic engineering, and telemetry strategies while coordinating with vendor teams and internal stakeholders. The role requires 12+ years designing large-scale networks, deep IP/MPLS and optical expertise, cloud networking across AWS, GCP, Azure, and neoclouds, plus a track record in IaC and AI-enabled