Senior Platform Engineer, Kubernetes at Scale (Remote)

CrowdStrike Inc.; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 140,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market leader in compensation

Wellness programs

Generous leave & holidays

Parental leave

Professional development

Employee networks & volunteering

Great Place to Work certification

Job summary

CrowdStrike in the United States is seeking a Sr. Platform Engineer to drive the next phase of Falcon platform expansion.

You will be hands-on with Kubernetes, Prometheus, Thanos, Alertmanager and Grafana, shaping scalable hybrid multi-cloud infrastructure at massive scale. You’ll mentor less‑senior engineers, evaluate open‑source technologies, and contribute to reliable platforms while ensuring readiness for CJIS clearance.

Qualifications

• Must be eligible for CJIS clearance (US citizenship or Green Card).
• 5+ years Kubernetes experience with clusters of thousands of nodes.
• Experience with Prometheus, Thanos, Alertmanager and Grafana.
• Proficiency in Golang and Linux in large-scale environments.
• Experience operating in AWS, GCP, OCI and on-prem data centers.
• Familiarity with on-call rotations.
• Proven use of AI technologies to enhance decision-making and workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable hybrid multi-cloud Kubernetes platform solutions at scale.
• Optimize and maintain high reliability of large-scale infrastructure platform systems.
• Evaluate and integrate open-source technologies into existing workflows.
• Provide insights and technical direction for evolving Kubernetes infrastructure services.
• Mentor and develop less-senior engineers to drive technical decisions.

Skills

Kubernetes expertise

Golang

On-call experience

AI in decision-making

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CIS/Engineering

Tools

Prometheus

Thanos

Alertmanager

Grafana

Job description

CrowdStrike in the United States is seeking a Sr. Platform Engineer to drive the next phase of Falcon platform expansion.

You will be hands-on with Kubernetes, Prometheus, Thanos, Alertmanager and Grafana, shaping scalable hybrid multi-cloud infrastructure at massive scale. You’ll mentor less‑senior engineers, evaluate open‑source technologies, and contribute to reliable platforms while ensuring readiness for CJIS clearance.