Senior Systems Engineer, AI Gateway (Remote)

CrowdStrike Inc.

Phoenix (AZ)

Remote

USD 125,000 - 180,000

Full time

7 days ago

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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 ensure resilient gateway patterns, robust identity controls, and secure AI connectivity across the enterprise.

This role focuses on internal platform plumbing, traffic management, and infrastructure that connects AI workloads with core CrowdStrike services, cloud models, and SaaS platforms, partnering with product

Qualifications

8+ years of professional engineering experience.
Experience with API gateway architecture and high-throughput systems.
Proficient in Kubernetes and containerised deployments.
Strong CI/CD automation with GitLab or similar.
Security IAM expertise including OAuth 2.0 and mTLS.
Experience with OpenTelemetry and Splunk for observability.
Familiarity with Jira and Slack for collaboration.

Responsibilities

Deploy, configure, and maintain the enterprise Kong AI Gateway platform for high availability and low latency.
Configure secure routing for MCP servers, tools, and agents.
Streamline onboarding for internal applications by provisioning gateway routes and access policies.
Collaborate with product and engineering teams on iterative, value-driven plans.
Drive operational improvements across gateway operations and integration workflows.
Implement IAM controls for AI, including OAuth 2.0 and Okta integrations.
Manage SSL/TLS, mTLS, and certificate renewal processes.