Staff Engineer (Monitoring and Observability)

Employment Type: Full-time Location Type: Remote

Position Overview

CrowdStrike, a global leader in cybersecurity, is seeking a Staff Engineer specializing in Monitoring and Observability to join our Information Technology team. This role is crucial for maintaining and advancing our internal monitoring platforms, requiring an individual with a strong sense of ownership and a clear customer focus. As a subject matter expert and solutions architect, you will be instrumental in ensuring the success and integrity of our company and its employees.

About CrowdStrike

CrowdStrike protects the people, processes, and technologies that drive modern organizations. Since 2011, our mission has been to stop breaches, and we have redefined modern security with the world's most advanced AI-native platform. Our customers span all industries, relying on CrowdStrike to keep their businesses running, their communities safe, and their lives moving forward. We are a mission-driven company that cultivates a culture of flexibility and autonomy, empowering every CrowdStriker to own their careers. We are always looking for talented individuals with limitless passion, a relentless focus on innovation, and a fanatical commitment to our customers, community, and each other. The future of cybersecurity starts with you.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the strategic vision for monitoring across the organization.
• Lead the design and implementation of state-of-the-art monitoring solutions.
• Act as a thought leader, staying ahead of industry trends and integrating cutting-edge monitoring technologies.
• Mentor and develop senior monitoring engineers, fostering a culture of excellence.
• Partner with senior leadership to align monitoring initiatives with business objectives.
• Lead critical incident response and drive continuous improvement efforts.
• Establish and enforce best practices for synthetic monitoring and observability.
• Conduct performance tuning and capacity planning for monitoring tools.
• Evaluate and integrate new monitoring technologies.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives in monitoring processes.
• Work closely with DevOps and SRE teams to enhance monitoring capabilities within CI/CD pipelines.
• Develop and manage infrastructure as code (IaC) templates for automated monitoring deployments.
• Develop and maintain custom scripts for automation and monitoring tasks.
• Utilize APIs for integration and automation of monitoring solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. in Computer Science, or equivalent experience in Information Technology, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in Monitoring and Observability, with a proven track record in leading large-scale, complex projects.
• Expert-level knowledge of leading industry solutions in Monitoring and Observability.
• Experience with DevOps practices and tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Terraform).
• Familiarity with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles and practices.
• Exceptional leadership, strategic thinking, and vision-setting abilities.
• Strong collaboration skills with experience working with executive teams.
• Outstanding communication and influence skills.
• Demonstrated curiosity and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Customer-oriented mindset with a focus on delivering high-quality solutions.
• Proven track record of successfully completed projects related to Monitoring and Observability.
• Strong scripting skills in languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Knowledge of APIs and experience integrating with third-party services.

About the Role

This position requires a self-starter who functions well as part of a distributed IT team. You must be comfortable and confident in assessing when to ask for guidance and when to make autonomous decisions, always prioritizing the success and integrity of the company and its employees. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, managing, scaling, maintaining, and securing all facets of the CrowdStrike monitoring platforms.

Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike

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