Engineer II - Site Reliability, Kubernetes (Remote, EST)

CrowdStrike is hiring an Engineer II to help run the Kubernetes clusters behind the Falcon platform. Those clusters live in our own data centers and in AWS, GCP, and OCI. In this role you will keep them healthy, work incidents, and automate the manual tasks that eat up the team's time. You will work closely with senior engineers and grow your skills with Kubernetes and the tools we use to monitor it: Prometheus, Thanos, Alertmanager, and Grafana.

What You'll Do:

Operate and maintain large Kubernetes clusters in our data centers and in public cloud

Troubleshoot problems with nodes, pods, networking, DNS, storage, and the control plane, and escalate when a problem needs more help

Take shifts in the on-call rotation and work incidents through to resolution with the rest of the team

Carry out planned changes like cluster and node upgrades, add-on updates, certificate rotation, and adding capacity, following our change process

Build and tune alerts and dashboards in Prometheus, Thanos, Alertmanager, and Grafana

Write tools in Go or Python to replace repetitive manual work

Keep runbooks and documentation up to date

Use AI tools in your daily work to troubleshoot and automate

Join design discussions and learn how the wider platform fits together

Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes.

What You'll Need:

Must be eligible for CJIS clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship or Green Card/permanent resident status

3+ years in infrastructure, systems, or platform engineering, with at least 2 years running Kubernetes in production

Working knowledge of Kubernetes workloads, services, networking, ingress, DNS, storage, and RBAC, and how to troubleshoot them with kubectl and logs

Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting skills

Experience with Prometheus, Alertmanager, and Grafana

Programming or scripting experience in Go or Python, and an interest in writing more Go

Experience with at least one of AWS, GCP, or OCI

Experience wi

th Ansible, Terraform, Helm, or similar tools, and with git

Willingness to be on call

Experience using AI tools in your engineering work

Bonus Points:

Thanos experience

Experience with Kubernetes add-ons such as CoreDNS, ingress controllers, CNI plugins, or cert-manager

Experience deploying microservices

Exposure to writing Kubernetes controllers or operators

Experience with bare metal or on-premises infrastructure

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or a similar certification

Experience working with both local and remote teams

Clear written and verbal communication

Comfortable working on your own, and knows when to ask the team for help

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

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Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:

Market leader in compensation and equity awards

Comprehensive physical and mental wellness programs

Competitive vacation and holidays for recharge

Paid parental and adoption leaves

Professional development opportunities for all employees regardless of level or role

Employee Networks, geographic neighborhood groups, and volunteer opportunities to build connections

Vibrant office culture with world class amenities

Great Place to Work CertifiedTM across the globe

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CrowdStrike, Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Placement within the pay range is dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications, job level, supervisory status, and location. The base salary range for this position for all U.S. candidates is $100,000 - $145,000 per year, with eligibility for bonuses, equity grants and a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, 401k and paid time off.

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Expected Close Date of Job Posting is:12-22-2026