Engineer II - Virtualization (Remote)

CrowdStrike is in search of an Engineer II - Virtualization to join our growing Production Services team. The candidate will play an important role in engineering and maintaining solutions for our production systems environments.

What You’ll Do:

Design and maintain complex technical systems architecture, providing recommendations for improvement

Manage and support large-scale production deployments of servers and applications inside internal datacenters

Administer Linux systems across thousands of bare metal servers and virtual machines

Develop and improve scripts, automation tools, and operational workflows — leveraging AI tools where applicable to accelerate development and enhance solutions (Python, Go, PowerShell)

Troubleshoot server hardware, hypervisor, and infrastructure issues

Participate in on-call rotation with incident management responsibilities including response via PagerDuty, troubleshooting with or without runbooks, and contribution to post-mortems

What You’ll Need:

US Citizenship or Green Card holder status

Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent experience in Computer Science

Experience with infrastructure technologies at scale including Linux, Windows, VMware, Docker, and Kubernetes

Hands-on experience administering large-scale OpenStack environments in production

Experience managing VMware vCenter/ESXi at scale including HA, DRS, and vMotion

Working knowledge of L2/L3 networking, VLANs, bonding/LACP, BGP and DHCP

Configuration management experience with one or more tools such as Puppet, Chef, or Ansible

Experience writing technical documentation

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

Preferable Qualifications:

Knowledge of vSphere Lifecycle Manager (vLCM)

Knowledge of bare metal provisioning using OpenStack Ironic or Bifrost

Knowledge of block storage solutions, such as TrueNAS, Ceph/Rook-Ceph, or Dell PowerFlex

Knowledge of networking protocols (DNS, HTTP, SMTP, SNMP) and the OSI model

Knowledge of monitoring solutions, such as Prometheus, Grafana and Zabbix

Knowledge of CI/CD and configuration management tools (GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, Chef, Ansible, Salt)

Ability to Demonstrate:

Self-learning capabilities, taking initiative in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment

Work effectively and professionally with cross-functional groups across divisions, worldwide, as part of a team

Team-player, positive attitude and flexible with a distributed team in multiple time zones

Must exhibit meticulous attention to detail, and have the ability to make good, timely decisions

Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required

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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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