As a global leader in cybersecurity, Crowd Strike protects the people, processes and technologies that drive modern organizations. Since 2011, our mission hasn’t changed — we’re here to stop breaches, and we’ve redefined modern security with the world’s most advanced AI-native platform. We work on large scale distributed systems, processing almost 3 trillion events per day and this traffic is growing daily. Our customers span all industries, and they count on Crowd Strike to keep their businesses running, their communities safe and their lives moving forward. We’re also a mission-driven company. We cultivate a culture that gives every Crowd Striker both the flexibility and autonomy to own their careers. We’re always looking to add talented Crowd Strikers to the team who have limitless passion, a relentless focus on innovation and a fanatical commitment to our customers, our community and each other. Ready to join a mission that matters? The future of cybersecurity starts with you.

About the Role:

Crowd Strike Falcon Cloud Security is a two-component security product. One component is the sensor, installed on cloud workloads that observes system activity and recognizes malicious behavior, then provides on-system prevention capability and remote telemetry to the Falcon cloud. The Cloud component aggregates sensor telemetry for each customer’s cloud environment and can correlate malicious behavior across multiple cloud workloads, presenting our customers’ operations teams with a prioritized summary of the threats detected in their Cloud environments. Join Crowd Strike and become a key leader in building the most innovative Cloud security solution in the world.

This is a Senior SDET role in the Falcon Cloud Security (FCS) Runtime engineering team that delivers the sensor (lightweight agent) on various Linux distros, Containerized and serverless environments. This role is in the team that is responsible for designing and developing test infrastructure, automated tools and test suites for new features. The features tested extend the power of the Falcon platform to provide seamless visibility, detection, and prevention for Linux and containers running in orchestration environments like Kubernetes.

You'll ensure our quality standards are met across all new capabilities while actively participating in technical design discussions and reviews. Working closely with development teams, you'll help ensure robust end-to-end Cloud Security functionality.

What You'll Do:

• Provide technical leadership within the Falcon Cloud Security SDET team focusing on various private and public cloud environments along with various cloud workloads (VMs, Containers, Serverless Functions)

• Responsibilities include developing automation infrastructure, building automated tools, driving test strategies, mentoring engineers, providing technical guidance and driving quality outcomes.

• Troubleshooting complex test and tooling issues and champion development projects that will help to improve overall Cloud Security runtime Sensors

• Participate in engineering best practices, including topics like secure coding, testing paradigms, debugging, performance measurement, code reviews, CI/CD and OS internals, to ensure that our Cloud Runtime sensor code is fast and reliable

• Work closely with development teams to design & implement test strategies and test suites for new capabilities

• Increase automated test coverage and improve our release quality and velocity

• Lead strategic technical initiatives focusing on containers and orchestrators security in both public and private cloud

• Collaborate with release engineering teams and drive timely and high-quality Cloud Sensor releases

• Collaborate with multi-functional teams in various locations

What You'll Need:

• 12+ years of hands-on SDET/Test automation development experience

• Strong knowledge of test automation frameworks and advanced knowledge of Python

• Strong Linux operating systems fundamentals - components, system calls, resource management.

• Experience working with Containers and strong knowledge of Kubernetes infrastructure

• Deep knowledge of one or more Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, VMware). Good knowledge of Container environments and Kubernetes (AKS, EKS, GKE, Open Shift)

• General knowledge and understanding of C/C++/Go

• Experience working with Linux user applications and kernel modules

• Ability to design and develop automation testbeds that are flexible and mirror customer environment nuances in various cloud environments

• Advanced knowledge of product quality strategies including automation, manual testing and performance/scale testing.

• Ability to lead, mentor, communicate, collaborate, partner and work effectively with distributed teams

Bonus Points:

• Experience working with eBPF code for security or networking

• Knowledge and experience in Cyber security landscape

• Knowledge of Windows and Mac operating systems

• Experience working with hypervisors and virtualization technologies

Benefits of Working at Crowd Strike:

• 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 Certified™ across the globe

Crowd Strike is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where everyone is valued for who they are and empowered to succeed. We support veterans and individuals with disabilities through our affirmative action program.

Crowd Strike is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment. The Company does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, creed, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy or pregnancy-related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, status with regard to public assistance, or any other characteristic protected by law. We base all employment decisions--including recruitment, selection, training, compensation, benefits, discipline, promotions, transfers, lay-offs, return from lay-off, terminations and social/recreational programs--on valid job requirements.

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