Manager, Infrastructure and Operations - Identity Protection; Remote, EST

Crowd Strike, Inc.

Full time

Job: R26080

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.

Crowd Strike is hiring an Engineering Manager - Identity Protection to help take our Infrastructure and Production Operations to the next level. We are looking for a highly-technical engineering leader with experience building high performance distributed teams and experience with core Infrastructure and Production Operations. Our team works to develop infrastructure services to support the Crowd Strike engineering teams.

• Manage a growing team of high performance engineers focused on building high quality infrastructure platforms.
• Participate in architecting large scale Infrastructure platforms for service teams at Crowd Strike.
• Provide strategic leadership for a team of Infra/Dev Ops engineers, focusing on hands‑off management that empowers team autonomy while ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Drive cost optimization initiatives across infrastructure, identifying opportunities for efficiency while maintaining high performance and resiliency standards.
• Manage resource allocation, budgeting, and cost forecasting for infrastructure engineering projects.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional leadership to align infrastructure strategy with business objectives.
• Develop and implement KPIs and metrics to measure team performance, infrastructure efficiency, and cost optimization success.
• Mentor and grow engineering talent, focusing on career development and building a high‑performing, innovative team culture.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field;
  Master's degree preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in Infrastructure engineering or Dev Ops roles with at least 3+ years in management positions.
• Strong understanding of public cloud infrastructure, production operations and cost optimization strategies.
• Experience managing budgets and optimizing costs in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure, OCI).
• Experience in public clouds (AWS, GCP and OCI) and private cloud Infrastructure services.
• Experience in software development, preferably with building Infrastructure components (IaC, Python, Chef, Ansible).
• Experience leading and developing high‑performing engineering teams with a hands‑off management approach.

• Proven ability to work effectively with remote teams in USA and Europe.
• Rock solid communication skills, verbal and written.
• A combination of confidence and independence, with the prudence to know when to ask for help from the rest of the team.
• Experience with on‑call responsibilities.
• Knowledge of SRE, Dev Ops and Git Ops practices.

This role will require the candidate to periodically undergo and pass additional background and fingerprint check(s) consistent with government customer requirements.

• 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…