Data Center Analytics Engineer II | Financial Insights

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 proud to work for a mission-driven company leveraging AI to transform the way we work. Crowd Strikers drive their careers through flexibility and autonomy while also being expected to contribute to a culture of responsible AI adoption, experimentation, and innovation.

We use an AI-first mindset as a force multiplier to proactively and continuously accelerate execution, build expertise, uncover insights, and solve complex problems. 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?

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Crowd Strike is seeking an experienced Engineer I to join the Data Center Business Analytics team. Our data centers are the foundation upon which our rapidly scaling infrastructure efficiently operates and upon which our innovative services are delivered. This person should enjoy working in a fast-paced environment where adaptability and flexibility will be key to their success.

The candidate we seek is a forward-thinking professional with solid reporting and data management experience. The ideal candidate should have a strong background on data center financial operations, cost drivers, and capacity planning. Although this role is primarily focused on ensuring our data center portfolio is managed efficiently, we’re also looking for someone who has an intermediate-level understanding of engineering and hardware concepts, such as asset control and management, including RMA, warranty, and sparing reporting.

• Be knowledgeable in data center financial operations including cost drivers, pertinent technology, vendors, customers served, and regional nuances.
• Establish annual/monthly performance targets, analyze budget-to-actual variance, and communicate key messages to leadership.
• Experience working with data warehousing and data modeling.
• Identify and lead cost savings initiatives.
• Support the month-end financial close reporting for data center engineering.
• Develop and refine complex driver-based financial models leveraging KPIs.
• Perform ad-hoc analysis to support strategic initiatives and business decisions.
• Pinpoint defects or waste in processes, and drive new processes and automation to eliminate the defects and prevent them from recurring.

• US Citizen OR Green Card Holder
• 5+ years of finance experience or a related analytical field.
• BA/BS in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, or a highly analytical field (e.g., Math, and Computer Science).
• Minimum 5 years of finance/business analysis experience
• Solid business judgment and acumen.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, and partner cross-functionally.
• Proven ability to meet tight deadlines and prioritize workload.
• Strong excel modeling and power point skills.
• Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes.

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