Engineer II - Virtualization (Remote)
- Pay
- $100,000 – $145,000 per year
- Location
- Remote (US)
- Job type
- Full-time
- Level
- Senior
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Listed
- 13 days ago
Skills & highlights for this role
- Linux administration
- Windows
- VMware
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- OpenStack
- VMware vCenter/ESXi (HA, DRS, vMotion)
- L2/L3 networking
- VLANs
- bonding/LACP
- BGP
- DHCP
- Puppet, Chef, or Ansible
- Technical documentation
Also useful
- vSphere Lifecycle Manager (vLCM)
- OpenStack Ironic or Bifrost
- TrueNAS, Ceph/Rook-Ceph, or Dell PowerFlex
- DNS, HTTP, SMTP, SNMP, OSI model
- Prometheus, Grafana, Zabbix
- GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, Chef, Ansible, Salt
About the role
As a global leader in cybersecurity, CrowdStrike 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 CrowdStrike 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. CrowdStrikers 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 CrowdStrikers 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
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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- #LI-Remote
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 Certified™ across the globe
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- CrowdStrike participates in the E-Verify program.
Equal opportunity and legal notices
Right to Work
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.
For detailed information about the U.S. benefits package, please
Expected Close Date of Job Posting is:11-24-2026
CrowdStrike 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.
CrowdStrike 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.
From CrowdStrike's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 27, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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