Network Engineering Manager - Backbone and Cloud (Remote)
- Pay
- $140,000 – $215,000 per year
- Location
- Remote (US)
- Job type
- Full-time
- Level
- Director
- Experience
- 7+ years
- Listed
- 29 days ago
Skills & highlights for this role
- U.S. citizenship or Green Card (CJIS eligibility)
- DWDM
- MPLS
- BGP
- Ansible
- Terraform
- FedRAMP compliance
Also useful
- Segment Routing
- network simulation
- Python
Stated benefits & perks
- Health
- 401k match
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 looking for an engineering manager with a solid track record of building and operating large-scale backbone and cloud connectivity for hybrid infrastructure to join our Network Engineering team. In this role, you will be responsible for optimizing and evolving our backbone and cloud network infrastructure for scale.
What You’ll Do
- Lead network engineering team and drive initiatives to scale our IP and Optical backbone while maintaining consistency and stability
- Drive technical roadmap, cloud connectivity strategy and budget
- Collaborate with internal service partners and advance the IP and Optical network architecture to meet our evolving service requirements
- Actively engage with external vendors to discuss roadmap alignment, validate new designs or platforms, and lead post-mortem discussions on recent issues
- Drive operational excellence and best practices in operating and scaling infrastructure
- Drive backbone network automation strategy and development
- Develop tools to enhance consistency across multiple hybrid clouds
- Drive the development, testing and integration of new hardware and software platforms.
- Participate in 24x7 on-call rotations
What You Need
- 7+ years of experience in operating multi-vendor hyper-scale IP and Optical backbone, data center networks and public cloud networks (AWS, GCP, OCI, or equivalent)
- Proven track record in managing global engineering teams and leading initiatives independently with minimal supervision
- Expert in large scale backbone networking technologies and protocols such as DWDM, ROADM, MP-BGP, MPLS, RSVP, Segment Routing, IS-IS, QoS, MACsec
- Experience with optical networks, core backbone routing, DDoS mitigation and other edge network services
- Experience in managing network configs using scripts (bash, python) or automation frameworks (Ansible, Chef, Terraform)
- Experience operating in FedRAMP or other regulated environments
- Must be eligible for CJIS clearance (requires U.S. citizenship or Green Card/permanent resident status)
- A strong track record of developing and improving tools, platforms, and infrastructure.
- Experience with network simulation and testing tools
- Experience in the automation of systems to reduce operational toil
- Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes.
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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 Certified™ across the globe
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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 $140,000 - $215,000 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:10-14-2026
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 11, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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Common questions
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The Network Engineering Manager - Backbone and Cloud (Remote) posting at CrowdStrike states compensation of $140,000 – $215,000 per year. It is listed as a full-time position. Final pay may depend on location, experience, and interview evaluation on CrowdStrike's official career site.
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