CrowdStrike, Inc.
Sr. Linux Systems Engineer - Object Storage (Remote)
USA - Remote · Senior
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About the role
- Troubleshoot server hardware issues while monitoring, maintaining, and operating a production environment
Responsibilities
- Perform Linux engineering and administration for thousands of bare metal and virtual machines
- Configure and optimize Linux kernel parameters, file systems, and storage subsystems to maximize object storage performance across a wide range of hardware configurations
- Perform deep-dive troubleshooting of complex network and storage issues using tools like tcpdump, iperf, iostat, and custom monitoring solutions to maintain SLAs and SLOs
- Work with internal peers and business partners to analyze requirements and craft elegant, robust, and reliable solutions to solve complex technical problems. From concept to completion, our engineers are involved in every step!
- Spearhead technical teams, manage project timelines, and keep tabs on progress from the big picture down to the nitty-gritty, all while juggling inter-team dependencies.
- Collaborate with leadership to develop tools for analyzing and forecasting both organic and surge-based growth within the operating environment.
- Employee Networks, geographic neighborhood groups, and volunteer opportunities to build connections
- Engage with other engineers to collaborate and disseminate best practices.
Requirements
- 7+ years of professional experience working on large scale, distributed systems
- BS/MS degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent work experience).
- Extensive expertise in Linux internals including virtual memory management, process scheduling, and storage I/O subsystems with proven ability to diagnose and resolve kernel-level performance issues
- Proficiency with Linux performance analysis and monitoring tools and/or custom metrics collection to proactively identify and resolve system bottlenecks before they impact production
- Experience with on-premise storage (block and object) technologies, including hands-on usage with Kubernetes-native, AWS S3-compatible object storage solutions
- Strong networking fundamentals with hands-on experience in TCP/IP, routing protocols, network security, and/or high-bandwidth data transfer optimization for distributed storage environments
- Automation experience using Python/Go scripting and Chef config management
- Meticulous attention to detail and have the ability to make good, timely decisions.
- Proficiency in the use of project and program tooling (e.g.: Jira, Gitlab).
- Engineer large-scale cloud environments for clustered object storage solutions while demonstrating proficiency with public cloud and cloud administration concepts
Skills
- Ready to join a mission that matters?
- Automate complex routine tasks and then deploy using an IaaS model with tools like Chef or Ansible
- Write complex scripts and programs for automation, tools, frameworks, dashboards, and alarms
Compensation
- Travel 2-3 business related trips per year for group meetings
Benefits
- Market leader in compensation and equity awards
- Competitive vacation and holidays for recharge
- Paid parental and adoption leaves
- You will be asked to raise the technical IQ of the team by being passionate about learning and sharing the newest technologies & tricks with others.
Company info
- 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.
- 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 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.
Visa & Work Authorization
- US Citizen or Green Card holder
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