Engineer II - Cloud

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:
This is a Cloud/Backend development position in the Falcon Exposure Management team. The Exposure Management team focuses on continuous assessment of security configurations and vulnerability landscapes across cloud and hybrid environments in near real time. This involves understanding security misconfigurations, compliance frameworks, vulnerability data sources, and how adversaries may exploit these weaknesses to compromise enterprise environments. This person will be required to build solutions for configuration and vulnerability data sources, gather and normalize assessment data, analyze security posture gaps, assess risk criticality, and automate remediation workflows. They will also be responsible for troubleshooting issues with current assessment data and making platform enhancements.

What You'll Do:

• Engineering efforts from rapid prototypes to developing large-scale application services for configuration assessment and vulnerability management content
• Work with security researchers and vulnerability analysts to troubleshoot time-sensitive production issues related to configuration drift and vulnerability detection
• Extensive use of Golang or Java, AWS/GCP cloud services, and relational and distributed databases
• Ensure security, accuracy, and efficacy of configuration assessment data and vulnerability intelligence
• Backend engineering systems and process automation for configuration compliance and vulnerability management workflows
• Build vulnerability and configuration tracking capabilities by conducting analysis on asset configurations, vulnerability data, and compliance benchmarks to provide reviewed content to the platform team for product efficacy
• Interact and integrate with platform teams and product teams
• Constantly re-engineering to improve architecture, risk scoring models, user experience, performance and stability

What You'll Need:

• Solid work experience in Golang or Java development
• Strong database skills with relational databases and distributed databases like Cassandra, Redis & ElasticSearch
• Exposure to AWS/GCP cloud services and cloud security assessment tools
  Experience delivering high quality & tested code
• Understanding of cybersecurity fundamentals, vulnerability management, and security configuration assessment
• Knowledge of security configuration frameworks (CIS Benchmarks, NIST CSF, SOC 2, etc.)
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels of an organization
• Team collaboration skills and ability to work in a global, distributed team
• The skills to meet commitments on time and produce high quality software that is unit tested, code reviewed, and checked in regularly for continuous integration
  
  

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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

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.

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