Sr. Director Cloud & Network Infrastructure (Remote)

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. 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 also a mission-driven company. We cultivate a culture that gives every CrowdStriker both the flexibility and autonomy to own their careers. 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 a Sr. Director of Cloud and Network Infrastructure to join our Digital Employee Experience & IT Operations organization. This is a senior leadership role responsible for defining and executing the future-state strategy for CrowdStrike's enterprise cloud and network infrastructure. You will lead a team of highly skilled engineers and architects driving a culture of automation reliability and engineering excellence rooted in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles.

This leader will partner closely with Security IT Operations Service Desk and Engineering stakeholders to build scalable resilient and secure infrastructure that enables CrowdStrike's global workforce and business operations to move at the speed of innovation.

What You'll Do:

Strategic Leadership

• Define and own the multi-year roadmap for enterprise cloud and network infrastructure aligning with CrowdStrike's broader technology and business strategy

• Serve as a key thought leader and advisor to the VP of Digital Employee Experience & IT Operations translating business requirments into infrastructure strategy

• Build and champion a culture of engineering excellence continuous improvement and operational discipline across cloud and network work teams

• Establish and track OKRs KPIs and SLOs/SLAs that reflect infrastructure health reliability and team performance

Cloud Infrastructure

• Lead the strategy design and operations of CrowdStrike's enterprise cloud environments across major providers (AWS Azure GCP)

• Drive cloud optimization initiatives including cost governance (FinOps) right-sizing and resource lifecycle management

• Oversee cloud architecture standards ensuring scalability high availability and security-by-design principles are embedded in all infrastructure decisions

• Champion the adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform Pulumi or AWS CloudFormation to eliminate manual provisioning and enforce consistency at scale

Network Infrastructure

• Own the strategy and operations of CrowdStrike's global enterprise network including SD-WAN SASE/SSE frameworks DNS DHCP and network segmentation

• Drive the evolution of network architecture toward zero-trust principles working in close partnership with the CrowdStrike Security organization and leveraging CrowdStrike's own Falcon platform capabilities

• Ensure network reliability performance and observability across global office locations data centers and cloud interconnects

Automation & DevOps/SRE

• Establish and mature a DevOps and SRE practice within the infrastructure organization embedding reliability engineering blameless post-mortems and error budget frameworks into day-to-day operations

• Drive aggressive automation of infrastructure provisioning configuration management patching and remediation workflows using tools such as Ansible Chef Puppet or similar

• Build and mature CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure changes enabling rapid safe and auditable delivery of infrastructure updates

• Implement and mature observability practices — including centralized logging metrics and distributed tracing — to proactively detect and resolve infrastructure issues before they impact end users

People Leadership

• Recruit develop and retain a world-class team of cloud engineers network engineers and SREs

• Foster a psychologically safe respectful and high-performance team culture consistent with CrowdStrike's values

• Provide clear career pathing mentorship and growth opportunities for team members at all levels

• Manage team capacity headcount planning and vendor relationships in partnership with Finance and Procurement

Governance & Compliance

• Ensure infrastructure environments meet CrowdStrike's security compliance and regulatory requirements (SOC 2 FedRAMP ISO 27001 etc.)

• Partner with the Information Security and GRC teams to maintain continuous compliance posture and support audit readiness

• Own infrastructure-related risk identification mitigation planning and disaster recovery/business continuity strategies

What You'll Need:

• 12+ years of progressive experience in cloud and/or network infrastructure engineering with at least 5+ years in a senior leadership role managing multi-disciplinary infrastructure teams

• Demonstrated success building and scaling enterprise cloud infrastructure in a high-growth fast-paced technology company

• Deep hands-on expertise with one or more major cloud platforms (AWS Azure or GCP) including architecture networking IAM and cost management

• Strong command of Infrastructure as Code tools and practices (Terraform Pulumi CloudFormation or equivalent)

• Proven experience implementing DevOps and/or SRE practices within an infrastructure organization including CI/CD for infrastructure error budgets and SLO frameworks

• Solid understanding of enterprise networking concepts including SD-WAN BGP OSPF MPLS VPN DNS/DHCP and network security

• Experience with configuration management and automation tooling (Ansible Chef Puppet or similar)

• Strong track record of leading large-scale infrastructure modernization or transformation programs

• Excellent communication and executive presence — able to translate complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders and influence at the C-suite level

• Experience managing budgets vendor contracts and cross-functional stakeholder relationships

Bonus Points:

• Experience in a cybersecurity SaaS or cloud-native technology company

• Familiarity with SASE SSE or Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) frameworks and implementation

• Experience with FinOps practices and cloud cost optimization at enterprise scale

• Exposure to GitOps workflows and policy-as-code frameworks (OPA Sentinel or similar)

• Relevant certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect Professional Google Professional Cloud Architect Azure Solutions Architect Expert CCIE or equivalent

• Familiarity with CrowdStrike Falcon platform capabilities and how they integrate with enterprise infrastructure operations

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science Information Technology Engineering or a related field required

• Master's degree or MBA preferred; equivalent professional experience will be considered

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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.

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.

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What We Do

CrowdStrike has redefined security with the world’s most advanced cloud-native platform that protects and enables the people processes and technologies that drive modern enterprise. Tested and proven the world's largest organizations trust CrowdStrike to stop breaches with unparalleled protection against the most sophisticated cyberattacks. The CrowdStrike culture has been built upon our Core Values since the day we began. We are Fanatical About the Customer Relentlessly Focused on Innovation and believe that our Limitless Passion drives Unlimited Potential for every CrowdStriker. As a purpose-built remote-first company we believe cultivating a connected culture for every employee no matter where they are in the world is a key ingredient in building a high-performing diverse team. We don’t have a mission statement. We’re on a mission—to stop breaches. Ready to join a mission that matters?

Why Work With Us

We have a culture that celebrates achievement encourages flexibility and innovation and thrives on teamwork. We all work towards a single mission: to stop breaches. This common goal drives a sense of community and connection among our people across the globe.

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