Director, Engineering – NG-SIEM Ingest Team (Aarhus; Bucharest/ Remote)

#WeAreCrowdStrike and our mission is to stop breaches. As a global leader in cybersecurity, our team changed the game. Since our inception, our market leading cloud-native platform has offered unparalleled protection against the most sophisticated cyberattacks. We’re looking for people with limitless passion, a relentless focus on innovation and a fanatical commitment to the customer to join us in shaping the future of cybersecurity. Consistently recognized as a top workplace, CrowdStrike is committed to cultivating an inclusive, remote-first culture that offers people the autonomy and flexibility to balance the needs of work and life while taking their career to the next level. Interested in working for a company that sets the standard and leads with integrity? Join us on a mission that matters – one team, one fight.

About the Role:

CrowdStrike is seeking an Engineering Director for the NG-SIEM (next generation security information and event management) Ingest team.

The Ingest team is responsible for enabling CrowdStrike customers to seamlessly ingest petabytes of third party data per day into the Falcon platform. Onboarding data into a SIEM platform is a tedious endeavor for customers, the charter of this team is to reduce the time taken from months to days.

The team owns all the frameworks, operations and the features to enable ingesting data. This is a critical role in the organization, responsible for driving teams across India, US and Europe, and for leading the charge on making the Falcon platform the best place for tens of thousands of customers to consolidate all of their security data.

Please note: This position is open to candidates in Aarhus, Denmark; Romania, Remote and UK, Remote ONLY.

What You’ll Do:

• Uphold operational excellence for third party data ingest at CrowdStrike. Be a champion of secure, high-quality engineering, and drive teams towards architectures that strike right balance between availability, scalability, and cost;
• Lead by example on customer and product focus;
• Move our product mission forward: partner with multiple stakeholders to develop technical and product strategy and roadmap, and own the execution of that roadmap;
• CrowdStrike is growing and you will be instrumental in the hiring, retention, mentorship, and growth of our world class engineering teams;
• Your impact is not bounded and you will be enabled to engage and collaborate with various teams and ensure our product’s success. You will work cross functionally with your peers in the product engineering organization as well as with field leaders in sales, customer success, and support;
• We are a remote first company so you must bring your excellent verbal and written communication skills to bear when you are working with teams across the globe. You’ll also travel a few times every year to meet with your teams and peers.

What You’ll Need:

• 12+ years of experience architecting, designing, and developing multiple software products/releases, preferably in a SaaS delivery model, across all phases of the development lifecycle;
• 8+ years of experience managing teams of 6+ individual contributors reporting to you and delivering multiple major milestones of products, as well as 3+ years of managing several teams and managers that report to you. Demonstrated track record of building strong engineering teams and management teams;
• History of positive impact on customer experience and business results;
• Demonstrated track record of building and operating large scale distributed systems that process petabyte of data per day as well as a deep applied understanding of discrete and distributed systems concepts;
• Demonstrated track record of operational excellence when operating services that span many components across several geographical regions;
• Experience working with remote teams across geographies and cultures;
• Ability to communicate and articulate crisply at all levels from executive staff to individual contributors.

Bonus Points:

• Experience working in the data ingestion space, specifically ingesting 3rd party data.
• Solid grounding in the technology of at least one cloud environment (AWS, Azure, GCP);
• Experience with hybrid cloud environments;
• Exposure to/experience with cybersecurity and intelligence;
• Machine learning and data science familiarity and hands-on experience.

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Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:

• Remote-first culture
• Market leader in compensation and equity awards with option to participate in ESPP in eligible countries
• Competitive vacation and flexible working arrangements
• Physical and mental wellness programs 
• Paid parental leave, including adoption 
• A variety of professional development and mentorship opportunities
• Access to CrowdStrike University, LinkedIn Learning and Jhanna
• Offices with stocked kitchens when you need to fuel innovation and collaboration
• Birthday time-off in your local country
• Work with people who are passionate in our mission and Great Place to Work certified across the globe

We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where everyone feels seen, heard, valued for who they are and empowered to succeed. Our approach to cultivating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture is rooted in listening, learning and collective action. By embracing the diversity of our people, we achieve our best work and fuel innovation – generating the best possible outcomes for our customers and the communities they serve.

CrowdStrike is committed to maintaining an environment of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action. If you need reasonable accommodation to access the information provided on this website, please contact [email protected], for further assistance.

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