Network Engineering Manager - Backbone and Cloud (Remote)

CrowdStrike is a global cybersecurity company focused on protecting organizations with an AI-native platform. The Network Engineering Manager will lead the optimization and evolution of large-scale backbone and cloud network infrastructure, including technical strategy, automation, architecture, vendor engagement, and operational excellence.

Responsibilities:

• 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

Requirements:

• 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