Vice President of Engineering, Cloud Security

About the Role:

We’re building a welcoming and flexible engineering organization that values collaboration over competition and trust over process. We create space for leaders and engineers to continuously learn, mentor across all levels, and meaningfully influence both technical direction and product strategy.

This is a high-trust environment where leaders are empowered to manage their time, take time off as needed, and focus on outcomes rather than hours. We support our teams with competitive compensation, equity, and the opportunity to lead work that operates at global scale.

As Vice President of Engineering, Cloud Security, you will lead the engineering organization responsible for proactive & runtime cloud infrastructure protection. This is a highly visible and strategic role, responsible for shaping the technical vision, execution, and talent strategy for cloud security product line. Cloud Security is a growing investment for CrowdStrike, as customers are operating in multi-cloud environments.

You will lead teams building high-performance, cloud-native security capabilities that operate at massive scale - leveraging deep system telemetry, runtime signals, and platform internals to protect customer workloads across modern cloud environments.

What You’ll Do:

• Own the engineering strategy and roadmap for cloud security proactive & runtime protection across cloud providers, Container Security, serverless.
• Lead development of innovative, low-latency security solutions that process data from millions of deployed sensors operating in highly sensitive environments.
• Drive deep technical work across:

  • Cloud provider coverage, from assets to advanced risks, and attack paths
  • Containers, functions, and modern cloud-native assets
  • Kubernetes internals and orchestration
  • Runtime detection, telemetry, and threat prevention
• Partner closely with Product Management to translate customer and market needs into scalable, high-impact security capabilities.
• Build, mentor, and retain world-class engineering teams, including senior technical leaders and emerging talent.
• Establish a strong engineering culture centered on technical excellence, quality, security, performance, and operational rigor.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering peers, Product, Sales, and Customer-facing teams to ensure product success and adoption.
• Play a key role in organizational growth through hiring strategy, team structure, and leadership development.
• Communicate effectively in a remote-first environment, ensuring alignment and velocity across globally distributed teams.
• Represent Cloud Security Engineering at the executive level, articulating strategy, tradeoffs, and progress to senior leadership.

What You’ll Need:

• Proven experience leading large, distributed engineering organizations, including both senior and junior engineers.
• Strong technical background deeply in systems-level languages such as Golang, C/C++, or equivalent.
• Strong technical background in managing at scale data centric solutions.
• 15+ years of software engineering experience across the full software development lifecycle, with significant time in distributed systems.
• Demonstrated success building and scaling high-performing engineering teams in fast-growing environments.
• Deep understanding of:

  • Distributed systems and performance-critical architectures
  • Kubernetes and its role in modern cloud computing
  • Cloud-native application design and deployment
• Familiarity with cloud security concepts, including runtime protection and threat detection.
• Strong design, problem-solving, and architectural skills, with a passion for engineering excellence and secure-by-design systems.
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills, working with engineering, product, support, and go-to-market teams.
• Experience leading remote-first teams while maintaining execution speed and engineering quality.
• Ability to communicate clearly and persuasively at all levels - from executive leadership to hands-on engineers.

Bonus Points:

• Deep expertise in at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Experience operating in hybrid or multi-cloud environments.
• Familiarity with modern Linux internals and technologies such as eBPF.
• Experience with or exposure to cybersecurity, threat intelligence, or security research.
• Background in machine learning or data science, particularly as applied to large-scale detection systems.

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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