[Hiring] Sr. Director, Cloud & Network Infrastructure @CrowdStrike

Role Description

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 requirements 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.

Qualifications

• 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.

Benefits

• 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.