Sr. IT Monitoring Engineer/SRE

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
The CrowdStrike Information Technology team is looking for a Senior IT Monitoring Engineer/Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to lead the design, implementation, and evolution of our enterprise monitoring and observability platforms. In this leadership role, you will architect scalable monitoring solutions, drive reliability initiatives, and serve as a technical authority for monitoring best practices. You will mentor junior team members, collaborate with cross-functional teams to establish SLOs, and play a key role in major incident management. This position requires advanced technical expertise, strategic thinking, and the ability to balance operational excellence with innovation.

What You’ll Need:

• Required Skills and Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience with enterprise monitoring platforms and observability tools (LogicMonitor, DataDog, LogScale, Zscaler Digital Experience (ZDX), ThousandEyes)

• Advanced proficiency in multiple scripting/programming languages (Python, Go, Bash)

• Expert knowledge of modern monitoring ecosystems (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)

• Demonstrated experience architecting monitoring solutions at scale across hybrid environments

• Strong background in SRE practices, including SLO definition, error budgets, and reliability engineering

• Advanced knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP) and their native monitoring capabilities

• Expertise in log aggregation, metrics and KPIs collection, and distributed tracing implementations

• Experience designing and implementing automated remediation systems

• Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code and GitOps principles

• Proven ability to mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership

Shift timings- 12PM -9PM IST

What You'll Do:

Technical Leadership

• Architect and implement enterprise-wide monitoring and observability solutions

• Establish monitoring standards, best practices, and governance frameworks

• Lead the evaluation and adoption of new monitoring technologies and approaches

• Design scalable, resilient monitoring Infrastructure as Code

• Serve as the technical escalation point for complex monitoring issues

Reliability Engineering

• Lead the implementation of SRE practices across the organization

• Partner with service owners to define appropriate SLOs and error budgets

• Drive reliability improvements through data-driven analysis and recommendations

• Design and implement advanced alerting strategies

• Develop comprehensive observability strategies covering metrics, logs, and traces

Incident Management

• Lead major incident response for critical service disruptions

• Conduct thorough post-incident reviews and drive systematic improvements

• Establish incident management processes and tooling improvements

• Mentor team members on effective incident response techniques

• Analyze incident patterns to identify and address systemic issues

Strategic Initiatives

• Develop the monitoring and observability roadmap aligned with business objectives

• Lead monitoring platform migrations and major upgrades

• Implement cost optimization strategies for monitoring infrastructure

• Drive automation initiatives to reduce toil and improve operational efficiency

• Collaborate with security teams to integrate security monitoring capabilities

Team Development

• Mentor junior engineers on monitoring best practices and SRE principles

• Provide technical guidance and code reviews for monitoring implementations

• Create documentation and knowledge-sharing materials for the broader organization

• Contribute to hiring and team development activities

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and learning

Bonus Points:

• Advanced certifications in cloud platforms or SRE practices

• Experience leading incident response for complex, high-impact service disruptions

• Experience with AIOps and ML-based monitoring approaches

• Background in performance engineering or capacity management

• Experience with chaos engineering and resilience testing

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:

• Remote-friendly and flexible work culture

• 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.

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