Senior Elasticsearch Engineer

Description: • CrowdStrike is looking to hire a Senior Elasticsearch / Opensearch engineer to help us take our database systems to the next level. • We’re looking for a highly-technical, hands-on engineer, who loves to work with Cassandra, ElasticSearch, and Kafka, and is comfortable building automation around large-scale cloud-based critical systems. • We’ll be looking at candidate CVs with an eye on achievement -- what you’ve accomplished in the past tells us the most about what you can do for us in the future. • Maintain a deep understanding of the data components - including Cassandra, ElasticSearch/OpenSearch, Kafka, Zookeeper, MySQL and PostgreSQL, and use that understanding to operate and automate properly configured clusters. • Develop infrastructure services to support the CrowdStrike engineering team’s pursuit of a full devops model. • Work closely with Engineering and Customer Support to troubleshoot time-sensitive production issues, regardless of when they happen. • Keep petabytes of critical business data safe, secure, and available. Requirements: • Extensive experience with large scale datastores using technologies like Cassandra, ElasticSearch, Kafka, Zookeeper, and mySQL. • Experience with large-scale, business-critical Linux environments • Configuration management (Chef or Salt) and/or strong Ruby experience. • Experience operating within the cloud, preferably Amazon Web Services • Proven ability to work effectively with both local and remote teams • Track record of making great decisions, particularly when it matters most • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written • A combination of confidence and independence with the prudence to know when to ask for help from the rest of the team • Bachelor’s degree in an applicable field, such as CS, CIS or Engineering Benefits: • 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 Apply Job! Apply to this Job