Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
This Network Deployment Manager role stands out in SaaS because it sits beneath the application layer that customers experience and directly underpins reliability for an AI-native, high-volume security platform. The listing signals infrastructure at hyperscale—distributed systems processing trillions of events daily—where data center networking becomes a product-critical capability rather than a back-office function.
For a long-term SaaS career, the work translates into durable operating experience: building repeatable deployment patterns, improving lifecycle management, and using automation to reduce manual network changes. It also offers exposure to the governance realities that many enterprise SaaS vendors face, with the role explicitly referencing regulated environments and background checks tied to government customers. Leadership of a geographically distributed engineering group adds a people-and-process dimension that is broadly applicable across platform, SRE, and infrastructure organizations.
This position is best suited to an engineering leader who prefers measurable operational outcomes—consistency, stability, and deployment velocity—and is comfortable coordinating execution across sites and time zones. It also fits someone who wants hands-on influence over tooling and automation while participating in an on-call model typical of always-on SaaS infrastructure.
The section above is editorial commentary from The SaaS Jobs, provided to help SaaS professionals understand the role in a broader industry context.
Job Description
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. We work on large scale distributed systems, processing almost 3 trillion events per day and this traffic is growing daily. 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:
Crowdstrike is looking for an engineering leader with a solid track record of building and operating hyper-scale data centers to join our Network Engineering team. In this role, you will be responsible for deployment and lifecycle of our data center network infrastructure. You will drive planning and execution of network deployment to data centers. You will lead a team of engineers to keep our data center network running optimally.
This role is hybrid, requiring 2-3 days per week on-site at one of the posted locations
What You’ll Do:
Manage end-to-end deployments and lifecycle of our data center network infrastructure
Lead geographically distributed team of engineers in planning, deploying, and maintaining our data center network infrastructure
Drive strategy to scale network deployment and operation while maintaining consistency and stability of our data center network
Develop scripts and tools to automate repetitive tasks and to improve our data center network deployment velocity
Participate in 24x7 on-call rotations
What You'll Need:
Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
7+ years of experience in operating multi-vendor hyper-scale data center networks
Proven track record in leading initiatives independently with minimal supervision
Experience in managing geographically distributed teams of engineers
Experience operating in FedRAMP or other regulated environments
Expert in large scale IP networking technologies and protocols such as MP-BGP, OSPF, VRF, VxLAN, EVPN, QoS, IPSEC, MACsec
Experience in deploying and managing large networks using scripts (bash, python, go) or automation frameworks (Ansible, Chef, Terraform)
Bonus Points:
Experience in deploying and supporting connectivity on public cloud, such as AWS, Azure, and GCP
Familiarity with security control frameworks such as the CIS Critical Security Controls, NIST 800-53, and ISO 27001
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This role will require the candidate to periodically undergo and pass additional background and fingerprint check(s) consistent with government customer requirements.
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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CrowdStrike, Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Placement within the pay range is dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications, job level, supervisory status, and location. The base salary range for this position for all U.S. candidates is $140,000 - $215,000 per year, with eligibility for bonuses, equity grants and a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, 401k and paid time off.
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