Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
Security SaaS increasingly competes on integration depth, and this Engineer III role sits squarely in that reality. Building SIEM connectors and parsers for third party security products is the unglamorous work that determines whether a platform becomes the central system of record for detection and response. The scale referenced in the listing also signals a mature, high volume environment where ingestion reliability and normalization discipline are core product capabilities rather than side projects.
For a SaaS career, integration engineering is durable leverage. It develops fluency in multi tenant data pipelines, schema design, error handling, and operational readiness, all while staying close to customer workflows through troubleshooting and documentation. Experience spanning log formats and collection tooling translates well across observability, security analytics, and platform engineering roles, especially where product value depends on bringing heterogeneous data into a consistent model.
This role tends to fit engineers who enjoy bridging product and operations, and who take satisfaction in making external systems work predictably at scale. It will suit someone comfortable switching between lab validation, production incident response, and partner ecosystem research, with enough communication range to work across internal teams and customer facing functions.
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:
Get Data In (GDI) Integrations Content team at Next Gen-SIEM is responsible for building out of the box integrations for 3rd party products to ingest and parse data into SIEM platform. We are looking for a passionate Security Engineer with expertise in data ingestion and integration for SIEM. This role focuses on designing, developing, and maintaining out of the box data connectors for CrowdStrike Next-Gen SIEM, ensuring seamless ingestion of security data from various third-party products.
The ideal candidate has hands-on experience in cybersecurity, data ingestion pipelines, log collection mechanisms, and security event processing. You should be well-versed in industry-standard data ingestion and integration methods and possess strong knowledge about security products and platform
What You'll Do:
Evaluate, develop, maintain, and enhance data connectors and parsers to ingest data from third-party security products into CrowdStrike Next-Gen SIEM
Set up and maintain a lab or test environment for security products to validate data connectors and troubleshoot issues
Troubleshoot and resolve issues with existing data connectors to ensure reliable log ingestion
Collaborate with internal teams to define efficient logging, error handling, data normalization and documentation for data connectors
Research and implement best practices for ingesting security logs from Firewalls, IDS/IPS, Cloud Security products, Endpoint Security, and other security products and platforms
Write and maintain high-quality technical documentation for integration methods and troubleshooting guides
Provide on-call support for critical data ingestion issues and production incidents
Work with customers, customer success and customer support teams to troubleshoot and resolve data ingestion-related issues and ensure effective communication
What You'll Need:
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent work experience.
6+ years of experience in cybersecurity and SIEM integrations
Experience in developing data connectors or ingestion pipelines for SIEM platforms such as Splunk, Sentinel, Exabeam, QRadar etc.
Experience in security data normalization schemas, parsing and data enrichment
Experience in setting up and managing environments for security products such as Firewalls, IDS/IPS, EDR, CASB, Identity Security, Email Security etc.
Experience with security events and its formats such as Syslog, CEF, LEEF, JSON, XML
Working knowledge of log processing or shipping tools such as Cribl, Splunk forwarder, Azure monitoring agent, LogScale log collector etc.
Proficiency in at least one programming language, preferably Python or Go
Strong documentation, communication and customer interaction skills
Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes.
Bonus Points:
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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.
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