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 proud to work for a mission-driven company leveraging AI to transform the way we work. CrowdStrikers drive their careers through flexibility and autonomy while also being expected to contribute to a culture of responsible AI adoption, experimentation, and innovation. We use an AI-first mindset as a force multiplier to proactively and continuously accelerate execution, build expertise, uncover insights, and solve complex problems. 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 seeking a Cloud Sales Engineer with significant Cloud architecture best practices and cyber security domain expertise, that will be aligned to cover our Enterprise team. As a Cloud Sales Engineer, you will establish yourself as a trusted advisor to the local CrowdStrike Sales teams, Customers, and Partners within your territory. This position will be a technologist who will apply their specialist knowledge to integrate CrowdStrike technologies and products with various cloud technologies such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Microsoft Azure, and enterprise Kubernetes distributions such as Cloud provider services and Red Hat OpenShift.
This position will collaborate with a diverse group of teams internal to CrowdStrike, across our strategic cloud partners, and in various open source communities and standard bodies relating to secure cloud computing. Your contributions will span from helping establish and define the technical nature of CrowdStrike’s cloud partner initiatives and programs, creating technical reference architectures, building training for CrowdStrike technical staff, and cloud sales enablement.
What You’ll Do:
Ensure effective technical field sales coverage of the account base
Engage with core account sales teams to drive strategic account plans and objectives
Collaborate cross-functionally to establish key stakeholders and business-line owners
Act as an interface between field/customer requirements and CrowdStrike Product and Engineering teams
Provide feedback to engineering teams on customer requirements and customer adoption of our products to drive customer adoption of our products
Drive customer and partner meetings through sales calls, relationship building, solution selling and problem resolution
Help build field enablement documentation and training that is sector specific
Provide guidance on complex technical issues utilizing in-depth knowledge of the company, products, industry and solutions
Deliver development and improvement of methods, techniques and evaluation processes for CrowdStrike solutions
Be a cloud subject matter expert and present at industry conferences and CrowdStrike marketing events
What You’ll Need:
5+ years or equivalent experience in consulting or sales engineering roles – particularly in the areas of Cloud and Cyber Security
Must have hands on experience with Kubernetes container solutions. Experience in Cloud Security Posture Management and Cloud Workload Protection solutions is a strong plus
Can easily articulate complex security problems to a diverse set of audiences
Technical understanding of incident response, computer forensics, network administration and management and endpoint security technologies in relation to cloud strategy
Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to present to a variety of external audiences, including C-level executives
Strong problem-solving skills with ability to implement systematic approaches to scale within a fast-paced environment
Bachelor Degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience
Cloud Service Provide Certification
Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes.
Travel as needed.
Bonus Points:
English language proficiency is a strong plus
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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.
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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