CrowdStrike
Software Engineering Manager - Cloud Security (Hybrid)
$140K–$215K
USA - New York, NY · Manager · Full-time · Posted Aug 7, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years in Software Engineering roles, including at least 3+ years in management positions.
- Education
- BS/MS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or US Permanent Resident.
About the job
Leads the Proactive Protection engineering team building cloud security detections and prevention capabilities to protect workloads, containers, and Kubernetes environments.
What you'll do
- Manage, hire, retain, and develop a distributed team of cloud software engineers.
- Guide technical strategy and roadmap, and architect scalable cloud security solutions.
- Collaborate across product and engineering; oversee validation processes for proactive vulnerability detections.
What they ask for
- U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident; able to work at least 3 days per week on site at the New York office.
- Security and/or Cloud Security experience, including understanding CSPM, CWPP, and CNAPP concepts.
- Experience with distributed systems, cloud-scale systems, Kubernetes, and at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
- Experience with Kafka, Cassandra, and ElasticSearch; proficiency in a modern programming language such as Go, Python, Java, C++, or Rust.
Nice to have
- Remote/distributed multi-team leadership experience.
- Experience with organizational scaling and process optimization.
Pay
$140,000 - $215,000 USD per year base salary
Tools
Kafka, Cassandra, ElasticSearch, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, GCP, Go
AI focus
Use AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency, and drive business outcomes; exposure to product direction for AI/ML is also sought.
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