CrowdStrike Engineer

Summary: The CrowdStrike Engineer will lead the technical implementation of CrowdStrike Falcon for Legacy across unsupported or non-standard operating systems. This role involves conducting testing, leading deployment efforts, developing standards, and collaborating with security teams to ensure compliance and performance. The position is remote and requires expertise in endpoint security and system compatibility testing. The contract duration is expected to be over 12 months.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the technical implementation of CrowdStrike Falcon for Legacy across unsupported or non-standard operating systems.
• Conduct controlled testing in lab and production-like environments to validate compatibility and performance.
• Lead phased deployment efforts in coordination with infrastructure and security teams.
• Develop deployment standards and operating procedures to ensure consistency and audit readiness.
• Create clear, end-user and administrator-facing documentation to support long-term maintenance and incident response.
• Collaborate with Security Architecture and Risk teams to align coverage strategy with enterprise security requirements.

Key Skills:

• Endpoint Security Expertise: Deep knowledge of CrowdStrike Falcon platform, particularly Falcon for Legacy or similar EDR solutions tailored for unsupported OS environments.
• System Compatibility Testing: Experience testing security agents on legacy Windows and Linux systems (e.g., Windows 2008/2012, RHEL 6/7).
• Deployment Automation: Familiarity with scripting and automation tools (e.g., PowerShell, Bash, Ansible) to streamline agent deployment.
• Infrastructure Integration: Understanding of server roles, network segmentation, and system criticality to ensure minimal operational impact during rollout.
• Security Operations Alignment: Ability to interpret threat detection requirements and integrate telemetry with SIEM/SOAR platforms.
• Documentation & SOP Development: Proven ability to produce deployment runbooks, rollback procedures, and support documentation for IT and Security teams.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Skilled in working with IT Operations, Security Architecture, and Risk teams to align technical execution with business objectives.
• Problem Solving & Troubleshooting: Strong analytical skills to diagnose agent failures, performance issues, or OS compatibility limitations.
• Change Control & Compliance Awareness: Experience navigating change management processes in regulated enterprise environments.
• Communication & Reporting: Ability to clearly present technical risks, deployment progress, and issue resolution paths to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: undetermined

Country: USA

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT