Infrastructure Engineer, TechOps CICD (Hybrid, IND)

Overview

As an Infrastructure Engineer on CrowdStrike's TechOps CICD team, you will take ownership of IaaS platforms and virtualization environments that power the software factory. You will lead Infrastructure as Code initiatives, drive configuration management practices, and build automation workflows for developer environments at scale, with a focus on KVM-based on-premises infrastructure and cloud operations.

What you'll do

• Deploy and operate virtualized infrastructure using QEMU/KVM, VMware vCenter, and OpenStack.
• Lead IaC automation efforts using Terraform, Packer, and Ansible.
• Coordinate with datacenter teams to rack, stack, cable, and bring up physical servers and Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches.
• Manage bare-metal hardware provisioning, initial boot configurations, and physical infrastructure lifecycle processes.
• Drive and own workstreams within the team's migration from VMware to a KVM-based private cloud model.
• Design and implement automation and tooling to improve infrastructure reliability and developer experience.
• Ensure proper monitoring, maintenance, and resilience of R&D environments.
• Perform root-cause analysis on incidents and drive resolution.
• Participate in the team on-call rotation.
• Document processes and procedures.
• Perform code reviews for IaC and scripts.

What you'll need

• 5+ years of experience in an infrastructure, DevOps, or cloud engineering role.
• Must be able to participate in an on-call rotation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively across a distributed, cross-functional team.
• Meticulous attention to detail and sound decision-making in a fast-paced environment.
• Security mindset with a general understanding of cybersecurity principles.
• Hands-on experience with physical datacenter operations, server out-of-band management (IPMI, iDRAC, iLO, Redfish), and basic Top-of-Rack (ToR) switch provisioning (VLANs, L2/L3 networking, trunking).
• Expertise with hypervisor platforms—QEMU/KVM strongly preferred for on-premises workloads; VMware or Xen experience also applicable.
• Proficiency in Python for scripting, automation, and tooling.
• Expertise with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
• Expertise working in cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Experience with IaaS platforms such as VMware, OpenStack, or similar.
• Experience with operating system lifecycle management.
• Experience with enterprise operating systems (Linux, Windows, MacOS) at scale.
• Understanding of CI/CD patterns and processes.
• Experience with git-based source code repositories (Bitbucket, GitLab).
• Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency, and drive business outcomes.

Nice to have

• Experience with Canonical MAAS (Metal as a Service) for automated bare-metal provisioning.
• Experience with public cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience with OpenNebula or similar private cloud platforms.
• Experience with on-premises Kubernetes platforms (Rancher, k3s, or similar).
• Experience with FOSS storage solutions (MinIO, Ceph, or similar).
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or GitLab CI at scale.
• Experience with Dell PowerFlex, TrueNAS, or similar storage platforms.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, India.
• Work mode: Hybrid.