CrowdStrike · 1 day ago
Principal Systems Ontologist (Remote)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
5+ years expCrowdStrike is a global leader in cybersecurity, dedicated to stopping breaches and redefining modern security with advanced AI-native platforms. The Principal Systems Ontologist will lead the design of a system that treats global infrastructure as a formal graph, ensuring that insights are backed by irrefutable evidence while working cross-functionally with various teams.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud Data ServicesCloud SecurityCyber SecurityNetwork Security
Responsibilities
Contribute to the end-to-end pipeline of immutable raw data preservation to canonical semantic transformation chains
Lead design of a logic engine to calculate effective exposure by intersecting network topology, resource configurations, and perimeter constraints
Contribution to a multi-backend graph architecture optimized for both real time temporal state and deep multihop path analysis
Work closely with Asset Platform, Risk Platform, Ingest, and Design Teams
Guide a multidisciplinary team of engineers, taxonomists, and subject matter experts in distilling vendor specific noise into a unified topography of risk
Provide support to the wider CTO organization including the Falcon Fund, Privacy & Cyber Policy, Data Science and Detection Architecture teams, as well as the broader CrowdStrike organization as needed
Work with industry analysts to provide product updates, briefings, and demonstrations
Qualification
Required
A proven history of architecting large scale distributed systems where data integrity and performance are paramount
Deep expertise in formal logic, relational algebra, and graph theory applied to practical, high performance systems engineering
Demonstrable experience in bi-temporal data modeling and event driven architectures
Proficiency in modern systems languages (e.g. Go, Rust)
Exceptional leadership skills; the ability to move stakeholders from 'intuition-based' thinking to formal attested models
Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant field
Minimum of 5 years relevant work experience
Superior communication skills including experience presenting to senior & executive level management
Excellent people and project management skills to manage projects and interact/build rapport with staff, colleagues, cross-functional teams and third parties
Preferred
Experience architecting systems in large scale infrastructure management or observability
A track record of designing abstractions that allow non specialists to model complex topological relationships
Experience evolving data systems towards a modern, model driven architecture
Benefits
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
Company
CrowdStrike
CrowdStrike is a cybersecurity technology firm that provides cloud-delivered protection for cloud workloads, identity, and data.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.24BKey Investors
ARK Investment ManagementAccelCapitalG
2022-12-01Post Ipo Equity· $4.6M
2021-01-12Post Ipo Debt· $750M
2019-06-12IPO
Leadership Team
George Kurtz
President / CEO & Founder
Zeki Turedi
Field CTO Europe
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