Cloud Network Engineer II

About the role

Design, implement, and support cloud and hybrid network infrastructure with a focus on secure, scalable, and highly available connectivity across AWS, Azure, OCI, and on-premises environments. Improve network performance, reliability, and security while supporting cloud adoption efforts. Collaborate with infrastructure, security, and application teams to deliver stable, efficient, and well-integrated platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design and support secure, scalable network solutions across AWS, Azure, OCI, and on-premises environments.
• Build and manage hybrid and multi-cloud connectivity, including VPN, SD-WAN, direct connect services, and Megaport.
• Manage on-premises network infrastructure, including Cisco and Meraki platforms.
• Design and maintain routing, switching, and segmentation (BGP, OSPF, VLANs).
• Monitor network performance and troubleshoot issues across cloud, on-premises, and provider networks.
• Work with telecom providers to manage DIA, broadband, and redundant connectivity.
• Manage DNS, DHCP, and IP address management (IPAM) in hybrid environments.
• Apply network security best practices, including firewall policies, segmentation, encryption, and PKI management.
• Support vulnerability management and network-related security risks.
• Support cloud migration efforts and ongoing platform improvements.
• Document network designs and procedures.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience in cloud engineering or architecture, with hands-on proficiency in AWS, Azure, and OCI.
• AWS SysOps Administrator certification or equivalent.
• 5 years of progressive server administration experience (Windows, Linux).
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible) and scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, version control (Git), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, EKS), and observability tools (Datadog, PagerDuty).
• Hands-on experience with on-premises networking using Cisco (Catalyst, Nexus, IOS/XE) and Meraki (MX, MS, MR).
• Experience with routing and connectivity (BGP, OSPF, VLANs, VPNs, SD-WAN).
• Experience with multi-cloud connectivity, including Megaport and cloud direct connect services (AWS Direct Connect, Azure ExpressRoute, OCI FastConnect).
• Experience with network monitoring and telemetry tools (NetFlow, SNMP, packet capture, flow analytics).
• Experience with DNS, DHCP, and IP address management (IPAM) in hybrid environments.
• Experience managing certificates and PKI, including lifecycle automation and secure key management.
• Experience designing and implementing disaster recovery (DR), business continuity (BC), and maintaining CMDB systems.
• Familiarity with WAFs, ALB/ELB, and the AWS Well-Architected Framework.
• Knowledge of security and compliance standards (SOC2, ISO 27001, NIST).
• Effective use of generative AI tools for automation, scripting, and documentation.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills; comfortable working in agile environments.

Pay

Contract rate: $60–$70/hour. Upon conversion to full-time, salary range: $125,000–$135,000 per year, plus benefits.

Schedule

40 hours per week (contract position).