Cloud Network Engineering Lead, VP

Major Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and support AWS multi-VPC, multi-region cloud network infrastructure, Load balancing, DNS, and IPAM.
• Evaluate and implement new network infrastructure and topologies.
• Leverage automation tools including Terraform, Ansible, and Python scripting to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and accelerate technology deployments.
• Drive improvements in network performance to support various business services.
• Leverage tools (logic-monitor, flow logs, CloudWatch, Netbrain, SolarWinds, and Wireshark, etc.) and automation/scripting (Terraform, Ansible, Python) to troubleshoot routing, load balancing, DNS, infrastructure and application performance issues, find and improve bottlenecks.
• Design, configure, deploy, and troubleshoot LTMs/GTMs, ALBs, NLBs, and GLBs, Route53, Infoblox DNS, and IPAM.
• Support audit, vulnerability, and compliance related efforts.
• Evaluate emerging technologies on an ongoing basis, identify needs and make recommendations for new technologies and vendor solutions based on network vision and strategy, leveraging latest industry developments.
• Embed Information Security and Risk Management principles within culture requiring continuous improvement to complex functions to coordinate security and compliance risks related to information systems and assets.
• Drive coordination, consensus, and execution to mitigate risk, issues, and emerging threats in mission-critical environments.
• Able to maintain excellent network documentation using Visio, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Able to support weekend / after-hours network deployments and escalations to troubleshoot production issues.
• Participate in the team's on-call rotation.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of hands-on experience in Cloud Engineering, with a focus on network engineering and troubleshooting.
• Expert level proficiency in multiple cloud disciplines and on-premises network, covering technical architecture, network management, observability, core network infrastructure, LTMs/GTMs, ALBs, NLBs, GLBs, Route53, and Infoblox DNS, IPAM, and network security.
• 5+ years of experience with large-scale multi-VPC AWS Network Architecture and IAC integration such as Terraform, Ansible for resource provisioning and management.
• Experience with designing and implementing network architectures using Amazon Cloud-WAN/Transit Gateway to manage direct connect networks and inter-region routing.
• Ability to determine business requirements and provide detailed designs.
• Proficient in developing automation scripts and command-line tools using high-level programming languages such as Terraform, Ansible and Python, aimed at streamlining workflows and enhancing developer productivity.
• Experience in zero trust environments.
• Experience with Network Management and Analytical tools such as Datadog, Grafana, logic-monitor, flow logs, CloudWatch, SolarWinds, Netbrain, and Wireshark.
• Strong grasp of network design principles, including segmentation, load balancing, fault tolerance, application rationalization, performance optimization, and networking principles, protocols, and technologies (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPN, VRFs, OSPF, and BGP, etc.), with a focus on building scalable and resilient infrastructure.
• Strong collaboration skills for effective communication with cross-functional teams, including developers, platform engineers, security, risk, and business stakeholders.
• Solid organizational skills, attention to detail and excellent communication skills.