Overview
Remote
$80 - $90
Contract - W2
Contract - Independent
Contract - 12 Month(s)
Skills
AZURE
GCP
ANSIBLE
TERRAFORM
VPC
IAC
Cloud Networking
VNET
NAT
NSG
SUBNET
PALO ALTO
FORTINET
Python
Job Details
Location :: 100% REMOTE (PST Hours)
Job Title: Senior Cloud Network Automation Engineer – SME
Location: Remote
Job Type: Contract
Department: Cloud Network Engineering
About the Role:
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Cloud Network Automation Engineer to serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in designing, implementing, and automating cloud-based network solutions. This role will drive the transformation and automation of network operations, ensuring scalable, secure, and highly available connectivity across multi-cloud environments.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and implement cloud networking architectures (VNETS/VPCs, subnets, routing, peering, VPNs, Transit Gateways, etc.) in, Azure, Google Cloud Platform and/or OCI.
- Lead the automation of network provisioning, configuration, and monitoring using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, and Python.
- Develop and enforce networking best practices and security standards across cloud environments.
- Integrate network automation with CI/CD pipelines to support Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
- Troubleshoot complex network issues across hybrid cloud and on-prem environments.
- Provide technical leadership and mentoring to junior engineers.
- Collaborate with security, DevOps, and application teams to ensure optimal network performance and compliance.
- Stay current with emerging technologies and recommend improvements to architecture and processes.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; Master’s preferred.
- 10+ years of experience in network engineering, with 7+ years focused on cloud networking and automation.
- Deep expertise in Azure, Google Cloud Platform networking services.
- Manage network modules in GitHub
- GitHub Actions ci/cd pipeline experience
- Must have solid network experience
- Experience with Network automation in Azure and Google Cloud Platform building networks.
- Strong scripting/programming skills in Python, Go, or similar languages.
- Proven experience with Terraform, Ansible, or other infrastructure automation tools.
- Familiarity with container networking (Kubernetes, service mesh) is a plus.
- In-depth understanding of routing protocols, firewalls, DNS, and load balancing.
- Certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect, Google Cloud Platform Solutions Architect, CCNP/CCIE, or similar are a strong plus.
Preferred Skills:
- Experience with multi-cloud hub spoke architecture
- Experience with SD-WAN and hybrid network architectures.
- Familiarity with network observability tools.
- Agile/Scrum methodologies and DevOps principles.
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