Cloud Network Lead/Architect

Role: Cloud Network Lead/Architect
Location: Mountain View, CA
Duration: 12 Months

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Cloud Networking Engineer to design, implement, and optimize networking solutions across our cloud environments. You will be responsible for ensuring secure, scalable, and high-performing network connectivity for our global systems. This role will partner closely with cloud, DevOps, and security teams to deliver reliable cloud networking architectures that meet the needs of a growing, mission-critical platform.

Cloud Networking Design & Implementation

• Architect and maintain networking solutions in AWS and Google Cloud Platform including VPCs, subnets, routing, peering, and hybrid connectivity.
• Design and configure load balancing, API gateways, private service access, and
• service meshes for modern application environments. Implement and manage cloud-based firewalls, NAT, VPNs, and SD-WAN

Security & Compliance

• Enforce network security best practices, including zero-trust principles, segmentation, and encryption in transit.
• Partner with the security team to monitor for vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and potential threats.
• Support compliance requirements (SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, etc.) through secure network design.

Operations & Troubleshooting

• Lead advanced troubleshooting of network connectivity, latency, and throughput issues.
• Build automation scripts and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Pulumi, etc.) for network provisioning.
• Maintain observability and monitoring tools to ensure health and reliability of network services.
• Provide on-call support for critical infrastructure networking issues.

Responsibilities:

• 10+ years of experience in network engineering, with at least 5+ years in cloud networking.
• Deep knowledge of AWS VPC networking, Google Cloud Platform VPC & VPC-SC, or Azure Virtual Networks.
• Strong background in routing, BGP, DNS, firewalls, and load balancing in cloud and hybrid environments.
• Experience with Kubernetes networking (CNI, service mesh, ingress/egress).
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi, or CloudFormation).
• Familiarity with security tools, monitoring, and observability (Datadog, Prometheus, ELK, etc.).
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
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Certifications: AWS Advanced Networking Specialty, Google Cloud Platform Professional Cloud

Network Engineer, CCNP/CCIE, or equivalent.

Thanks & Regards,

Jagga Rao