Senior Cloud Network Engineer

Client - SC DHHS

Location: Columbia SC

Duration: 12 Months

Start Date - 10 Feb 2026

Last Date of submission - 14 Jan 2026

The State of South Carolina is looking for a Network Engineer (Senior Cloud Network Engineer).

Adjustments from the previous posting - experience with Palo Alto Firewalls and Firewalls in AWS & Azure has been moved to a preferred skill.

Work Location: The resource will be required to be onsite Monday through Friday for their first 90 days. After 90 days, the position will change to hybrid with 2-3 days onsite/week.

Candidate location: Candidate must be a CURRENT SC resident. No relocation allowed.

Daily Duties / Responsibilities:

• Design and implement secure hybrid and multi-cloud network architectures (AWS, Azure)
• Architect VPC/VNet segmentation, routing, and connectivity (hub-and-spoke, transit VPC/VNet)
• Integrate on-prem networks with cloud environments using VPN, Direct Connect, or ExpressRoute
• Define network standards, reference architectures, and security guardrails
• Design and maintain secure ingress/egress controls and east-west traffic inspection
• Implement network segmentation, microsegmentation, and zero-trust principles

Required

• 5-10+ years of experience in information security and engineering
• 5+ years of experience designing & maintaining infrastructure in AWS/Azure
• Cloud Security Design, Operations, and Automation Experience
• Documentation of Security Tools, Deployment Configuration, Incident Reports, etc.
• Must hold AWS or Azure Certification

Preferred

• AWS Certified Cloud Solutions Architect
• PCNSA, PCNSE
• Cisco Umbrella
• F5 Load Balancing/Firewall
• Prisma Cloud, InfoBlox, and ForeScout
• 5+ years of experience deploying, configuring, and maintaining cloud VM series Palo Alto; Palo Alto Firewalls
• Firewalls in AWS & Azure.