Senior Cloud Network Architect - Remote Multi-Cloud

Placements24; Queenstown; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Retirement plan

Annual bonus

Remote-friendly

Learning opportunities

Wellness programs

Generous PTO

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Cloud Network Engineer to design, implement, and manage scalable cloud networks across AWS, Azure, and GCP. This remote-first role emphasizes high availability, security, and performance, with mentorship for junior engineers and close collaboration with development teams.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in network engineering, with 4+ years in cloud networking, and strong IaC and security expertise. Remote-friendly with global collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years in network engineering with 4+ years cloud networking.
• Hands-on AWS/Azure/GCP networking experience.
• Proficiency in TCP/IP, BGP, DNS.
• Experience with IaC tools (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation).
• Strong network security knowledge for cloud environments.
• Strong problem-solving, analytic, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy secure, highly available networks in AWS, Azure and/or GCP.
• Manage VPCs, subnets, routing, and network security groups.
• Configure VPNs and direct connects for secure connectivity.
• Optimize cloud network performance and troubleshoot issues.
• Implement security best practices (firewalls, IDS/IPS, WAFs).
• Automate provisioning and operations with IaC tools.
• Collaborate with development and operations for deployments.
• Mentor junior engineers and monitor network health.

Skills

Cloud networking

AWS networking

Azure networking

GCP networking

IaC (Terraform)

Ansible

CloudFormation

Networking protocols

Security best practices

Kubernetes networking

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Cloud Network Engineer to design, implement, and manage scalable cloud networks across AWS, Azure, and GCP. This remote-first role emphasizes high availability, security, and performance, with mentorship for junior engineers and close collaboration with development teams.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in network engineering, with 4+ years in cloud networking, and strong IaC and security expertise. Remote-friendly with global collaboration.