Chief Cloud Network Engineer

EPAM Systems; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems Inc. seeks a Chief Cloud Network Engineer to lead strategy, design, and operations of the enterprise cloud networking estate. You will establish repeatable, secure connectivity patterns and governance to accelerate delivery for the CCoE.

You will architect and manage global Cloud WAN segments, drive AWS-based networking strategies, and embed guardrails into self-service workflows to prevent bespoke, snowflake solutions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in large-scale network engineering with a cloud focus.
• 4+ years public cloud experience (AWS preferred).
• Experience with AWS Cloud WAN, Transit Gateway, VPC peering.
• Strong IPAM, subnetting, routing, and segmentation knowledge.
• Ability to codify designs into self-service workflows.

Responsibilities

• Architect and manage global Cloud WAN segments, network function groups, routing domains, and CIDR allocations.
• Define repeatable connectivity patterns and guardrails, including VPC peering, Transit Gateway, and private endpoints.
• Collaborate with security and infrastructure teams to ensure policy, performance, and resiliency requirements.
• Lead migration efforts moving workloads from legacy networks to standardized Cloud WAN/Cloud Firewall designs.
• Embed networking guardrails into the developer self-service model.

Skills

Cloud networking

VPC architectures

AWS Cloud WAN

Routing & IPAM

ZTNA concepts

Security & observability

Self-service design

Job description

We are building a Chief Cloud Network Engineer role to lead the strategy, design, and operations of our enterprise cloud networking estate. You will establish repeatable, secure, scalable connectivity patterns that support the CCoE and accelerate delivery with strong governance.

Responsibilities

• Architect and manage global Cloud WAN segments, network function groups, routing domains, and CIDR allocations
• Lead cloud IP strategy with enterprise networking to avoid address conflicts and support long-term scalability
• Define, document, and promote standard connectivity patterns, including VPC peering, Transit Gateway, Cloud WAN segment alignment, firewall integrations, ZTNA, and private endpoints
• Maintain service-based application layer routing and assess emerging options, such as VPC Lattice, for automation opportunities
• Collaborate with security and infrastructure teams to ensure connectivity designs satisfy policy, performance, and resiliency requirements
• Troubleshoot complex connectivity issues and drive root-cause resolution across cloud and hybrid environments
• Support migration efforts moving workloads from legacy networks to standardized Cloud WAN / Cloud Firewall designs
• Embed networking guardrails into the developer self-service model to prevent bespoke "snowflake" solutions

Requirements

• Proven track record with 8+ years in large-scale network engineering, including at least 4 years centered on public cloud (AWS strongly preferred)
• Deep expertise in VPC architectures, subnetting, routing, segmentation, and IP address management (IPAM)
• Demonstrated experience designing and running AWS Cloud WAN, Transit Gateway, VPC peering, Direct Connect, site-to-site VPNs, and hybrid networking patterns
• Working knowledge of Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) concepts and cloud firewall integrations
• Strong understanding of network security controls, observability, and performance tuning
• Ability to create reusable design blueprints and codify them into self-service workflows
• Excellent collaboration skills across enterprise networking, security, and application teams
• English proficiency at B2+ (Upper-Intermediate) level