Cloud Network Engineer

Largeton Group; Libertyville (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Largeton Group in Libertyville, IL seeks a Cloud Network Engineer to design, implement, and optimize Azure cloud services and network solutions across on-prem and cloud environments. You will automate infrastructure with ARM, Terraform, PowerShell, and CI/CD; lead projects, enforce security policies per ISO/NIST, and support Zero Trust & IAM including Azure AD.

This role focuses on performance, reliability, disaster recovery planning, vendor management, and documenting architecture and risk

Qualifications

• Design, develop, and implement Azure cloud services (VMs, App Services, AKS, Functions, Storage, Monitoring).
• Architect and deploy cloud network solutions (VNETs, Subnets, NSGs, Azure Firewall, VPN Gateway, ExpressRoute, SDWAN).
• Automate infrastructure with ARM, Terraform, PowerShell, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Optimize cloud performance and costs via autoscaling, load balancing, and reserved instances.
• Ensure scalability, reliability, availability, and security across cloud/network solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve performance and resilient systems.
• Stay updated on cloud networking technology trends.
• Lead infrastructure projects with scope, timelines, and resources; oversee progress.
• Implement and enforce security policies; ensure ISO/NIST compliance; remediate vulnerabilities.
• Support Zero Trust, IAM including Azure AD and RBAC.
• Manage vendor relationships; evaluate technology vendors and SLAs.
• Plan and test disaster recovery and business continuity (Azure Site Recovery, Backup, Geo Redundancy).
• Assess and document enterprise LAN/WAN/Fiber/Voice environments (on-prem and cloud).
• Produce architecture, configuration, capacity, performance, and risk reports.
• Foster collaborative, proactive troubleshooting within the team.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement Azure cloud services including VMs, App Services, AKS, Functions, Storage and Monitoring.
• Architect and deploy cloud network solutions such as VNETs, Subnets, NSGs, Azure Firewall, VPN Gateway, ExpressRoute, and SDWAN.
• Automate infrastructure using ARM Templates, Terraform, PowerShell, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Optimize cloud performance and costs with autoscaling, load balancing, and reserved instances.
• Lead projects with defined scopes, timelines, and resources; monitor progress and resolve issues.
• Enforce security policies; ensure compliance with ISO/NIST; remediate vulnerabilities and design secure systems.

Job description

Job Summary (Cloud Network Engineer - Libertyville, IL)

• Design, develop, and implement Azure cloud services including VMs, App Services, AKS, Functions, Storage, and Monitoring.
• Architect and deploy cloud network solutions such as VNETs, Subnets, NSGs, Azure Firewall, VPN Gateway, ExpressRoute, and SDWAN.
• Automate infrastructure using ARM Templates, Terraform, PowerShell, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Optimize cloud performance and costs with techniques like autoscaling, load balancing, and reserved instances.
• Ensure system scalability, reliability, availability, and security in all cloud and network solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize performance and maintain resilient systems.
• Investigate and stay updated on technology trends relevant to cloud networking.
• Lead infrastructure projects, defining scopes, timelines, and resource allocations; monitor project progress and resolve issues.
• Implement and enforce security policies; ensure compliance with industry standards (e.g., ISO, NIST); remediate vulnerabilities and design secure systems.
• Support Zero Trust Architecture, Identity & Access Management, including Azure AD and RBAC.
• Manage vendor relationships; evaluate technology vendors and monitor service levels.
• Plan and test disaster recovery and business continuity procedures, including Azure Site Recovery, Backup, and Geo Redundancy.
• Assess and document enterprise network and server environments (LAN/WAN/Fiber/Voice at Tennessee locations, on-prem and cloud).
• Evaluate network security postures and produce assessment reports (network, server, security).
• Produce detailed documentation including architecture, configuration, capacity, performance, and risk assessment reports.
• Foster a collaborative and proactive troubleshooting environment within the team.