Cloud Network Engineer - Secure Hybrid Cloud & Kubernetes

Penta Research Incorporated; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Penta Research Incorporated is seeking a Cloud Network Engineer to design, deploy, and operate secure, high-performance networks spanning on-premise data centers and cloud environments. You will work with SDN, container-native networking in Kubernetes, and implement automated infrastructure using Terraform and Ansible.

The role emphasizes hybrid cloud connectivity, network security, and collaboration with security, DevOps, and application teams. Huntsville-based customer-site work is required.

Qualifications

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• Network design experience for restricted/compliant networks and inter-domain/enclave security; cloud networking with VPC/VNets; Linux OS experience; multicast UDP/broadcast handling; SDN and hardware networking; Kubernetes networking; secure multi-domain routing.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy secure networks across cloud and on-premise environments.
• Build and manage cloud networking infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Configure SDN platforms and integrate with Kubernetes via CNI plugins.
• Enable hybrid cloud connectivity and optimize routing/latency.
• Automate provisioning and changes using IaC (Terraform, Ansible).
• Create runbooks and documentation for network solutions.

Skills

Network Design

Cloud Networking

Linux

Multicast/UDP

SDN / HW-Networking

Kubernetes Networking

Secure Routing Across Domains

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

CNI plugins (Calico, Cilium, Multus)

Job description

Penta Research Incorporated is seeking a Cloud Network Engineer to design, deploy, and operate secure, high-performance networks spanning on-premise data centers and cloud environments. You will work with SDN, container-native networking in Kubernetes, and implement automated infrastructure using Terraform and Ansible.

The role emphasizes hybrid cloud connectivity, network security, and collaboration with security, DevOps, and application teams. Huntsville-based customer-site work is required.