Principal Cloud Network Architect - Multi-Cloud & Hybrid

Citizens Financial; United States; Hybrid; USD 123,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Comprehensive benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Citizens Financial is seeking an experienced Principal Cloud Network Engineer to lead design, deployment, and management of secure, automated infrastructure across multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud environments. This role focuses on connecting compute resources across public and private clouds and enhancing operational efficiency.

The position requires strong expertise in AWS/Azure networking, IaC (Terraform, Ansible, Harness), and Spine-Leaf architectures, with on-call responsibilities and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of experience in network architecture or cloud services, with a focus on cloud networking and security.
• Proficiency in AWS and Azure native networking and security constructs.
• Experience in the design and deployment of Aviatrix multi-cloud platform is a plus.
• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, Harness and Ansible.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and tools like Jira.
• Experience in IP Networking (e.g., Spine and Leaf Architecture, routing, switching, IPsec, VRFs).
• Strong knowledge of network monitoring tools like AWS CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, CloudTrail, VPC Flow Logs, and Splunk.
• Proficiency in using network troubleshooting tools (Wireshark, tracert, NetMon).
• Industry certifications such as AWS Certified Advanced Networking or Azure Network Engineer Associate or Aviatrix ACE Professional or CCIE RS

Responsibilities

• Architect and deploy cloud networks in AWS and Azure per CFG's design principles.
• Design and implement hybrid-cloud environment using Spine-Leaf architecture.
• Manage and optimize hybrid-cloud connectivity via AWS Direct Connect and Azure ExpressRoute.
• Drive the product vision for a Multi-Cloud environment, ensuring a secure and repeatable network infrastructure.
• Serve as the SME on Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices, utilizing Terraform and Ansible.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and integrate feedback into the product lifecycle.
• Create documentation and deliver knowledge-sharing presentations to help team members and internal customers.
• Troubleshoot networking and security issues and participate in a tier 3 on-call rotation.

Skills

Cloud networking

Network architecture

AWS

Azure

IaC

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Harness

Job description

Citizens Financial is seeking an experienced Principal Cloud Network Engineer to lead design, deployment, and management of secure, automated infrastructure across multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud environments. This role focuses on connecting compute resources across public and private clouds and enhancing operational efficiency.

The position requires strong expertise in AWS/Azure networking, IaC (Terraform, Ansible, Harness), and Spine-Leaf architectures, with on-call responsibilities and