Remote Cloud Network Engineer: Secure Hybrid Connectivity

ArdentMC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Ardent is seeking a Cloud Network Engineer to design, support, and optimize secure network connectivity across cloud, hybrid, on-premises, and legacy environments. This is a remote position with emphasis on documentation, automation, and incident response.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of network engineering experience, with strong knowledge of routing, DNS, firewalls, load balancing, and cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/Engineering or related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in network engineering, cloud networking, or equivalent.
• Experience designing, configuring, and troubleshooting enterprise network infrastructure across cloud, hybrid, and on‑premises environments.
• Strong knowledge of routing, switching, TCP/IP, DNS, firewalls, load balancing, virtual networks, security groups, and gateways.
• Experience supporting cloud networking environments (AWS/Azure) and connectivity to legacy/on‑prem infrastructure.
• Experience monitoring network performance and health using enterprise tools.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex connectivity issues across apps, infra, gateways, and legacy systems.
• Experience with change control, incident management, and CAB support.
• Strong documentation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot authorized network connectivity across cloud, hybrid, on‑premises, and mainframe‑connected environments.
• Monitor and analyze network health, latency, throughput, availability, and capacity; address risks and coordinate action.
• Maintain current network diagrams, inventories, configurations, and support procedures in approved repositories and ticketing systems.
• Investigate and resolve network incidents and service requests; isolate faults and coordinate escalations as needed.
• Support secure bidirectional connectivity and data synchronization behind the Cloud Service Gateway with least privilege practices.
• Plan and support approved network changes through government change-control procedures, including validation and CAB support.
• Prepare monthly reporting inputs on availability, capacity, incidents, and change management.

Skills

Routing & Switching

TCP/IP

DNS

Firewalls

Load Balancing

Cloud Networking (AWS/Azure)

Network Monitoring

Network Security

Documentation

Change Management

Troubleshooting

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Monitoring tools

Job description

Ardent is seeking a Cloud Network Engineer to design, support, and optimize secure network connectivity across cloud, hybrid, on-premises, and legacy environments. This is a remote position with emphasis on documentation, automation, and incident response.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of network engineering experience, with strong knowledge of routing, DNS, firewalls, load balancing, and cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure.