Remote Lead Cloud Network Engineer

Eliassen Group; Trenton (NJ); Remote; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

401k with match

Life insurance

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking a Staff Cloud Network Engineer to design and implement secure, resilient cloud and hybrid networks across AWS and Azure, including hub-and-spoke architectures and Palo Alto firewalls. You will automate infrastructure using Terraform and participate in modern CI/CD practices.

The role requires collaboration across Cloud, Platform, Infrastructure, Security, and applications teams to standardize connectivity, improve performance, and enhance observability and compliance

Qualifications

• 8+ years designing, implementing, and supporting complex production network environments with significant cloud networking responsibilities.
• Advanced hands‑on experience with AWS and Azure networking, with deep expertise in at least one.
• Design experience for multi‑region, multi‑account, or multi‑subscription architectures and resilient hybrid connectivity using Direct Connect, ExpressRoute, Transit Gateway, Cloud WAN, Virtual WAN, and site‑to‑site VPN.
• Hands‑on deployment and management of Palo Alto Networks firewalls in AWS and Azure, including Cloud NGFW or VM‑Series and Panorama.
• Expert understanding of BGP, routing policy, segmentation, firewalls, VPNs, redundancy, and failure scenarios.
• Significant experience building and maintaining production infrastructure with Terraform.
• Experience developing network automation with Python, Ansible, or equivalent.
• Experience with Git‑based workflows, peer review, automated testing, and CI/CD.
• Demonstrated ability to lead initiatives from architecture and design through implementation and operational handoff.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, implementation, and evolution of secure, highly available network architectures across AWS and Azure, including government and commercial environments.
• Architect multi-region, multi-account, and multi-subscription connectivity using AWS Transit Gateway, Cloud WAN, Direct Connect, and Azure Virtual WAN, Virtual Hub, and ExpressRoute.
• Develop standardized designs for routing, segmentation, centralized inspection, internet egress, private connectivity, DNS, and hybrid connectivity.
• Design and deploy Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW and VM-Series firewalls with high availability, routing, load-balancer integration, centralized management, and symmetric traffic flows.
• Integrate public cloud networks with data centers, offices, and mission environments using resilient routing, VPN, private circuits, and hybrid connectivity patterns.
• Build reusable infrastructure as code with Terraform and develop network automation using Python, Ansible, or equivalent.
• Establish Git-based workflows and CI/CD for review, validation, testing, and deployment of network changes.
• Partner with engineering teams to deliver standardized network services, reusable modules, and self-service capabilities.
• Evaluate emerging cloud networking technologies and recommend improvements based on scalability, resiliency, security, operations, and cost.
• Lead complex cloud and hybrid network changes and provide advanced troubleshooting for routing, connectivity, firewall, DNS, performance, and application-access issues.
• Develop automated validation, monitoring, compliance, and observability to identify configuration, connectivity, reliability, performance, capacity, and security risks.
• Execute network and firewall changes aligned with security policies, change control, and engineering standards.
• Create and maintain architecture diagrams, standards, configuration documentation, runbooks, and troubleshooting procedures.
• Mentor engineers on cloud networking, infrastructure as code, automation, and advanced troubleshooting, and communicate recommendations, risks, and tradeoffs.
• Coordinate with vendors and participate in on-call rotations, maintenance windows, and emergency response when required.
• Lead lifecycle management for cloud connectivity, virtual network appliances, firewalls, and platforms, including upgrades, licensing, vulnerability remediation, and risk reduction.
• Identify manual processes and technical debt and replace them with scalable, supportable, automated solutions.

Skills

AWS networking

Azure networking

Cloud networking

Python

Ansible

Terraform

CI/CD

Git workflows

Troubleshooting

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline

Tools

Palo Alto NGFW

VM-Series

ExpressRoute

Transit Gateway

Cloud WAN

Azure Virtual WAN

Direct Connect

Job description

Eliassen Group is seeking a Staff Cloud Network Engineer to design and implement secure, resilient cloud and hybrid networks across AWS and Azure, including hub-and-spoke architectures and Palo Alto firewalls. You will automate infrastructure using Terraform and participate in modern CI/CD practices.

The role requires collaboration across Cloud, Platform, Infrastructure, Security, and applications teams to standardize connectivity, improve performance, and enhance observability and compliance