Senior Cloud Network Architect - Multi-Cloud, VPN & Security

KINECTIVE; Golden (CO); On-site; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

401(k) plan

Flexible PTO

Holidays and parental leave

Wellness resources

Job summary

Kinective is seeking a Senior Cloud Network Engineer to own the networking backbone for our product suite, primarily on AWS with Azure support. You will design, build, and operate cloud network infrastructure, ensure security posture, and maintain compliance readiness across SOC 2 and PCI DSS.

You’ll work across client connectivity, CI/CD integration, and IaC pipelines, collaborating with security, product, and customer teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years hands-on network engineering in cloud-native or hybrid environments.
• Deep expertise with AWS networking (VPC, Transit Gateway, Route 53, SGs, NACLs, Network Firewall).
• Cloud security & connectivity — IAM roles/policies, SSM, GuardDuty, Security Hub.
• Working knowledge of Azure networking (VNet, Azure Firewall, NSGs).
• Proven experience designing and operating IPsec/IKEv2 and SSL VPN tunnels for enterprise clients.
• Solid understanding of BGP and OSPF in multi-cloud/hybrid contexts.
• Experience with SOC 2 and PCI DSS network controls and audit evidence.
• Experience authoring reusable OpenTofu or Terraform modules.
• Strong TCP/IP fundamentals and packet-level troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Design and operate network architectures across AWS (primary) and Azure.
• Enforce strict network segmentation between production and non-production environments.
• Manage routing, peering, and segmentation across multi-cloud environments.
• Maintain and optimize network performance, availability, and observability.
• Integrate networking into CI/CD pipelines and IaC workflows.
• Design, provision, and maintain IPsec and SSL VPN tunnels for client environments.
• Lead client onboarding and troubleshoot connectivity incidents; produce RCAs.
• Maintain documentation of network configurations, including IP schemas and tunnel parameters.
• Support SOC 2 and PCI DSS audit cycles with evidence collection.
• Create and maintain OpenTofu/Terraform modules; peer-reviewed PRs.
• Participate in on-call rotation and post-incident reviews.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to architectural standards.

Skills

AWS networking

VPN engineering

BGP/OSPF

IaC (Terraform/OpenTofu)

TCP/IP fundamentals

Packet capture

Cloud tooling (CLI, Python, Docker)

Cross-cloud (AWS/Azure)

Communication

CI/CD integration

Kubernetes networking

Observability tooling

AI tool familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/SE or equivalent

Tools

Terraform/OpenTofu

Docker

Kubernetes

Datadog/Grafana

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Job description

Kinective is seeking a Senior Cloud Network Engineer to own the networking backbone for our product suite, primarily on AWS with Azure support. You will design, build, and operate cloud network infrastructure, ensure security posture, and maintain compliance readiness across SOC 2 and PCI DSS.

You’ll work across client connectivity, CI/CD integration, and IaC pipelines, collaborating with security, product, and customer teams.