Senior Cloud Network Architect — Remote

Placements24; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary + bonus

Fully remote

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Generous PTO and parental leave

Professional development budget

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Cloud Network Engineer to design, implement, and manage secure, scalable network architectures across major cloud platforms. You will optimize connectivity for cloud-native applications and lead infrastructure improvements in a remote-first environment.

The role emphasizes automation with IaC, strong security focus, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to support global deployments and performance objectives.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a Network Engineer with a strong focus on cloud networking.
• Deep understanding of cloud networking concepts across AWS, Azure, and/or GCP.
• Proficiency with IaC tools and scripting languages (Python, Bash).
• Hands-on experience with network security principles, firewalls, and intrusion detection/prevention systems.
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP, BGP, DNS, and other core networking protocols.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage secure and highly available network architectures in major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Implement and maintain core networking services, including VPCs/VNets, load balancers, firewalls, VPNs, and DNS.
• Automate network provisioning, configuration, and management using IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Monitor network performance, troubleshoot complex issues, and ensure optimal uptime and latency.
• Develop and enforce network security policies and best practices within the cloud environment.
• Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams to support deployments and infra needs.

Skills

Cloud networking

Multi-cloud

IaC tooling

Python

Network security

Networking protocols

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Cloud Network Engineer to design, implement, and manage secure, scalable network architectures across major cloud platforms. You will optimize connectivity for cloud-native applications and lead infrastructure improvements in a remote-first environment.

The role emphasizes automation with IaC, strong security focus, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to support global deployments and performance objectives.