Senior Cloud Network Engineer

Advanced Tech Placement; Roseland (NJ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Tech Placement is seeking a Senior Cloud Network Engineer to lead design, engineering, and implementation of enterprise-scale, multi-cloud networking solutions, with a primary focus on GCP and AWS experience essential. Azure knowledge is a plus.

You will drive cloud networking strategy, automation, security, and operational excellence across large enterprise environments. Strong leadership and mentoring skills are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field; Master's preferred.
• 10 years of experience in network architecture, engineering, and security.
• Experience supporting large enterprise environments (5,000+ employees).
• Strong hands-on experience designing and deploying cloud networking solutions within GCP and AWS.
• Deep understanding of network security technologies including firewalls, VPNs, proxies, and application delivery platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support enterprise networking solutions across multi-cloud environments, with a primary focus on GCP.
• Develop scalable, secure, and resilient cloud network architectures supporting business-critical applications and services.
• Lead network modernization initiatives and cloud connectivity strategies across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
• Design, deploy, and support Google Cloud Platform services such as VPCs, Cloud Routing, Load Balancing, Cloud NAT, Cloud DNS, Cloud Interconnect, Cloud VPN, Network Security Services, and Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Connectivity Solutions.
• Design, deploy, and support AWS components including ALB, NLB, TGW, IGW, and more.
• Design, deploy, and support Azure services like ExpressRoute, VNets, VPN Solutions, Traffic Manager, and others.
• Design and implement network security controls and application delivery solutions.
• Participate in requirements gathering, solution design, testing, deployment, and operational support.
• Drive adoption of emerging technologies and evaluate new tools through proof-of-concept initiatives.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, security, cloud, and application teams to align network capabilities with business objectives.
• Partner with vendors and service providers to evaluate technologies and support global networking strategies.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote engineering standards, best practices, and operational excellence.
• Develop and enhance cloud orchestration capabilities for automated deployment, management, and scaling of cloud services.
• Support Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and network automation initiatives.
• Contribute to operational efficiency through automation and tooling improvements.

Skills

GCP networking

AWS networking

Python scripting

Ansible automation

Network security

BGP/OSPF

VXLAN/EVPN

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/IT

Master's degree preferred

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Cloud Network Engineer:

We are seeking a Senior Cloud Network Engineer to lead the design, engineering, and implementation of enterprise-scale, multi-cloud networking solutions. This is a hands-on technical leadership role focused primarily on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), with AWS expertise required and Azure experience considered a plus. The ideal candidate will have deep experience designing secure, scalable, and highly available cloud network architectures in large enterprise environments and will serve as a technical leader driving cloud networking strategy, automation, security, and operational excellence.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and support enterprise networking solutions across multi-cloud environments, with a primary focus on GCP.
• Develop scalable, secure, and resilient cloud network architectures supporting business-critical applications and services.
• Lead network modernization initiatives and cloud connectivity strategies across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
• Design and deploy Google Cloud Platform services such as VPCs, Cloud Routing, Load Balancing, Cloud NAT, Cloud DNS, Cloud Interconnect, Cloud VPN, Network Security Services, and Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Connectivity Solutions.
• Design, deploy, and support Amazon Web Services components including Application Load Balancers (ALB), Network Load Balancers (NLB), Transit Gateways (TGW), Internet Gateways (IGW), and more.
• Design, deploy, and support Microsoft Azure services like ExpressRoute, Virtual Networks (VNets), VPN Solutions, Traffic Manager, and others.
• Design and implement network security controls and application delivery solutions.
• Participate in requirements gathering, solution design, testing, deployment, and operational support.
• Drive adoption of emerging technologies and evaluate new tools through proof-of-concept initiatives.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, security, cloud, and application teams to align network capabilities with business objectives.
• Partner with vendors and service providers to evaluate technologies and support global networking strategies.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote engineering standards, best practices, and operational excellence.
• Develop and enhance cloud orchestration capabilities for automated deployment, management, and scaling of cloud services.
• Support Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and network automation initiatives.
• Contribute to operational efficiency through automation and tooling improvements.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field. Master's degree preferred.
• 10 years of experience in network architecture, engineering, and security.
• Experience supporting large enterprise environments with 5,000 employees.
• Strong hands-on experience designing and deploying cloud networking solutions within GCP and AWS.
• Deep understanding of network security technologies including firewalls, VPNs, proxies, and application delivery platforms.
• Strong expertise in routing and networking technologies, including BGP, OSPF, MP-BGP, VXLAN, EVPN, and Geneve.
• Experience designing and supporting virtualized, data center, campus, and hybrid cloud networking environments.
• Strong documentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to lead large-scale technology initiatives and work effectively through complex infrastructure transformations.

Required Skills:

• Advanced cloud networking or cloud security certifications.
• Experience with network automation using Python and/or Ansible.
• Experience with network segmentation and micro-segmentation initiatives.
• Experience using packet capture, flow analysis, and network monitoring tools.
• Strong knowledge of SASE, SD-WAN, Data Center Networking (ACI), Macro/Micro Segmentation.
• Experience working across multi-vendor networking environments.
• Experience with cloud security and application delivery technologies.

Preferred Skills:

• Strong technical leadership and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to influence architecture decisions and engineering standards.
• Consultative mindset with the ability to collaborate across teams and business functions.
• Passion for cloud networking, automation, and continuous improvement.
• Ability to thrive in complex, fast-paced enterprise environments.