GCP Network Architect

We are looking for a highly skilled and hands-on Senior Cloud Network Engineer with deep expertise in Google Cloud and Azure networking to design, build, and operate a scalable, secure, and highly available hybrid and multi-cloud network platform. This role is ideal for a senior engineer who is a technical authority in cloud-native networking services and enjoys solving complex connectivity, performance, and security challenges across distributed environments. You will play a key role in defining cloud networking architecture standards, driving modernization efforts, and partnering closely with Security, Platform, and Application teams to enable reliable and secure cloud adoption at scale., * Architect, implement, and operate end-to-end cloud networking solutions across Google Cloud Platform (GCP)and Microsoft Azure, including hybrid connectivity with on-prem environments.

• Design, implement, and operate cloud-native networking and security services, including but not limited to:
• Google Cloud: Cloud Load Balancing, Cloud Armor, Google Cloud NGFW, Cloud DNS, Network Connectivity Center (NCC), Private Service Connect, VPC Peering, Shared VPC, Interconnect, VPN, service networking, and emerging GCP networking capabilities.
• Azure: Azure Front Door, Azure Application Gateway, Azure Load Balancer, Azure WAF, Virtual WAN, ExpressRoute, Private Endpoints, and advanced Azure networking services.
• Lead the design and implementation of secure hybrid networking architectures, integrating on-prem data centers with multi-cloud environments using industry best practices.
• Own the deployment and ongoing management of Palo Alto firewalls (physical, virtual, and cloud-native), including policy design, traffic inspection, segmentation, and threat prevention.
• Drive network automation using Infrastructure-as-Code and configuration management tools (Terraform, Ansible) to improve reliability, consistency, and deployment velocity.
• Act as a technical lead for complex initiatives-from architecture and proof-of-concept through production rollout and operational handoff.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex network performance, connectivity, and security issues across hybrid and cloud environments; lead deep Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and implement long-term corrective actions.
• Establish and enforce network performance, security, and availability standards, including proactive audits and continuous improvement of configurations.
• Partner closely with Cloud Platform, Security Engineering, SRE, and Application teams to ensure networking solutions align with business and platform requirements.
• Create and maintain detailed low-level designs, operational documentation, runbooks, and disaster recovery procedures.

• 15+ years of experience in enterprise networking, with strong hands-on expertise in routing, switching, and hybrid network design.
• 15+ years of experience in cloud and hybrid networking, with deep, hands-on expertise in Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure networking services.
• Proven expertise in designing and operating cloud-native networking architectures beyond a fixed set of services, with the ability to evaluate and adopt emerging cloud networking capabilities.
• Extensive experience with Palo Alto firewalls (hardware, VM-Series, cloud-native), including advanced security features and large-scale policy management.
• Strong expertise in routing protocols and architectures (BGP, OSPF, multi-region routing).
• Deep hands-on experience with network automation and Infrastructure-as-Code, specifically Terraform and Ansible.
• Advanced experience with network observability and performance monitoring tools, including baseline development and complex traffic analysis.
• Expert-level packet analysis and deep-dive troubleshooting.

Forward-Looking Skills

• Experience leveraging automation-first approaches to reduce operational overhead and improve reliability.
• Foundational understanding of how Generative AI and agentic AI tools can enhance operational workflows, troubleshooting, and decision-making in network engineering environments.

Certifications (Required / Preferred)

• Google Professional Cloud Architect (strongly preferred)
• Google Professional Cloud Network Engineer (required)
• Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert (preferred)
• Microsoft Azure Network Engineer Associate (required)