Cloud Networking Engineer

SKYLO LLC

United States

29 days ago

Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Compensation

$145,000.0 - $155,000.0

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

www.welcometothejungle.com

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services Build Automation Microsoft Azure Border Gateway Protocol Cloud Computing Network Address Translation DevOps Distributed Systems Domain Name System (DNS) Subnetting Virtual Private Networks (VPN) Network Security

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Network Connections Routing Network Service Peering Prometheus Zero Trust Network Access Wide Area Networks Datadog Network Switches Cloud-native Network Functions (CNF) Pulumi Load Balancing Istio Software Security Multi-Cloud Firewalls (Computer Science) Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Cloudformation Kubernetes Low Latency Linkerd (Service Mesh) Api Gateway Terraform Network Optimization

Job description

Skylo is hiring a Senior Cloud Networking Engineer to design, implement, and optimize networking solutions across our cloud environments
You will be responsible for ensuring secure, scalable, and high-performing network connectivity for our global systems
This role will partner closely with cloud, DevOps, and security teams to deliver reliable cloud networking architectures that meet the needs of a growing, mission-critical platform
Architect and maintain networking solutions in AWS and GCP including VPCs, subnets, routing, peering, and hybrid connectivity
Design and configure load balancing, API gateways, private service access, and service meshes for modern application environments
Implement and manage cloud-based firewalls, NAT, VPNs, and SD-WAN solutions
Optimize network performance, latency, and availability for distributed systems
Enforce network security best practices, including zero-trust principles, segmentation, and encryption in transit
Partner with the security team to monitor for vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and potential threats
Support compliance requirements (SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, etc.) through secure network design
Lead advanced troubleshooting of network connectivity, latency, and throughput issues
Build automation scripts and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Pulumi, etc.) for network provisioning
Maintain observability and monitoring tools to ensure health and reliability of network services
Provide on-call support for critical infrastructure networking issues
Work closely with Cloud Architect, cloud infrastructure, and application teams to ensure networking aligns with business requirements
Contribute to long-term cloud networking strategy, including multi-cloud and hybrid connectivity
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to documentation, standards, and best practices

Requirements

Certifications: AWS Advanced Networking Specialty, GCP Professional Cloud Network Engineer, CCNP/CCIE, or equivalent
7+ years of experience in network engineering, with at least 3+ years in cloud networking
Strong background in routing, BGP, DNS, firewalls, and load balancing in cloud and hybrid environments
Deep knowledge of AWS VPC networking, GCP VPC & VPC-SC, or Azure Virtual Networks
Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi, or CloudFormation)
Familiarity with security tools, monitoring, and observability (Datadog, Prometheus, ELK, etc.)
Excellent problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills
Experience with Kubernetes networking (CNI, service mesh, ingress/egress)
Experience with SD-WAN, private interconnects (Direct Connect, Cloud Interconnect, ExpressRoute)
Hands-on knowledge of API security, service meshes (Istio/Linkerd), and zero-trust networking
Prior experience in high-availability, large-scale, or regulated industries (fintech, telecom, healthtech)