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# Cloud Network Engineer

- **Company:** iO Associates
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Salary:** £104,000.0 - £117,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Confluence, JIRA, Computer Networks, Domain Name System (DNS), IP Address Management, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Network Architecture, Routing, Peering, Datadog, Cloud-native Network Functions (CNF), Google Cloud, Load Balancing, Istio, Gitlab, SC Clearance, Kubernetes
- **Published:** August 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2825802138-cloud-network-engineer

## About the Role

* Proven experience designing and supporting complex cloud or hybrid networking environments.
 * Strong knowledge of Google Cloud networking concepts, including VPCs and hybrid connectivity.
 * Experience with Kubernetes networking (GKE) and service mesh technologies.
 * Excellent troubleshooting and stakeholder engagement skills.
 * Ability to work within secure or highly regulated environments.
 * Active SC Clearance is essential., * Google Professional Cloud Network Engineer certification.
 * Experience delivering secure cloud infrastructure within government or defence environments.
 * Familiarity with Jira, Confluence and GitLab.
 * Experience working in air-gapped or disconnected environments.

Note: Candidates must be eligible for UK SC clearance, which requires a minimum of five years UK residency.

## Description

* Design and implement resilient cloud and hybrid network architectures.
 * Configure secure site-to-site connectivity, VPNs and private interconnects.
 * Manage VPCs, routing, peering and IP address management (IPAM).
 * Deploy and maintain load balancing and private DNS solutions.
 * Design and secure Kubernetes (GKE) networking, including network policies, private control planes and Istio Service Mesh.
 * Monitor and troubleshoot network performance using flow logs and observability tooling.


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