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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Information Technology - DevOps Engineer (Cloud Engineer) - **Company:** Xcelo Group Inc - **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Access Network, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Border Gateway Protocol, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Configuration Management, Complex Networks, Cyber Security, Data Centers, DDoS Mitigation, Disaster Recovery, Domain Name System (DNS), Github, Monitoring of Systems, Intrusion Detection Systems, IP Routing, Python (Programming Language), Network Security, Network Layer, Network Architecture, Network Planning and Design, Network Monitoring, Routing, Network Segmentation, Network Administration, Cisco Nexus Switches, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), OpenShift, Overlay Transport Virtualization, Windows PowerShell, Reliability Engineering, Cloud Services, Prometheus, Zero Trust Network Access, Private Cloud Environment, Policy as Code, SSL Certificate Management, Network Access Control, Load Balancing, Computer Network Operations, System Availability, Grafana, HybridCloud, Firewalls (Computer Science), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Gitlab, Git, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Information Technology, SolarWinds (Software), Performance Monitor, Restful APIs, Terraform, Open Network Automation Platform, Splunk, Dynatrace, Cisco, Vmware - **Published:** September 3, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/13b1a27f-2ef8-494f-9c64-38a39c47a3e2 ## About the Role 9+ years of overall Network Engineering experience, including: * 5+ years supporting hybrid cloud networking across on-premises, private cloud, AWS, and Azure. * 3+ years of hands-on Infrastructure as Code experience using Terraform., * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience., * Strong enterprise network engineering experience with Routing, Switching, BGP, OSPF, VXLAN/EVPN, and SDN. * 5+ years of experience with hybrid cloud networking across on-premises, private cloud, AWS, and Azure. * Experience designing network isolation, secure enclaves, air-gapped environments, Isolated Recovery Environments (IRE), and cyber/disaster recovery networks. * Strong experience with micro-segmentation using VMware NSX, Illumio, Cisco Secure Workload, AWS Security Groups, Azure NSGs, or similar technologies. * Strong understanding of Zero Trust networking and least-privilege access models. * 3+ years of hands-on experience with Terraform, including reusable modules and standardized Infrastructure as Code patterns. * Strong scripting and automation experience using Python, PowerShell, or Bash. * Experience automating network provisioning, configuration validation, compliance checks, drift detection, monitoring, and reporting. * Experience integrating infrastructure automation with Git-based CI/CD pipelines. AWS Networking Hands-on experience with: * VPC * Transit Gateway * Direct Connect * Route Tables * PrivateLink * AWS Network Firewall * Security Groups * Network ACLs * Multi-region networking and failover Azure Networking Hands-on experience with: * Virtual Networks (VNets) * ExpressRoute * Azure Virtual WAN * Azure Firewall * Network Security Groups (NSGs) * Application Gateway * Azure Load Balancer * Hybrid and multi-region connectivity Network Security Strong experience with: * Firewall architecture * IDS/IPS * Network Access Control * DDoS protection * Secure DNS * Certificate management * Encryption in transit * Secure remote connectivity * Zero Trust architectures * East-West traffic control * Dynamic security policy enforcement High Availability & Resiliency Experience designing and supporting: * High Availability architectures * Disaster Recovery networking * Cyber Recovery networking * Active-active and active-passive architectures * Multi-region cloud deployments * Automated failover * Resilient routing * Critical application recovery * Secure recovery network architectures Monitoring & Observability Experience with one or more of the following: * ThousandEyes * SolarWinds * Dynatrace * Splunk * Grafana * Prometheus * AWS/Azure native monitoring tools Must have experience developing: * Network monitoring dashboards * Operational KPIs * Performance and availability metrics * Proactive monitoring * Automated alerting, * Experience working within banking, financial services, insurance, or another highly regulated industry. * Kubernetes or OpenShift networking. * VMware NSX or Cisco ACI. * GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, or Azure DevOps. * Disaster Recovery and Cyber Recovery networking. * Infrastructure as Code governance. * Policy as Code. * Immutable infrastructure. * Enterprise-scale network architecture and modernization experience., * VMware VCP-NV * Palo Alto PCNSE * CISSP ## Description We are seeking an experienced Senior Network Engineer to design, automate, secure, and modernize enterprise network infrastructure across on-premises data centers, private cloud, AWS, and Microsoft Azure. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in enterprise routing and switching, hybrid cloud networking, Terraform automation, micro-segmentation, Zero Trust, network resiliency, disaster recovery, and network observability. This role will work closely with Cloud Engineering, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, SRE, and Application teams to build highly available, secure, scalable, and automated enterprise networking solutions., * Design, implement, and support highly available enterprise network infrastructure across on-premises, private cloud, AWS, and Azure environments. * Engineer resilient Layer 2 and Layer 3 network architectures using BGP, OSPF, VXLAN/EVPN, routing, switching, and SDN technologies. * Build Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform and develop reusable network automation modules. * Automate network provisioning, configuration management, validation, compliance verification, drift detection, and operational reporting. * Integrate infrastructure automation into GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, or similar CI/CD pipelines. * Develop automation using Python, PowerShell, Bash, REST APIs, and Terraform. * Design secure network isolation patterns for production, non-production, management, disaster recovery, and cyber recovery environments. * Architect air-gapped networks, secure enclaves, IRE environments, and isolated recovery networks. * Design and implement micro-segmentation using VMware NSX, Illumio, Cisco Secure Workload, AWS Security Groups, Azure NSGs, and Network ACLs. * Implement Zero Trust networking, least-privilege access, East-West traffic controls, and application-aware security policies. * Engineer AWS networking solutions using VPCs, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, PrivateLink, Route Tables, and Network Firewall. * Engineer Azure networking solutions using VNets, ExpressRoute, Virtual WAN, Azure Firewall, NSGs, Application Gateway, and Load Balancer. * Partner with Cybersecurity teams on firewall architecture, IDS/IPS, DDoS protection, secure DNS, encryption, certificates, and network access controls. * Design network architectures supporting High Availability, Disaster Recovery, multi-region resiliency, and automated failover. * Implement enterprise network monitoring and observability using ThousandEyes, SolarWinds, Dynatrace, Splunk, Grafana, Prometheus, and cloud-native monitoring platforms. * Build dashboards, KPIs, health checks, and automated alerts to improve proactive network operations. * Troubleshoot complex network, connectivity, routing, performance, security, and cloud networking issues. * Drive automation-first engineering practices to reduce manual network administration and improve operational reliability. ## Related Videos - [How Cisco embraced a DevOps culture within its network engineering team](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/99-how-cisco-embraced-a-devops-culture-within-its-network-engineering-team) - [Innovating Developer Tools with AI: Insights from GitHub Next](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1268-innovating-developer-tools-with-ai-insights-from-github-next) - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [Bringing AI Model Testing and Prompt Management to Your Codebase with GitHub Models](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1536-bringing-ai-model-testing-and-prompt-management-to-your-codebase-with-github-models) - [My journey into DevOps world - How it all started!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/545-my-journey-into-devops-world-how-it-all-started) - [Computer Vision from the Edge to the Cloud done easy](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/263-computer-vision-from-the-edge-to-the-cloud-done-easy) ## Related Articles - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Best Paying Jobs in Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/256-best-paying-jobs-in-technology) - [DevOps Engineer Salary [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/203-devops-engineer-salary-2023)