Senior Network Engineer

Job Title: Senior Cloud Network Engineer

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Experience Level: 5+ Years

Job Summary

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Senior Cloud Network

Engineer to join our dynamic infrastructure team. The ideal candidate

will have a proven track record of designing, implementing, and

managing secure, scalable, and resilient cloud network infrastructure

across a multi-cloud environment, specifically Google Cloud Platform

(GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Microsoft Azure. You will be

responsible for the entire lifecycle of our cloud network, from

architectural design and automation to security enforcement and

operational support.

Key Responsibilities

● Multi-Cloud Network Architecture: Design and implement robust and scalable cloud

network architectures in GCP, AWS, and Azure, including VPCs, VNETs, subnets,

routing tables, and internet gateways.

● Interconnectivity: Establish and manage hybrid and multi-cloud connectivity using

services like AWS Direct Connect, Azure ExpressRoute, and Google Cloud

Interconnect, as well as site-to-site and client VPNs.

● Network Services Management: Configure and maintain core network services such

as DNS (Cloud DNS, Route 53, Azure DNS), Load Balancing (Application, Network, and

Global Load Balancers), and NAT Gateways.

● Security and Compliance: Implement and enforce network security best practices.

Configure firewalls, Security Groups (SGs), Network Security Groups (NSGs), and Web

Application Firewalls (WAF). Ensure network architecture meets compliance and

security standards.

● Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Automate the provisioning and management of

network infrastructure using IaC tools like Terraform. Develop and maintain CI/CD

pipelines for network deployments.

● Monitoring and Troubleshooting: Proactively monitor network performance,

availability, and security. Troubleshoot and resolve complex network issues,

performing deep-dive analysis and providing timely resolutions.

● Collaboration: Work closely with DevOps and Application teams to understand their

networking requirements and provide robust solutions.

● Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for network

designs, configurations, and standard operating procedures.

Required Qualifications and Skills

● Experience: 5+ years of professional experience in a network engineering role, with

at least 3 years of hands-on experience with cloud networking.

● Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a

related field, or equivalent practical experience.

● Multi-Cloud Expertise:

○ GCP: Strong proficiency with VPC design, Shared VPC, Cloud Interconnect,

VPN, Cloud DNS, and Cloud Load Balancing.

○ AWS: Deep knowledge of VPC, Subnetting, Direct Connect, Transit Gateway,

Route 53, and Elastic Load Balancing (ELB/ALB/NLB).

○ Azure: Solid understanding of VNet, VNet Peering, ExpressRoute, Azure DNS,

and Azure Load Balancer.

● Networking Fundamentals: Expert-level understanding of core networking protocols

and concepts (TCP/IP, BGP, DNS, DHCP, HTTP/S, IPsec).

● Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Proven hands-on experience with Terraform for

automating multi-cloud network infrastructure.

● Network Security: In-depth experience with cloud network security tools and best

practices (Firewall rules, NSGs/SGs, WAF, DDoS mitigation).

● Scripting: Proficiency in a scripting language such as Python or Bash for automation

and tooling.

● On-prem: Expertise in configuring & managing enterprise network hardware:

Firewalls (Fortinet, Palo Alto, CIsco ASA), Load Balancer (Citrix, F5), and Switches

(Cisco, Juniper, Arista)

Preferred Qualifications

● Certifications: Professional-level cloud certifications are highly desirable:

○ Google Professional Cloud Network Engineer

○ AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty

○ Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate (AZ-700)

● Container Networking: Experience with Kubernetes networking concepts (CNI,

Ingress, Egress, Service Mesh like Istio).

● Monitoring Tools: Experience with monitoring and logging tools like Prometheus,

Grafana, Datadog, Splunk, or the native cloud monitoring suites.

● CI/CD: Familiarity with CI/CD tools and practices (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure

DevOps).