Job Description
Position: Contract Senior Cloud & Network Engineer - Must have finance experience
Location: San Francisco – 12-month contract
Our client is a leading global investment company who are leveraging cutting-edge technologies to transform the way businesses approach cloud infrastructure and networking. Their engineering team is passionate about driving the future of cloud and network technology, building high-performance, scalable solutions that support their global operations.
Role Overview:
This position will involve developing, maintaining, and optimizing cloud and on-premise network infrastructure, with a focus on AWS and Azure cloud platforms. You will play a critical role in the migration of production workloads to the cloud, network automation, and ensuring high availability and fault tolerance across their global infrastructure.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Cloud Network Architecture & Engineering
- Migration Support
- Tooling & Automation
- Network Design & Optimization
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Infrastructure as Code (IAC):
- Capacity Planning & Forecasting
- Incident Support & On-call Rotation
- Consulting & Leadership
Required Skills & Experience:
- Strong knowledge of designing and deploying scalable, fault-tolerant networks in AWS and Azure cloud environments. Proven experience with hybrid cloud networking.
- Expertise in advanced networking concepts, including VPNs, routing protocols (BGP, OSPF), TCP/IP, IPv4/IPv6, VXLAN, and OSI model.
- Experience working with AWS services such as VPC, Route 53, Direct Connect, Transit Gateway, and other cloud networking services.
- Knowledge of Linux container operations and familiarity with Kubernetes, Istio, or similar service mesh constructs.
- Advanced knowledge of network infrastructure, particularly with Nexus 7k, NX-OS, I2, and Virtual Port-Channel.
- Strong troubleshooting skills to identify, diagnose, and mitigate network-related issues.
- Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IAC) tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, Chef, or Puppet.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Network Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 4-7+ years of experience in private network technologies, cloud networking, and network engineering.
- Must have VERY strong experience with BGP (in depth hands on, not just theoretical)
- Certifications:
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate/Professional (preferred)
- CCNP or higher Cisco certification (strongly preferred)
- AWS-specific certifications (Networking: Route53, Direct Connect, etc. / Security: WAF, Config, CloudWatch) a plus.
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