Lead Cloud Network Engineer

As a Lead Cloud Network Engineer youll take ownership of securing and scaling our AWS EKS infrastructure using Terraform-first principles. Every line of code you secure every pipeline you automate and every connection you architect directly contributes to a banking platform that millions can trust. If youre ready to bring cloud-native engineering excellence to the heart of digital finance this is your opportunity.

In this role youll be a key driver of cloud-native connectivity. You wont just maintain infrastructure; youll design resilient compliant and innovative cloud networks that power a next-generation financial platform at the same time automate and secure it end-to-end.

• Architect and operate secure networking across AWS (VPCs Transit Gateways PrivateLink Direct Connect and load balancing).

• Build resilient EKS cluster networking with CNI plugins service meshes and ingress/egress controls.

• Build and maintain reusable Terraform modules for networking IAM and Kubernetes add-ons.

• Champion scalable Infrastructure-as-Code practices for consistent compliant deployments.

• Design and manage secure connectivity with financial vendors data centers and partner ecosystems.

• Deliver always-on high-trust integrations via VPNs Direct Connect and private circuits.

• Enforce strong cloud network security policies IAM best practices and encryption standards.

• Guarantee secure communication protocols across AWS and Kubernetes environments.

• Lead resolution of complex networking issues (routing DNS TLS IAM bottlenecks).

• Run post-incident reviews to strengthen resilience and prevent recurrence.

• Eliminate manual overhead by automating provisioning and management with Terraform Python/Bash/Golang.

• Scale reliability through automation-driven operations.

• Deploy and optimize monitoring/alerting with CloudWatch Prometheus GuardDuty and SIEM integrations.

• Build proactive visibility into performance and security posture.

• Partner with engineering leadership to shape our cloud networking and security roadmap.

• Influence long-term architecture decisions for compliance scalability and resilience.

• Be part of a structured on-call rotation that safeguards critical digital banking systems.

Youll thrive if you love cloud-native engineering solving hard problems and driving measurable impact.

• 6 years with AWS networking & security (VPC Design Transit Gateway Direct Connect API Gateway Security Groups IAM).

• Proven experience with Kubernetes (EKS/GKE) K8S Networking ingress controllers service meshes and Kubernetes security controls.

• Deep hands-on experience with Terraform in multi-tenant multi cloud environments setups.

• Track record with VPNs IPSec Direct Connect MPLS and hybrid integrations.

• Routing switching DNS TLS/PKI VPNs load balancing.

• Skilled in Python or Bash scripting.

• Expertise in investigating cloud security incidents traffic analysis and remediation.

• Familiar with logging monitoring and SIEM for proactive detection.

• Hands-on exposure to service meshes like Istio.

• Experience working in regulated environments (finance banking and fintech).

• Certifications (preferred): AWS Certified Advanced Networking/AWS Certified Security/Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or CKS

• Knowledge of modern CI/CD pipelines using GitHub ArgoCD HELM and Kubernetes etc

Life so good youd think were kidding:

• Competitive salaries. Period.

• An extensive medical insurance that looks out for our employees & their dependents. Well love you and take care of you our promise.

• Flexible working hours. Just dont call us at 3AM we like our sleep schedule.

• Tailored vacation & leave policies so that you enjoy every important moment in your life.

• A reward system that celebrates hard work and milestones throughout the year. Expect a gift coming your way anytime you kill it here.

• Learning and upskilling opportunities. Seriously not kidding.

• Good food games and a cool office to make you feel like home. An environment so good youll forget the term colleagues cant be your friends.

We believe in equality. Period.

At slice we are committed to building a diverse and talented workforce. We never discriminate on the basis of race sex religion colour national origin gender gender identity sexual orientation age marital status veteran status medical condition disability or any other class orcharacteristic protected by the applicable law.

We consider all qualified job-seekers with criminal histories in a manner consistent with theapplicable law. Additionally we are committed to providing reasonable accommodations toqualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities in order to participate in the jobapplication or interview process perform essential job functions and receive other benefits andprivileges of employment.

Come join our crew!

slice

A new bank for a new India

slices purpose is to make the world better at using money and time with a major focus on building the best consumer experience for your money. Weve all felt how slow confusing and complicated banking can be. So were reimagining it. Were building every product from scratch to be fast transparent and feel good because we believe that the best products transcend demographics like how great music touches most of us.

Our cornerstone products and services: slice savings account slice UPI credit card slice UPI and slice business are designed to be simple rewarding and completely in your control. At slice youll get to build things youd use yourself and shape the future of banking in India. We tailor our working experience with the belief that the present moment is the only real thing in life. And we have harmony in the present the most when we feel happy and successful together.

Were backed by some of the worlds leading investors including Tiger Global Insight Partners Advent International Blume Ventures and Gunosy Capital.