Sr. Cloud Network Engineer

Full-Time / Contract Support

Position Summary

GC2IT is seeking a Senior Cloud Network Engineer to modernize and scale network architecture for a mission-critical global platform spanning remote sites centralized hubs and AWS cloud environments. The role combines deep networking fundamentals cloud networking automation and telemetry-driven operations.

Key Responsibilities

Design and implement hybrid network architectures spanning field sites centralized environments and AWS.

Build and modernize VPC-based network fabrics using AWS services.

Integrate physical firewalls routed networks and VPN-connected sites with virtual cloud networking and security appliances.

Reduce dependence on static routing and static public IP-heavy designs through software-defined and policy-driven network patterns.

Design for burst traffic event-driven surges failover and high availability.

Create repeatable network deployments using Terraform automation and infrastructure-as-code practices.

Improve network observability through flow logs metrics synthetic tests alerting and telemetry pipelines.

Contribute to AIOps and capacity planning initiatives using telemetry for anomaly detection forecasting and faster incident response.

Partner with cloud platform field communications software observability and security teams to deliver reliable end-to-end connectivity.

Required Qualifications

Eight or more years of experience in network engineering cloud networking or hybrid infrastructure engineering.

Strong hands-on experience with AWS networking in production including VPC design Transit Gateway VPN/IPsec Direct Connect PrivateLink Route 53 security segmentation and routing design.

Strong networking fundamentals including IP networking routing BGP NAT DNS high availability/failover and network security fundamentals.

Experience connecting physical networks into cloud-based virtual networks.

Experience with Terraform or similar infrastructure-as-code tooling.

Experience troubleshooting across network platform and application boundaries.

Experience supporting high-availability mission-critical or globally distributed systems.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with virtual firewalls/appliances such as Cisco ASA/Firepower Palo Alto Fortinet or equivalent.

Experience with network automation using Python Ansible or CI/CD workflows.

Experience with SD-WAN network virtualization or large-scale WAN modernization.

Experience with network observability tools such as Grafana ELK Kibana flow-log analysis and synthetic monitoring.

Experience applying AIOps analytics or ML-assisted techniques to anomaly detection capacity planning traffic analysis and incident reduction.

Experience supporting remote systems and low-bandwidth or unreliable connections.

AWS certifications or equivalent practical cloud networking depth.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to climb bend stretch walk sit use hands to handle or feel; frequently use fingers to type; talk and hear; occasionally stand kneel stoop crouch bend twist or reach out; may require lifting or moving 10 lbs; frequently required to reach with hands and arms. Vision requirements for this position include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work environment will have moderate noise when working in an office environment.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Equal Opportunity Employer - The Company does not discriminate based upon race religion color national origin sex sexual orientation gender gender identity gender expression transgender status sexual stereotypes age status as a protected veteran status as an individual with a disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

All applicants must be able to perform the essential functions of the position including corresponding core job requirements with or without reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities (and others in accordance with applicable law) to perform the essential functions of the job consistent with applicable laws and Company policy.

Job Type: Full-time

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Senior IC