Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (Network Focus)

We're seeking a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer with a network focus to design, build, and maintain our AWS cloud infrastructure. This role combines advanced networking expertise, infrastructure engineering, and automation practices to ensure our cloud environment is secure, scalable, and efficient. You'll be responsible for architecting complex network solutions, automating infrastructure workflows, and serving as a technical leader for our cloud platform.

Key Responsibilities:

Infrastructure & Networking

• Design and implement AWS networking architecture including VPC peering, Transit Gateway configurations, and multi-region connectivity
• Manage and troubleshoot network infrastructure, security groups, NACLs, and firewall rules
• Integrate AWS services with third-party providers and external systems
• Implement and maintain security controls, IAM policies, and access management
• Architect scalable, highly available network topologies for complex workloads

Automation & Development

• Develop automation solutions using Python, Bash, or other scripting languages to solve complex infrastructure problems
• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools
• Create CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment workflows
• Design self-service tools and automation frameworks for development teams
• Implement configuration management and orchestration using Ansible

Operations & Reliability

• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize cloud infrastructure performance and costs
• Participate in incident response and conduct root cause analysis
• Implement observability solutions using CloudWatch, monitoring tools, and logging systems
• Ensure high availability and disaster recovery capabilities

Technical Leadership

• Mentor team members and share knowledge across the organization
• Drive architecture decisions and establish infrastructure best practices
• Collaborate with engineering teams on infrastructure requirements and solutions

Requirements:
• AWS Expertise: 5+ years of hands-on experience designing and managing AWS infrastructure in production environments
• AWS Certification: Active AWS certification (Solutions Architect, SysOps Administrator, or equivalent) required
• Software Development: Demonstrated experience writing code (Python, Go, Bash, etc.) for automation and infrastructure management
• Automation & Configuration Management: Experience with Ansible for configuration management, deployment automation, and orchestration
• Networking: Deep understanding of AWS networking including VPC Peering, Transit Gateway, VPN, Direct Connect, Route 53, and network troubleshooting
• Security: Experience with AWS security services, IAM, security groups, firewall management, and compliance frameworks
• Automation: Proven track record building automated solutions to reduce manual work and solve complex problems
• Integration: Experience integrating AWS with third-party services and managing hybrid environments
• Problem-Solving: Strong troubleshooting skills with ability to diagnose complex infrastructure and network issues

Preferred Qualifications:

• AWS Advanced Networking Specialty certification
• Systems administration or engineering background (Linux/Unix)
• Experience with additional configuration management tools (Chef, Puppet)
• Application infrastructure management and support
• AGILE/Scrum methodologies and working in collaborative team environments
• Experience with containerization (Docker, ECS, EKS) and orchestration
• Database administration or infrastructure experience (Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL)
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (New Relic, Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana)
• Multi-region and multi-account AWS architecture experience

What We're Looking For:

We value senior engineers who are self-directed, curious, and passionate about building reliable systems. You should be comfortable leading technical initiatives, mentoring others, documenting your work clearly, and collaborating across teams. We need someone who can think strategically about infrastructure architecture while also diving deep into technical implementation and network troubleshooting.