AWS Cloud Network Engineer - Location : Remote

AWS is primary CSP and Azure for 365. Key requirements are; A) AWS- IAAS Coding Terraform, B) Terraform Coding, C) BGP and Networking, D) Motivated, Passion, Team Player, Eager to learn, Patience

Senior cloud network engineering role will perform the following tasks:

• Develop and maintain tools to enhance network visibility and automation for on premise and cloud (AWS/Azure). Aid in migrating production workloads from on-premise to the cloud (AWS/Azure).
• Research, recommend, implement and administer networking operations. Serve as architect and consultant regarding all network components, functions, and implementations.
• Troubleshoot and mitigate adverse impact due to network related issues. Be available on a rotating basis to respond to incidents.
• Recommend and develop appropriate networking constructs for AWS Public cloud network platform.
• Configure and maintain cloud network tooling at enterprise scale as part of a global team.

Primary Responsibilities

• Architect/engineer high availability and automated failover architectures
• Network design / optimization, Load Balancing, Traffic Shaping, and DNS optimization
• Work with Software Engineering, Reliability Engineering, and Security Operations teams to optimize system specifications and support the production applications and infrastructure.
• Create and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IAC) using industry standard platforms.
• Engage in capacity planning and demand forecasting
• Incident Support and on-call rotation to support application availability

Role Based Competencies:

• Expert knowledge in designing and deploying dynamically scalable, fault-tolerant on-premise, hybrid and cloud-based networks, that are highly available and highly reliable, in support of a migration effort for existing applications.
• Knowledge of Linux container operations and service mesh constructs (Kubernetes/Istio)
• Expertise in working and architecting in Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Ability to design network solutions on AWS across Availability Zones and Regions
• Expertise in network infrastructure and concepts (VPNs, routing protocols, TCP/IP, IPv4 and v6, VXLAN, OSI layers, etc.)
• Strong knowledge in:
• Nexus 7k
• Virtual Port-Channel
• NX-OS
• Checkpoint management
• I2
• BGP knowledge
• Good Troubleshooting skills
• Experience with selection, design, implementation, and support of enterprise network systems and diagnostic tools

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in technical or business discipline or equivalent experience;
• An understanding of AWS Public Cloud and Hybrid Cloud networking environments
• 4-7+ years of private network technologies and related experience

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect/Sysops/Devops - Associate/Professional (certification • Previous Cloud Experience with Amazon Web Services.
• AWS-specific skills (Networking: Route53, Direct Connect, etc.) and (Security: WAF, Config, CloudWatch, etc.)
• CCNP or higher Cisco certification strongly preferred
• Experience with automated configuration and deployment; Chef, Puppet, Terraform, or other Infrastructure as Code (IAC) frameworks.
• Experience working in an Agile, Scrum and DevOps work environments
• Strong delivery mindset, excellent consultative communication and negotiation skills, proven ability to work effectively with internal/external clients, vendors and consultants.
• Ability to communicate effectively across the organization - to Engineers, Product Managers, Sales, Customer Satisfaction, and Executives - supported by metrics and analysis.
• Important things that you will bring to our culture, but things that we can't teach: Drive - Positive Attitude - Good Judgement - Open Communication - Collaboration - A Desire to Make Impact - Eager to Understand - Accountability - Decisiveness - You're a Team Player

Required Skills : AWS is primary CSP and Azure for 365. Key requirements are; A) AWS- IAAS Coding Terraform, B) Terraform Coding, C) BGP and Networking, D) Motivated, Passion, Team Player, Eager to learn, Patience
Basic Qualification :
Additional Skills :
Background Check :Yes
Drug Screen :Yes
Notes :
Selling points for candidate :
Project Verification Info :
Candidate must be your W2 Employee :No
Exclusive to Apex :No
Face to face interview required :No
Candidate must be local :No
Candidate must be authorized to work without sponsorship ::No
Interview times set : :No
Type of project :Architecture/Design
Master Job Title :Architect: Infrastructure
Branch Code :Atlanta