Senior Cloud Infrastructure Networking Engineer

About the Role

The Cloud Infrastructure Networking Engineer is responsible for designing and implementing the enterprise network architecture. This role will lead the development of scalable, secure, and integrated data platforms to support analytics, compliance, and business operations.

This role will be the cloud networking authority for the AWS environment. This role owns the design, operations, and reliability of everything from VPC architecture and firewall policy to remote access and infrastructure automation. This role also brings strong systems-engineering instincts: incident leadership, monitoring hygiene, and the drive to reduce operational toil over time.

This is a high-autonomy individual contributor role. This role sets direction for networking decisions, make the calls, and drive execution. This role will partner closely with Security and platform engineering, and own the networking domain

Responsibilities

AWS Cloud Networking

Palo Alto Firewalls GlobalProtect

Infrastructure as Code Automation

Operational Excellence

Looking For:

Mandatory Skills

A. Technical Skills

B. Soft Skills

Good to Have Skills

Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience. About the RoleThe Cloud Infrastructure Networking Engineer is responsible for designing and implementing the enterprise network architecture. This role will lead the development of scalable, secure, and integrated data platforms to support analytics, compliance, and business operations.This role will be the cloud networking authority for the AWS environment. This role owns the design, operations, and reliability of everything from VPC architecture and firewall policy to remote access and infrastructure automation. This role also brings strong systems-engineering instincts: incident leadership, monitoring hygiene, and the drive to reduce operational toil over time.This is a high-autonomy individual contributor role. This role sets direction for networking decisions, make the calls, and drive execution. This role will partner closely with Security and platform engineering, and own the networking domainResponsibilitiesAWS Cloud Networking Design and operate VPCs, subnets, routing, segmentation, ingress/egress patterns, security boundaries, and VPC endpoints/PrivateLink-style connectivity Define scalable networking standards that make workload onboarding consistent, secure, and repeatable Troubleshoot complex connectivity issues across AWS: routing, access controls, DNS resolution patterns Palo Alto Firewalls GlobalProtect Administer Palo Alto firewall policy lifecycle: safe changes, segmentation strategy, troubleshooting Own GlobalProtect remote access operations, stability, access controls, incident response Partner with Security to ensure network controls align with risk posture and audit expectations Infrastructure as Code Automation Build and maintain AWS networking and firewall infrastructure using Terraform (reusable modules, reviewable changes, controlled rollouts) Automate operational tasks with Python and Bash (PowerShell is a plus) Operational Excellence Participate in on-call rotation and lead incident response for infrastructure and connectivity issues Improve monitoring, alerting, and operational visibility to catch issues earlier Drive root-cause analysis and prevention work to reduce repeat incidents Looking For: 6+ years of experience in Network / Cloud Infrastructure Engineering with strong ownership of enterprise networking environments.6+ years of experience Mandatory SkillsA. Technical Skills Deep hands-on experience with AWS cloud networking, design, operations, and troubleshooting (not just consumption) Strong operational experience with Palo Alto firewalls and GlobalProtect Hands-on Terraform experience, especially for networking (module-oriented, standards driven) Experience with CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure (GitHub Actions preferred; GitLab CI or equivalent is fine) Solid experience supporting Linux and Windows in production Proven ability to lead incidents end-to-end and drive durable fixes not just workarounds Strong communication skills and the confidence to operate as the networking authority, setting direction, making decisions, and explaining tradeoffs to non-network audiences Participate in on-call rotations B. Soft Skills Excellent communication skills. Strong problem-solving and analytical skills. Stakeholder management and collaboration Good to Have Skills Identity experience: Okta administration, SSO/SAML, SCIM Experience automating Palo Alto changes via IaC (Panorama API, Terraform provider) AWS governance exposure: Account Factory for Terraform, CloudTrail/Config patterns, Organizations Strong scripting depth in Python, Bash, or PowerShell PCNSE or AWS networking-focused certifications Build and maintain GitHub Actions workflows for infrastructure CI/CD (plan/apply gating, workflow reliability) Qualifications: Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience. Additional Information: This role requires US Eastern Time working hours: Monday-Friday(6PM IST - 3 AM IST) implying standard US-EST business hours (with reasonable flexibility for incident response and global coordination). Strong English skills are required.">