Sr. Cloud Network Engineer

Summary

Allegiant is seeking a Sr. Network Cloud Engineer I with strong AWS and cloud networking experience. This position reports to the Manager of Network and Telephony and serves as the subject matter expert (SME) for cloud networking, covering both on‑prem and cloud connectivity (VPNs, Direct Connect, SDWAN integration, etc.).

• Combination of education and experience will be considered. Must be authorized to work in the US as defined by the Immigration Act of 1986 and must pass a criminal background check.
• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s Degree in IT, Computer Science, MIS, or another related field preferred.
• Certifications:
  
  Cisco Certified Network Associate (or equivalent); AWS Architect Associate certification.
• Minimum six (6) years of experience in a related field.
• Strong understanding of cloud fundamentals and networking aspects.
• Proficiency with traditional networking in data centers, campus, and branch connectivity (router, switch, wireless, load balancing, firewalls).
• Experience with AWS Direct Connect, VPCs, Transit Gateways, SGs, ALB/NLB.
• DNS and Route
  53 expertise.
• Cloud Watch / Cloud Trail.
• Next‑gen firewalls (IDS/IPS, DLP, content filtering, anti‑malware, DDoS, etc.).
• SIEM & SYSLOG.
• SFlow/Net Flow/Flowlog.
• Cisco ISR/ASR routers, Cisco Nexus and Catalyst switches.
• Cisco wireless.
• F5 load balancers and AWS ALB/NLB load balancers.
• Spanning‑Tree.
• Port‑channeling and Nexus vPCs.
• BGP, OSPF, EIGRP routing.
• Management and monitoring tools experience.

• Cisco Certified Network Professional preferred.
• AWS Advanced Networking certification preferred.
• Active Directory, on‑prem and cloud experience is a plus.

• Maintain persistent involvement in the organization's migration to the cloud and future cloud initiatives.
• Identify, implement, and support tools and processes that allow effective management of on‑prem and cloud networked environments.
• Ensure availability, scalability, and security requirements are met with on‑prem or cloud deployments.
• Stay current on the latest cloud trends, best practices, and service offerings.
• Collaborate with systems and security teams to operationally support the cloud environment and troubleshoot critical issues.
• Maintain cloud and on‑prem infrastructure support documentation (IPAM, diagrams, standards, policies & procedures).
• Maintain DNS, DHCP, IPAM, and third‑party management tools (Cisco Prime/DNA, Whats Up Gold , Nagios, AppD, Riverbed, others).
• Act as a member of a larger networking team, supporting traditional routing, switching, wireless networking in campus, data centers, and branch locations.
• Develop and maintain automation capabilities for network device deployment and routine task automation.
• Participate in regular team and project meetings.
• Participate in disaster recovery preparations and failover testing exercises.
• Participate in vulnerability management and patching of on‑prem and cloud‑based systems.
• Other duties as assigned.

The physical demands and work environment described here are a representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of the role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the role.

Office/IT – While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, see, reach, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, keyboard, printer, and phone. May be required to lift, push, pull, or carry up to 50 lb. May be required to work various shifts/days in a 24‑hour situation.

Regular attendance is a requirement. Exposure to moderate noise (business office with computers, phones, printers, and foot traffic), temperature and light fluctuations. Ability to work in a confined area as well as sit at a computer terminal for an extended period. Some travel may be required. Expected onsite 60% of the time.

Allegiant, as a national air carrier, is deemed an essential service provider during declared national and state emergencies. Team members will be required to report to their assigned trip or work…