Cloud Network Engineer

Yoh has an exciting, contract opportunity for a Staff Cloud Network Engineer to join our advanced technology client. This role is ideal for a senior‑level cloud networking professional who can provide hands‑on technical leadership across complex AWS, Azure, hybrid cloud, and enterprise network environments
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The position will focus on designing secure and resilient cloud connectivity, implementing network automation and infrastructure as code, and providing technical direction across cloud and network initiatives. Candidates should be within a commutable distance of the greater San Diego or Los Angeles, CA area and comfortable with occasional travel as needed.

Title: Staff Cloud Network Engineer

Location: Greater San Diego or Los Angeles, CA area

Type: Contract

Compensation: $95.00–$130.00/hour, depending on experience level

Eligibility: Must be a U.S. Person as defined by ITAR due to access to export‑controlled technical data and/or technology

• Lead the architecture, implementation, and ongoing improvement of highly available network environments spanning AWS, Azure, data centers, and enterprise locations
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• Design scalable cloud connectivity across multiple regions, accounts, and subscriptions using technologies such as AWS Transit Gateway, Cloud WAN, Direct Connect, Azure Virtual WAN, Virtual Hub, and Express Route
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• Establish architecture standards for routing, segmentation, DNS, private connectivity, secure internet access, centralized inspection, and hybrid networking.
• Design and deploy Palo Alto Networks security solutions within public cloud environments, including Cloud NGFW and VM-Series firewalls.
• Integrate cloud environments with corporate sites, data centers, and other infrastructure using resilient routing, VPN, and private connectivity solutions.
• Build and maintain reusable Terraform modules and infrastructure-as-code solutions for network deployment and configuration.
• Develop network automation using Python, Ansible, or similar technologies to reduce manual processes and improve operational consistency.
• Implement Git-based development and CI/CD practices for validating, reviewing, testing, and deploying network changes.
• Partner with Cloud, Platform, Infrastructure, Security, and application engineering teams to develop standardized and reusable networking capabilities.
• Lead advanced troubleshooting of routing, firewall, DNS, connectivity, application access, and network performance issues.
• Develop monitoring and automated validation capabilities to proactively identify availability, capacity, configuration, performance, and security risks.
• Lead complex production network changes while adhering to established security and change‑management requirements.
• Maintain network architecture diagrams, engineering standards, runbooks, configuration documentation, and troubleshooting procedures.
• Provide technical mentorship and guidance to other engineers across cloud networking, automation, infrastructure as code, and troubleshooting.
• Support network technology lifecycle management, including upgrades, vulnerability remediation, licensing, configuration improvements, and technical debt reduction.
• Participate in scheduled maintenance, on‑call rotations, vendor escalations, and emergency response as required.

• 8+ years of experience designing and supporting complex enterprise or production networking environments, with significant experience in cloud networking.
• Advanced hands‑on networking experience across both AWS and Azure
  , with deep expertise in at least one platform.
• Experience architecting multi‑region, multi‑account, and/or multi‑subscription cloud networks.
• Strong hands‑on knowledge of technologies such as Direct Connect, Express Route, Transit Gateway, Cloud WAN,…