Cloud Network Engineer

# Cloud Network Engineer Apply
** Job#: 3057606
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* Job Description:

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* * Candidates must be U.S. citizens able to obtain and/or maintain a Department of Defense security clearance as a condition and continuation of employment.
* Cloud Network Engineer
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* Location:

** Vienna, Virginia (On-site)
** Alternate

Location:

** Columbus, Ohio, Ogden, Utah

Role Overview The Cloud Network Engineer serves as a senior technical authority for complex, multi-platform enterprise systems. This position delivers expert-level support, analysis, research, and engineering for large-scale cloud, network, and security solutions. The selected professional will guide project teams, influence technical strategy across major initiatives, and independently solve challenging architecture, migration, and sustainment problems within secure enterprise environments.

Key Responsibilities
* Serve as the senior technical expert on enterprise cloud, network, and security engineering efforts.
* Support complex multi-cloud architectures across platforms including Azure, AWS, OCI, and Google Cloud.
* Define enterprise standards for cloud integration and sustainment.
* Lead project teams and develop technical alternatives for mission-critical challenges.
* Engineer and secure connectivity between enterprise systems, secure cloud access gateways, and cloud providers.
* Provide Tier 3 and Tier 4 support for F5 Application Delivery Controllers, including LTM, GTM/DNS, and APM.
* Design inspection architectures aligned with security requirements.
* Develop advanced Layer 7 health monitors in coordination with cloud service providers and application teams.
* Guide migration planning and ensure compliance with security framework standards.
* Analyze bandwidth, utilization, and architecture impacts for cloud initiatives.
* Manage cloud access point life cycles and coordinate circuit procurement processes.
* Develop engineering diagrams, network maps, device configurations, and sustainment documentation.
* Provide recommendations to leadership and participate in product reviews.
* Lead cross-disciplinary problem solving for escalated enterprise issues.
* Advance Zero Trust alignment and maintain compliance with technical security guides.

Required Qualifications
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* Education:

** Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technology field, or equivalent experience.
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* Experience:

** Ten years of experience in network engineering, enterprise routing, switching, and data center environments.
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Skills:

** Hands-on experience with multi-cloud environments (Azure, AWS, OCI, GCP) and familiarity with secure enterprise cloud frameworks. Advanced proficiency with F5 Application Delivery Controllers (LTM, GTM/DNS, APM) is required. Candidates must possess deep knowledge of enterprise routing protocols including IPv6, BGP, and MPLS/LDP, as well as experience with secure gateway provisioning, Zero Trust principles, and technical security guidelines. Required certifications include a qualifying cybersecurity credential (such as CASP+ CE, CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP, GCED, GCIH, or CCSP), Cisco Certified Network Professional-Enterprise (CCNP-E), and Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA).

Preferred Qualifications
* Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert-Enterprise Infrastructure (CCIE-EI).
* Check Point Certified Security Expert (CCSE).
* AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty or AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional.
* Azure Network Engineer Associate (AZ 700) or Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ 305).
* GCP Professional Cloud Network Engineer or GCP Professional Cloud Architect.
* CompTIA Cloud+ certification.  
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