Cloud Network Architect

**Mode of Employment ICON**

**Experience -13+**

**Shift Timings**US shifts including night

**Start Date**-Immediate

**Location** **Bangalore**(work from office)

**Budget Keep it open**

**Key Skills Required**:

- Experience in Cloud Networking.
- Background in Networking technologies.
- Proficiency in VPCs/VNETs/Cloud network solutions/firewalls.
- Experience with SDWAN integrations.
- Multi-cloud solutions involving 2-3 cloud backbones.
- Developed automation using Terraform or third-party tools for auto networking provisions.

Key Responsibilities:

- Design, deploy, and optimize cloud networking architectures across Azure, AWS, and GCP.
- Manage and troubleshoot existing Azure Virtual Networks, AWS VPCs, and GCP VPCs.
- Architect secure and scalable multi-cloud connectivity, leveraging VPN, ExpressRoute, Direct Connect, and Interconnect.
- Implement network security best practices, including cloud firewalls, WAF, micro-segmentation, and traffic inspection.
- Automate cloud network provisioning and configuration using Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
- Optimize cloud networking for high availability, performance, and cost-efficiency.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
- Collaborate with DevOps, security, and cloud engineering teams to integrate networking solutions into CI/CD pipelines.
- Troubleshoot network performance issues, latency, and connectivity challenges across cloud environments.

Required Qualifications:

- 8+ years of experience in network design and deployment, with at least 5 years in cloud networking.
- Hands-on expertise in Azure Virtual WAN, AWS Transit Gateway, and GCP Cloud Router.
- Strong understanding of BGP, VPC Peering, Private Link, and hybrid connectivity.
- Experience with Cloud Load Balancers, NAT Gateway, and SD-WAN integrations.
- Solid knowledge of cloud-native security tools (e.g., AWS Network Firewall, Azure Firewall, GCP Security Command Center).
- Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
- Familiarity with network monitoring and troubleshooting tools (e.g., AWS VPC Flow Logs, Azure Network Watcher, GCP Network Intelligence Center).
- Strong scripting skills (Python, PowerShell, or Bash) for network automation.
- Certifications such as AWS Advanced Networking Specialty, Azure Network Engineer Associate, or Google Professional Cloud Network Engineer are a plus.

**Skill Category**

**Specific Skills**

**Required Proficiency**

**Must-Have?**

**Notes**

**Multi-Cloud Networking**

Design and implementation across Azure, AWS, and GCP (At Least Two Cloud knowledge)

Expert

Yes

Must be able to build unified cloud network architecture

Hybrid connectivity (On-prem to Cloud, Inter-cloud)

Expert

Yes

Includes VPNs, Direct Connect, ExpressRoute, Interconnect

Routing (BGP, OSPF, Static) within and across clouds

Advanced

Yes

Routing convergence, failover, redundancy

Unified Cloud Network Management Strategy

Advanced

Yes

Should propose centralized control & observability strategy

**Cloud-Specific Networking**

Azure Virtual WAN, VNet Peering, UDRs, NSGs, ER, Azure Firewall

Advanced

Yes

Deep Azure experience is critical

AWS VPC, TGW, NACLs, Route Tables, VPN, PrivateLink, Direct Connect

Advanced

Yes

Deep AWS networking exposure needed

GCP VPC, Shared VPC, Cloud Interconnect, VPN, Routes, Firewall rules

Intermediate+

Yes

Should be confident in GCP networking stack

**Security Integration**

Integration of Firewalls (Palo Alto, Fortinet, Azure/AWS/GCP Native Firewalls)

Advanced

Yes

End-to-end security in design

Zero Trust, segmentation, cloud-native security posture

Intermediate

Yes

Strong security foundation essential

**Automation & IaC**

Terraform (multi-cloud templates)

Intermediate

Yes

Ability to automate infra-as-code across clouds on Intermediate level

CloudFormation (AWS), ARM/Bicep (Azure), Deployment Manager (GCP)

Intermediate

Yes

Must understand each cloud's IaC tools

**Monitoring & Optimization**

Integration with CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, GCP Operations Suite

Intermediate

Yes

Observability and optimization skills needed

Cost optimization for cloud networking

Intermediate

Yes

Experience in optimizing cross-cloud data transfer & interconnect cost

**Consulting & Leadership**

Client engagement, requirement gathering, roadmap creation

Expert

Yes

Should work as consultant and tech advisor

Cloud strategy advisory and stakeholder communication

Advanced

Yes

Must interact with C-levels, architects, and cloud teams

Team mentorship & governance

Advanced

Optional

Nice to have in leadership roles

**Certifications**

Azure Network Engineer Associate / Architect Expert

Recommended to have one of Certification

**Skill Category