Senior Cloud Network Engineer

Job Title: Sr. Cloud Network Engineer

Location: Remote

Company: Zachary Piper Solutions

Clearance Required: Public Trust

Full Job Description:

Zachary Piper Solutions is looking for a Senior Cloud Network Engineer to join a growing team in support of a government agency. This position will be fully remote.

Responsibilities/Overview:

• In-Depth knowledge and hands-on experience with major cloud platforms, such as Azure, OCI and GCP.

• Comprehensive knowledge of cloud security best practices and ability to implement security measures within cloud networks.

• Strong understanding of networking protocols and technologies, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPN, BGP and OSPF.

• Strong understanding of Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs) and subnets to meet the organization’s performance and security requirements.

• Experience with software-defined networking (SDN) and virtual networking concepts.

• Experience with identity and access management (IAM) in cloud environments

• Experience with installation of various network devices and services (e.g., routers, firewalls, load balancers, VPN, QoS)

• Perform network maintenance and system upgrades including service packs, patches, hot fixes, and security configurations for any third-party network devices in cloud platforms.

• Work with the existing network administrators and engineers to manage, deploy, and troubleshoot firewalls, routers, VPN concentrators, and Network Access Control in cloud platforms.

• Monitor performance and ensure system availability and reliability

• Monitor system resource utilization, trending, and capacity planning

• Provide Level-2/3 support and troubleshooting to resolve issues

Required Qualifications:

• Must be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance

• Bachelors degree and eight (8) years or more of related experience or Masters and six (6) or more years of related experience. 

• Strong experience working with Terraform

• Need to have experience with AWS Security group deployment using Terraform

• Experience with cloud or on-prem devices such as Cisco and Palo Alto firewalls

• Working technical knowledge of TCP/IP networks and standards (IEEE 802.1)

• Must have experience with EKS Cluster.

• Working knowledge of DoD STIGs, and IA Vulnerability Management (IAVM)

• Experience with Palo Alto firewalls

• Experience configuring and troubleshooting Cisco IPsec (AES 256), Firewall, IPS, route-maps, and NACLs

• Strong knowledge and understanding of TCP/IP network technologies; DNS, DHCP, TFTP, NAT, and SSL.

• Participation in 24/7 on-call rotation is required for this role

Desired:

• Azure Fundamentals, GCP or Oracle Cloud Certifications

• CCNP or Higher (CCIE and/or CISSP highly valued)

• PaloAlto Networks Certifies Network Security Engineer (PCNSE)

Compensation and Benefits:

·        $145,000 - $155,000+ Dependent on experience

·        Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO, Sick Leave as required by law, and Holidays.

This job opens for applications on 6/13/25. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.