Network Engineer

Network Engineer / Cloud Network Engineer

📍 Location: Palo Alto, CA
📅 Duration: 10–12 Month Contract
🏢 Work Model: Hybrid (3 days onsite per week)

Key Requirements

✔ Strong experience with EVPN
✔ Hands-on exposure to Cloud Networking Environments
✔ Expertise with Palo Alto Firewalls

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support Terraform-based Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions for cloud networking components across multiple cloud platforms.
• Automate network-related operational tasks using Python scripting, including integrations with IPAM, DNS, and firewall management systems.
• Implement and maintain connectivity solutions spanning AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and OCI, leveraging cloud-native networking services and secure interconnect technologies.
• Support and troubleshoot CI/CD workflows (GitHub Actions or similar) to ensure smooth infrastructure deployments and code integrations.
• Handle daily cloud networking requests such as VPC/VNet updates, routing changes, and security policy modifications while adhering to Infrastructure-as-Code standards.

Desired Background

• 6+ years of experience in Cloud Networking, Network Automation, or Network DevOps.
• Practical experience working with one or more major cloud providers:
  • AWS: VPC, Transit Gateway, Security Groups, Route 53
  • Azure: VNet, NSG, Virtual WAN
  • Google Cloud Platform / OCI: Shared VPC, VCN, DRG, and related networking services

Technical Skills

• Strong proficiency in Terraform, including state management and multi-cloud deployments.
• Advanced Python scripting skills with experience consuming APIs (boto3, requests, etc.).
• Daily usage of Git/GitHub, including pull requests, branching strategies, and conflict resolution.
• Solid networking fundamentals with knowledge of BGP, routing protocols, firewall policies, and network segmentation.
• Experience with Palo Alto Networks security platforms is highly preferred.