Cloud Network Engineer (CNEs) - Professional Services

A Cloud Network Engineer (CNEs) is a member of the Professional Services team specializing in migrating networks and functions to private, public, and hybrid cloud infrastructures to maximize flexibility and productivity. They ensure exceptional customer satisfaction and technical excellence while acting as Brand Ambassadors, staying current on leading practices to deliver high-quality solutions.

A Glimpse into the Daily Routine of a Cloud Network Engineer

A Cloud Network Engineer collaborates with clients as part of the delivery team, leveraging expertise in AWS Networking from design to implementation. They work alongside Cloud Engineers, Cloud Architects, and other team members to fully satisfy client needs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Enable customers’ use of AWS to achieve business objectives through the design, implementation, and optimization of cloud networking infrastructure.
• Deploy Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) resources, including subnets, network access control lists, and security groups.
• Design, configure, implement, troubleshoot, or support AWS networking and connectivity services, including Transit Gateway, VPC peering, and related interconnect technologies.
• Apply knowledge of enterprise networking technologies and protocols, such as Palo Alto or Cisco platforms and BGP.
• Implement and configure AWS Direct Connect connections.
• Deploy, test, diagram, and document development, pre-production, and production environments at the network layer.
• Enable and configure AWS VPC flow logs, load balancer logging, and other network visibility tooling.
• Leverage resource tagging and network usage data for cost analysis and capacity planning.
• Configure AWS networking infrastructure for technical performance, resilience, security, and budgetary efficiency.
• Assist in developing migration plans for network connectivity and services moving from on-premises environments to AWS.
• Advise clients on networking changes required to support connectivity to AWS.
• Configure on-premises to AWS hybrid networking and confirm connectivity between environments.
• Participate in daily delivery-team meetings to review progress, resolve technical dependencies, and align on implementation decisions.
• Submit time on assigned projects daily.
• Operate with transparency and be responsive to requests from team members for information.
• Communicate working preferences and understand the working preferences of others to foster a high-performing team environment.
• Additional responsibilities as requested.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience working in a predominantly AWS Cloud networking capacity (AWS experience must have been within the last 2 years).
• 3+ years of experience delivering network or cloud infrastructure solutions in a customer-facing environment.
• 1+ year of experience supporting work delivered in a cloud environment (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Strong working knowledge of leading AWS cloud security practices, particularly as they apply to networking.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform / AWS CloudFormation).
• Experience working within structured infrastructure delivery, change-management, and documentation processes.
• Ability to work with multiple clients in parallel.
• Attention to detail.
• Exceptional communication and time management.

Nice-to-Have Skills and Experience

• Multi-cloud experience (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience with network automation and scripting (Python, Bash, Ansible).
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks (PCI-DSS, HIPAA, FedRAMP).
• AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate.
• AWS Certified Developer – Associate.
• AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate.
• Networking certifications (CCNA, CCNP, PCCSE, PCNSE).
• Prior experience using Mavenlink.
• Project management certification(s) (e.g., PMP).