Cloud Network Architect (338)

WSP • Meridian, ID

5d

About The Position

We’re seeking a hands-on Cloud Network Architect with strong DevOps automation
capability to design, standardize, and deliver secure, scalable, and resilient
Azure networking. This role blends network architecture authority with platform
implementation discipline: you will define and govern network patterns and
guardrails, and you will also build and operationalize them using
Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD so they are repeatable, consumable, and
reliable at scale.

Requirements

• 5+ years of practical, hands-on network engineering and architecture experience.
• Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure networking (segmentation, routing, DNS, private access, and network security).
• Expert knowledge of BGP, OSPF, DNS, DHCP, SD‑WAN, VPN/IPSec, IPv4/IPv6, and enterprise-scale troubleshooting.
• Strong proficiency with IaC workflows; ability to build automated network deployments and maintain consistent baselines.
• Deep hands-on experience with DevOps automation and CI/CD best practices for infrastructure delivery.
• Prior participation in architecture review or governance forums.
• Strong written communication: you will author and review ADRs, architecture documents, and pattern guides.
• Comfortable operating with senior autonomy and collaborating across globally distributed teams.

Nice To Haves

• Multi-region Azure experience with data residency constraints.
• Experience working with third-party vendor development teams.
• FinOps exposure and cost-aware automation.

Responsibilities

• Define, document, and govern Azure networking reference architectures, standards, guardrails, and reusable patterns (segmentation, routing, DNS, private access, and network security).
• Provide architectural review and formal sign-off on Azure network designs, ensuring consistency, scalability, resiliency, and security alignment (including Zero Trust-aligned controls).
• Architect and maintain global connectivity patterns and cloud connectivity services that support enterprise and hybrid needs.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code for cloud network provisioning; champion reusable modules to make networking self-service and repeatable.
• Integrate network builds into CI/CD workflows (state management, drift detection, automated validation) to enforce consistent baselines.
• Implement automated baseline checks, compliance controls, configuration consistency, and telemetry pipelines for network services.
• Implement hub-spoke / Virtual WAN patterns across Azure regions; operationalize private connectivity (Private Endpoints, Private DNS zones, NSG/UDR patterns).
• Publish secure external endpoints (Azure Front Door) and implement internal/egress routing patterns (Azure Firewall).
• Troubleshoot complex cloud and hybrid network issues across.
• Implement monitoring/alerting/dashboards for network services (Azure Monitor/Log Analytics and security telemetry where applicable).
• Support incident response, runbooks, and change/release coordination for network/platform changes.
• Validate resiliency, DR, and continuity plans through hands-on testing; drive operational readiness and smooth transition into run-state.
• Improve delivery performance through standardization and automation; reduce lead time and increase reliability via repeatable patterns.
• Partner with Security, Identity, and Platform architecture leaders to evolve network guardrails that enable delivery while protecting platform integrity.
• Mentor engineers and influence roadmaps toward reusable, extensible network platform services.

Benefits

• WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.
• Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level