Cloud Network Engineer

Mission Bridge Partners•Bethesda, MD

1d•Remote

About The Position

Mission Bridge Partners is partnering with an established federal technology integrator to identify an experienced Cloud Network Engineer to support a large-scale enterprise cloud modernization program for a federal customer. This is a remote, contract-to-hire opportunity supporting the design, deployment, and ongoing operation of secure, scalable multi-cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, OCI, and GCP environments. The Cloud Network Engineer will be responsible for cloud networking and security infrastructure, including Palo Alto firewalls, Cisco networking technologies, VPNs, routing, security groups, and virtual cloud networks. This is a hands-on engineering role requiring strong experience with Terraform, cloud networking, network security, and troubleshooting complex enterprise environments. The ideal candidate combines a strong traditional network engineering background with hands-on experience implementing networking and security infrastructure within modern cloud environments.

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance
Bachelor's degree with 7+ years of related experience, or Master's degree with 4+ years of related experience
Strong hands-on experience designing, deploying, and supporting networking within enterprise cloud environments
Strong experience with Terraform / Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Hands-on experience deploying and managing AWS Security Groups using Terraform
Experience supporting AWS EKS clusters
Hands-on experience with Palo Alto firewalls
Experience with Cisco networking and security technologies
Strong understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPN, BGP, OSPF, NAT, SSL/TLS, and IPsec
Experience configuring and troubleshooting firewalls, IPS, route maps, NACLs, VPNs, routers, and load balancers
Experience with VPC/VNet architecture, subnetting, routing, and cloud network security
Understanding of software-defined networking (SDN) and virtual networking concepts
Familiarity with Identity and Access Management (IAM) within cloud environments
Working knowledge of DoD STIGs and Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM)
Ability to participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation

Nice To Haves

CCNP, CCIE, CISSP, or PCNSE certification
Azure, Google Cloud, or Oracle Cloud certifications
Experience supporting highly regulated or federal government cloud environments
Experience designing and operating complex multi-cloud network architectures
Experience with cloud network monitoring, capacity planning, and performance optimization

Responsibilities

Design, implement, configure, and support networking infrastructure across cloud environments, including Azure, OCI, GCP, and AWS
Deploy and manage cloud networking components including VPCs/VNets, subnets, routing, security groups, VPNs, firewalls, load balancers, and network access controls
Use Terraform to provision and manage cloud infrastructure, including AWS security groups
Configure, manage, and troubleshoot Palo Alto firewalls, Cisco devices, VPN concentrators, IPsec tunnels, route maps, NACLs, and related network security technologies
Support networking requirements for AWS EKS clusters
Implement cloud network security controls and follow established security and compliance requirements
Troubleshoot complex network connectivity, routing, firewall, VPN, DNS, and performance issues
Monitor network performance, availability, utilization, capacity, and overall system health
Perform network maintenance, upgrades, patching, hot fixes, and security configuration updates
Partner with network administrators, cloud engineers, security teams, and other technical stakeholders to resolve infrastructure issues
Provide Level 2/3 engineering support for cloud and network-related incidents
Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation