Network Engineer III
About The Position
New American Funding is progressing through its journey to the cloud, and this role focuses primarily on Azure cloud networking. The Network Engineer III will configure, maintain, troubleshoot, and automate cloud and on-premises network deployments, with a focus on Azure, and work with IaaS, SaaS, and PaaS vendor services to support successful implementations and integrations. The ideal candidate is a motivated self-starter and change agent with strong cloud networking experience, communication skills, and the ability to collaborate with a team or independently resolve day-to-day cloud network tickets. This is an onsite role in Santa Ana, California, with Pacific Standard Time hours. The position supports cloud and hybrid network services, including being available 24/7. The employee will collaborate with cloud, network, and other cross-functional teams, serve as a point of contact and escalation resource, and maintain documentation and standardized cloud networking environments.
Requirements
- At least 6 years in network engineering roles.
- At least 5 years of experience troubleshooting Azure networking core services, including ExpressRoute and Azure service networking, connectivity, and reachability involving private endpoints, subnets, and peering.
- At least 5 years of experience configuring and troubleshooting ExpressRoute for secure, high-throughput on-premises-to-cloud integration.
- Expertise designing and managing VNet peering and subnets to optimize internal traffic flow.
- Skill implementing Azure Private Link and Private Endpoints to enhance data privacy and resolve reachability challenges.
- Advanced experience with Palo Alto App-ID, Content-ID, and User-ID policies in high-throughput environments.
- Solid experience leading projects as a subject matter expert and translating complex network constraints to non-technical executive stakeholders.
- Minimum certification requirements: Microsoft AZ-700 (Azure Network Engineer), Palo Alto Certified Palo Alto Specialist, and Cisco CCNA.
- Ability to verify identity and employment eligibility to work in the United States.
- Ability to lift up to 10 pounds and perform the stated physical functions of an office-based role, with reasonable accommodations as applicable.
Nice To Haves
- Azure Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification.
- Cisco CCNP certification.
Responsibilities
- Configure, maintain, troubleshoot, and automate cloud and on-premises network deployments within cloud-hosted environments, primarily Azure.
- Configure and troubleshoot Palo Alto firewalls in the cloud and use security skills to trace and troubleshoot cloud and on-premises services.
- Configure and troubleshoot cloud-to-cloud connectivity using Alkira, and maintain service onboarding and troubleshooting.
- Troubleshoot Azure cloud services and connectivity, including connectivity between cloud services and through ExpressRoute.
- Create virtual networks, peering, subnets, and private endpoints, working with infrastructure-as-code and cloud teams to integrate services in the cloud.
- Support and troubleshoot Azure cloud disaster recovery services and extend reachability to other regions when needed.
- Maintain ExpressRoute, ExpressRoute gateways, and VPN gateways, and monitor Microsoft updates that could affect cloud networking.
- Collaborate with cloud and network teams to support existing cloud services and onboard new services.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for offshore teams and assist with cloud networking and network security troubleshooting.
- Serve as the escalation point for the hybrid network team on cloud networking issues.
- Monitor cloud networking components and work with cloud vendors to ensure services and networking are delivered properly.
- Develop, implement, and standardize the environment for cloud network services.
- Create and maintain documentation, spreadsheets, and network diagrams reflecting cloud changes and deployments.
- Be available 24/7 to support hybrid cloud network team services.
- Create and maintain documentation for application configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting guides.
- Develop and share knowledge base articles that help users resolve common issues independently.
- Collaborate with cloud, product, engineering, and internal support teams to enhance functionality, resolve user issues, and improve cross-platform user experience.
- Lead projects as a subject matter expert and translate complex network constraints for non-technical executive stakeholders.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
