Principal Cloud Network Engineer-Multicloud
Citizens Financial Group•Johnston, RI
•Hybrid
About The Position
Citizens is seeking an experienced Principal Cloud Network Engineer to design, deploy, and manage secure, standardized, and automated infrastructure across multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud environments. The role enables connectivity between compute resources across public and hybrid cloud, supports innovation, and improves operational efficiency. It is hybrid, requiring four days at a Citizens location in Rhode Island, Iselin, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Dallas, Texas, or Phoenix, Arizona. The position is not relocation eligible.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or equivalent work experience.
- At least 5 years of experience in network architecture or cloud services, focused on cloud networking and security.
- Proficiency in AWS and Azure native networking and security constructs.
- Expertise with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Harness, and Ansible.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies and tools such as Jira.
- Experience in IP networking, including Spine-Leaf architecture, routing, switching, IPsec, and VRFs.
- Strong knowledge of network monitoring tools such as AWS CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, CloudTrail, VPC Flow Logs, and Splunk.
- Proficiency with network troubleshooting tools such as Wireshark, tracert, and NetMon.
Nice To Haves
- Experience designing and deploying the Aviatrix multi-cloud platform.
- Industry certifications such as AWS Certified Advanced Networking, Azure Network Engineer Associate, Aviatrix ACE Professional, or CCIE RS.
Responsibilities
- Architect and deploy cloud networks in AWS and Azure according to CFG design principles.
- Design and implement hybrid-cloud environments using Spine-Leaf architecture.
- Manage and optimize hybrid-cloud connectivity through AWS Direct Connect and Azure ExpressRoute.
- Drive the product vision for a secure, repeatable multi-cloud network infrastructure.
- Serve as a subject matter expert on Infrastructure as Code practices using tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and incorporate feedback into the product lifecycle.
- Create documentation and deliver knowledge-sharing presentations to team members and internal customers.
- Troubleshoot networking and security issues.
- Participate in a tier 3 on-call rotation.
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Retirement benefits
- Maternity and paternity leave
- Flexible work arrangements
- Education reimbursement
- Wellness programs
- Paid time off policy exceeding mandatory paid sick or paid time-away policies in every local and state jurisdiction in the United States
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
