Senior Cloud Network Engineer

PayPal • Scottsdale, AZ

67d • Hybrid

About The Position

This job oversees hybrid Multi-cloud networking infrastructure, load balancers, and the global backbone. It handles outages, leads network design, supports system availability, deploys equipment, implements best practices, offers on-call support, manages global teams, communicates incident impacts, and creates documentation.

Requirements

• 3+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Requires in-depth knowledge of cloud network engineering principles.
• Deep hands-on expertise in cloud networking: VPC Network, Direct Connect, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect Gateway, Interconnect, Cloud Router, VPN, and firewall rules (Security Groups, GCP Firewall).
• Strong experience with cloud native load balancers, ALB, API Gateway, PrivateLink and Private Service Connect (PSC) for secure and scalable service exposure.
• Use Infrastructure as Code processes to automate and maintain infrastructure consistency, scalability, and up-to-date configurations.
• Implement and manage network security controls using Palo Alto and Fortinet firewalls, VPNs, etc in public Cloud environments.
• Configure, deploy, and manage load balancers such as F5, HAProxy, to ensure seamless application delivery and security in a public cloud environment.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, Ansible, and Python for network automation.
• Strong understanding of networking protocols and technologies, including TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, MPLS, DNS, VPN.
• Utilize network monitoring tools (e.g. LogicMonitor, Datadog, AWS Cloudwatch, Splunk, Catchpoint, Nagios, etc.) to proactively identify and resolve network issues.
• Implement network changes following established change management procedures, minimizing risk and ensuring minimal impact to production services.
• Participate in incident management processes, including troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and post-incident reviews.
• Adhere to security policies, procedures, and best practices, ensuring the network infrastructure meets all compliance requirements.
• Implement and continually improve operational procedures, systems, and network engineering best practices.
• Provide Tier 2 support for network incidents impacting our production systems, ensuring timely resolution and minimal disruption to service. This includes on-call rotation responsibilities.
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Nice To Haves

• Proficiency with leading public cloud providers' network services -AWS is a must, and experience with GCP & Azure is desirable.
• Relevant AWS and/or GCP Networking certifications
• Foundational networking certifications (e.g., CCNA, CCNP, JNCIA, JNCIS).
• Experience with container networking (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker).
• Experience with penetration testing and vulnerability assessments and remediation.
• Experience in the financial services industry.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Contributions to open-source networking projects.

Responsibilities

• Oversee load balancers, Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB) equipment, Content Delivery Network (CDN) platforms, and troubleshoot client/server issues.
• Handle proactive and reactive outages, work with vendors, and take ownership of network incidents, escalations, and root cause analysis.
• Lead backbone network design and architecture for on-premises and public cloud migration, and build hybrid connectivity solutions.
• Work with business unit leadership, product managers, and customers to develop project objectives, timelines, and feature requirements.
• Support network system availability, manage network capacity, and ensure compliance with Information Security standards.
• Deploy equipment, manage SSL certificate hosting and renewal, and build infrastructure for data centers and cloud environments.
• Implement and continually improve operational procedures, systems, and network engineering best practices.
• Offer on-call support, monitor infrastructure and hosted services, and troubleshoot complex issues.
• Manage and influence global teams, provide guidance and support, and mentor team members in areas of expertise.
• Communicate incident impacts, risks, and mitigation plans to executives, document incident information, and create network engineering documentation and best practices.

Benefits

• At PayPal, we're committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. And we can't do this without our most important asset-you. That's why we offer benefits to help you thrive in every stage of life. We champion your financial, physical, and mental health by offering valuable benefits and resources to help you care for the whole you.
• We have great benefits including a flexible work environment, employee shares options, health and life insurance and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Credit Intermediation and Related Activities
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees