Senior Cloud Network Engineer

Citizens Financial Group • Johnston, RI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

At Citizens Bank, we are in search of a Senior Cloud Network Engineer to work within our Cloud Networking product offering by providing a secure, standardized, and repeatable infrastructure across multiple cloud platforms. This role is key to enabling seamless connectivity between compute resources, driving innovation and efficiency across public and private clouds.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Network Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in network architecture or cloud services, with a strong focus on cloud networking.
• 3-5+ years of experience supporting software development and production infrastructure
• Relevant certifications in cloud networking or architecture (such as AWS Certified Advanced Networking, Azure Network Engineer Associate, or similar).
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Profound knowledge of AWS, Azure, OCI, and GCP's native cloud networking capabilities.
• Experience with multi-cloud networking and familiarity with solutions like Aviatrix or Alkira.
• Strong foundation in network architecture principles and the ability to manage complex, multi-cloud environments.
• Excellent project management skills with experience in Agile methodologies and tools like Jira.
• Experience with Evaluating, Designing, Developing and Building PoC and Architect Infrastructure solutions
• IP Networking – Spine and Leaf Architecture, Routing, Switching, BGP, OSPF, Cisco, Arista (CCNP preferred), Load Balancers F5
• Strong to advanced knowledge of AWS Network Architecture, Management of Security Groups & Subnet Management
• Networking fundamentals to support Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Networks, IaaS, SaaS, PaaS, Public and Private cloud preferred
• The ideal candidate must be a self-starter, motivated and able to work in a very fast paced environment

Responsibilities

• Architect and deploy VPCs/VNets and other cloud-native networking and security constructs in AWS/Azure, ensuring optimal configurations for scalability and security.
• Configure routing using advanced standards-based protocols like OSPF and BGP
• Participate in the product vision for a multi-cloud networking backbone, ensuring the delivery of a standardized and secure landing zone for compute resources.
• Become the Subject Matter Expert (SME) on Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices for cloud networking, driving automation and repeatability.
• Stay abreast of advancements in multi-cloud networking and evaluate innovative solutions such as Aviatrix and Alkira for integration.
• Participate in the development and maintain a comprehensive product roadmap, providing clear direction and updates to stakeholders.
• Work closely with engineering teams to advocate best practices in network design and operations, ensuring high availability and performance.
• Engage with cross-functional teams to understand their cloud networking needs and incorporate feedback into the product development cycle.
• Create knowledge sharing presentations and documentation to help developers and operations teams understand and leverage the systems capabilities
• Inspection and Resolution of Issues - Can effectively troubleshoot and handle cloud-related difficulties.
• Participate in tier 3/4 weekly OnCall rotation.
• Deploying and managing network infra using scripting languages like Ansible and terraform.
• Leverage AWS CloudWatch and Azure Monitor to track performance metrics, set alerts, and optimize network performance.
• Use AWS CloudTrail, VPC Flow Logs and Azure Activity Log plus flow logs for logging and auditing changes in the cloud environment.
• Develop automation scripts to streamline network management tasks, enhancing operational efficiency and reducing manual tasks.
• Utilize APIs and orchestration tools to automate provisioning and configuration of network resources in both on-premises (co-locations) and cloud environments.

Benefits

• We offer competitive pay, comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, maternity/paternity leave, flexible work arrangements, education reimbursement, wellness programs and more.
• Note, Citizens’ paid time off policy exceeds the mandatory, paid sick or paid time-away policy of very local and state jurisdiction in the United States.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees