The Senior Cloud Network Engineer will manage and design multi-cloud networks, ensure optimal operation, and resolve network incidents in a complex environment.
Job Title: Senior Cloud Network Engineer
Location: United States remote
Job Type: Full-Time
At First Advantage (Nasdaq: FA), people are at the heart of everything we do. From our customers and partners to our greatest advantage — our team members. Operating with empathy and compassion, First Advantage fosters a global inclusive workforce devoted to the diverse voices that make up our talent and products. Our team members empower each other to be their authentic selves and treat all with respect, integrity, and fairness.
Say hello to a rewarding career, and come join a leading provider of mission-critical background screening solutions to some of the most recognized Fortune 100 and Global 500 brands.
Job Description:
The Sr. Cloud Network Engineer’s role is to assist in the planning, coordination, design, installation, configuration and connectivity of network systems and cloud-based services to ensure the stable operation of FA multi-cloud data networks. The Sr. Network Engineer will also resolve FA network incidents in a timely and accurate fashion in a 24x7x365 day operational environment.
Key Responsibilities:
What You Should Bring:
Why First Advantage is Your Next Big Career Move
First Advantage is going through a technology transformation! We are looking for experts who are excited to work with advanced technologies and provide best-in-class user experiences, drive the development and deployment of scalable solutions, and smoothly guide our agile teams and clients through meaningful changes as we continue to expand our impact.
What Are You Waiting For? Apply Today!
You have learned a little about us today – we want to learn about you! If you think this position and our company are a great fit for your areas of interest and expertise, tell us about you by applying now!
The salary range for this position is approximately $110,000-140,000 base annually. This range reflects our good faith estimate to pay fairly as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate’s experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.
Location: United States remote
Job Type: Full-Time
At First Advantage (Nasdaq: FA), people are at the heart of everything we do. From our customers and partners to our greatest advantage — our team members. Operating with empathy and compassion, First Advantage fosters a global inclusive workforce devoted to the diverse voices that make up our talent and products. Our team members empower each other to be their authentic selves and treat all with respect, integrity, and fairness.
Say hello to a rewarding career, and come join a leading provider of mission-critical background screening solutions to some of the most recognized Fortune 100 and Global 500 brands.
Job Description:
The Sr. Cloud Network Engineer’s role is to assist in the planning, coordination, design, installation, configuration and connectivity of network systems and cloud-based services to ensure the stable operation of FA multi-cloud data networks. The Sr. Network Engineer will also resolve FA network incidents in a timely and accurate fashion in a 24x7x365 day operational environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Strategy & Planning
- Design and implement short- and long-term strategic plans to ensure network capacity and network security meets existing and future requirements.
- Develop and deploy methodologies for testing network performance and providing network performance statistics and reports.
- Define, evolve and contribute best practices for installing, configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting network-based infrastructure, primarily within AWS network and network security boundaries.
- Design centralized cloud connectivity patterns to ensure a consistent network and security access policy is achieved.
- Collaborate with network, security, engineering, cloud, and automation teams on implementing latest features of AWS.
- Operational Management
- Manage and ensure optimal operation of all network deployments including VPC, transit gateways, routing, remote VPN, Direct Connect and Security Appliances.
- Manage and ensure effectiveness of cloud-based customer facing network systems as well as CSP to CSP connectivity and CSP to on-premises connectivity.
- Approve and administer user accounts, permissions, and access rights as it pertains to network devices and technologies.
What You Should Bring:
- Formal Education & Certification
- Four-year university degree or college diploma in the field of computer science and/or 7+ years equivalent work experience.
- Azure Administrator Associate or AWS Solutions Architect certification a plus
- Knowledge & Experience (Required)
- 7-10+ years' experience managing and configuring multi-cloud networks
- Excellent understanding of large interconnected networks, including IP overlap, static routing protocols
- Experience with Palo Alto NGFW, Cloud NGFW, Panorama and Stata Cloud logging.
- Experience with engineering, operating and administrating networking in Public Cloud architectures (Azure/AWS).
- Understanding of orchestration and automation methodologies pertaining to AWS (CloudFormation), Azure (ARM and BICEP), or Terraform.
- Proficient at developing in any of the following: JavaScript, Python, Java, .NET, or similar languages.
- Knowledge and understanding of system flow charts, data processing concepts, and telecommunications principles.
- Knowledge of applicable data privacy practices and laws.
- Knowledge & Experience (Nice to Have)
- Understanding of CI/CD (Continuous Integration / Continuous Deliver) software development principles and use of Visual Studio and GIT.
- Global network experience working with staff and venders in other time zones and countries.
- Experience with multi-cloud fabric exchanges
- Experience with Zscaler Private Access
- Attributes:
- * For compliance reasons, all personnel must be United States Citizens and have, for 3 of the past 5 years, resided in the United States OR worked for the United States overseas in a federal or military capacity OR be a dependent of a federal or military employee serving overseas. In addition to our standard pre-employment background check and drug screen, you will be required to undergo additional checks to obtain an LAR certification via the the proper channels in order to be in this role.
- Good understanding of the organization’s goals and objectives.
- Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
- Able to conduct research into networking issues and products as required.
- Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment and make sound decisions in emergency situations.
- Ability to present ideas in a user-friendly language.
- Keen attention to detail.
- Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
- Exceptional documentation & technical writing skills.
- Passionate about providing a high quality of service and believes in relentless customer satisfaction.
- Promote a strong work ethic with the ability to meet commitments & deadlines.
- Ability to maintain ownership & independence in a fast-paced high volume environment.
- Ability to maintain a sense of professionalism & urgency in all customer communications.
- Rotational On-call availability
- Sitting for extended periods of time.
- Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, power tools, and to handle other computer components.
- Occasional inspection of cables in floors and ceilings.
- Lifting and transporting of moderately heavy objects, such as computers and peripherals.
Why First Advantage is Your Next Big Career Move
First Advantage is going through a technology transformation! We are looking for experts who are excited to work with advanced technologies and provide best-in-class user experiences, drive the development and deployment of scalable solutions, and smoothly guide our agile teams and clients through meaningful changes as we continue to expand our impact.
What Are You Waiting For? Apply Today!
You have learned a little about us today – we want to learn about you! If you think this position and our company are a great fit for your areas of interest and expertise, tell us about you by applying now!
The salary range for this position is approximately $110,000-140,000 base annually. This range reflects our good faith estimate to pay fairly as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate’s experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.
Top Skills
.Net
Arm
AWS
Azure
Bicep
Cloud Ngfw
CloudFormation
Java
JavaScript
Palo Alto Ngfw
Panorama
Python
Stata Cloud
Terraform
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