Senior Cloud Network Engineer

Job title: Senior Cloud Network Engineer

Contract: 6 month contract rolling

Rate: £700-£750/day Inside IR35

Location: Cambridge/Hybrid (2 days per week onsite)

We're looking for a highly experienced, hands-on Cloud Network Engineer to join a major technology programme a highly influential tech organisation that design energy-efficient microprocessor architecture.

This is a role for someone who can get deep into the technology; designing, building, automating and troubleshooting complex network environments across AWS, Azure, GCP, HPC and enterprise infrastructure.

Responsibilities

You'll take ownership across the full engineering lifecycle#, from requirements and technical design through to implementation, testing, troubleshooting and handover.

• AWS, Azure & GCP networking - all three are essential
• High-Performance Computing (HPC) environments
• Enterprise networking, including BGP, routing, switching, segmentation and security
• Cisco SD-WAN - design, deployment, integration and troubleshooting
• Terraform & Ansible - automation and Infrastructure as Code
• OpenStack networking
• Hybrid connectivity between on-premises data centres and multiple cloud platforms
• Complex network troubleshooting across cloud, HPC, SD-WAN and enterprise environments
• Reviewing existing environments, identifying gaps and driving optimisation, improvement and redesign

Experience:

We're looking for genuine engineering depth rather than someone who is purely architecture or advisory focused.

• 7-8+ years' relevant Network, Cloud or Infrastructure Engineering experience
• Strong hands-on networking across AWS + Azure + GCP
• Proven experience designing/deploying networking within HPC environments
• Strong BGP and enterprise networking knowledge
• Extensive Cisco SD-WAN experience
• Hands-on Terraform and Ansible
• Experience with OpenStack networking - highly desirable
• Strong hybrid cloud / data centre connectivity experience

To be considered, you should be able to demonstrate the majority of the following in a hands-on engineering capacity:

AWS Azure GCP HPC Cisco SD-WAN Terraform Ansible BGP/Routing Hybrid Cloud OpenStack

If you're a senior Cloud Network Engineer who genuinely understands networking at this level, I'd like to hear from you.