Cloud Engineer

NO C2C/visa holders/OPT/F1/Third Parties or Third Party Candidates will be considered. We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Network / Cloud / DevOps Engineer with 10+years of experience to drive the transformation of traditional network operations into a fully automated, cloud-driven, self-healing infrastructure platform at our client, a global and Fortune 1000 SaaS firm. • Key skills required are: Agentic AI, DevOps (python, ansible, CI/ CD), AWS AgentCore (Bedrock), Cloud networking • This role will be responsible for designing, automating, monitoring, and operating large-scale enterprise networks across on-premises data centers, cloud environments, SD-WAN/SASE platforms, wireless infrastructures, and security domains. The ideal candidate possesses deep expertise in networking, software development, cloud infrastructure, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, observability, and AI-driven operations. • The engineer will partner with Network Engineering, Security, Cloud, Platform Engineering, and Architecture teams to build highly resilient, scalable, secure, and automated network services. Location: Remote, US based Employment Status: US Citizen, Green Card Holder, or H4 (Client doesn't allow other statuses) Working hours: EST or PST Length: Now to 1/13/2027, may extend or convert W2 Hourly Pay Rate: $63.80 Benefits (all pretax): Medical, dental, Roth IRA. We contribute $$ to your Medical premium. Interested? Apply ASAP! This role opens Tuesday! It's a FIFO to the hiring manager. We are required to conduct Zoom video interviews for ALL candidates and you need a LinkedIn Profile. The Role: Network Automation & DevOps • Design and develop network automation frameworks using Python, Ansible, Terraform, and APIs. • Build Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions for enterprise networking and security platforms. • Automate provisioning, configuration, validation, compliance checks, and remediation workflows. • Develop reusable automation modules, SDKs, and API integrations. • Implement GitOps workflows for network and security infrastructure changes. • Create self-service network automation capabilities for internal engineering teams. Cloud Networking • Design and operate cloud networking solutions across AWS, Azure, and GCP. • Automate management of: • VPC/VNET architectures • Transit Gateways • Cloud Firewalls • Load Balancers • DNS Services • VPN Connectivity • Direct Connect / ExpressRoute • Implement multi-cloud networking standards and governance. Security & Compliance Automation • Automate firewall policy lifecycle management. • Integrate security controls into CI/CD pipelines. • Develop compliance validation frameworks. • Automate risk analysis and security posture assessments. • Collaborate with cybersecurity teams on Zero Trust initiatives. Observability & Monitoring • Build enterprise observability solutions using: • Grafana • Prometheus • InfluxDB • ELK Stack • Splunk • Dynatrace • OpenTelemetry • Create dashboards, alerts, health checks, and performance analytics. • Develop network telemetry pipelines and operational intelligence platforms. AI Ops & Intelligent Automation • Design AI-assisted operational workflows. • Develop integrations with: • LLMs • RAG platforms • AI Agents • ChatOps platforms • Build intelligent troubleshooting and incident response automation. • Implement predictive analytics and anomaly detection solutions. • DevSecOps & Platform Engineering • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines. • Implement automated testing frameworks. • Integrate security scanning into deployment workflows. • Establish engineering standards and best practices. • Drive platform reliability initiatives across infrastructure services.