What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cloud Architect position at GDH?
Role Summary
This role involves designing, implementing, and managing multi-cloud networking infrastructure across various cloud platforms. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in enterprise networking with a focus on cloud environments, hybrid connectivity, and network security. They will provide technical guidance on cloud network architecture, security patterns, and automation strategies to ensure robust, scalable, and secure network solutions.
Responsibilities
This position offers a hybrid schedule, with time split between the office and remote work.
This role involves designing, implementing, and managing multi-cloud networking infrastructure across various cloud platforms. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in enterprise networking with a focus on cloud environments, hybrid connectivity, and network security. They will provide technical guidance on cloud network architecture, security patterns, and automation strategies to ensure robust, scalable, and secure network solutions.
Responsibilities
- Architect multi-cloud networking solutions, including VPC, VNet, AWS Transit Gateway, Azure Virtual WAN, and Google Cloud Router, following hub-and-spoke architectures and landing-zone patterns.
- Design and operate hybrid connectivity using AWS Direct Connect, Azure ExpressRoute, Google Cloud Interconnect, and VPNs, including BGP routing and resiliency.
- Define and implement cloud network security patterns, such as segmentation, security groups, network security groups (NSGs), firewall rules, private endpoints, and inspection architectures.
- Manage the Infoblox DDI architecture, including Grid design, DNS services, DHCP, IPAM, DNS security, and NIOS upgrades.
- Integrate Infoblox with cloud platforms and automate workflows for IPAM and DNS record lifecycle management.
- Develop Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, and Azure Bicep, creating reusable modules for network provisioning.
- Advise cloud, security, and application teams on network design, operational best practices, and cost optimization.
- Collaborate on designing secure and resilient network infrastructures that meet compliance standards.
- Monitor and troubleshoot network systems, ensuring high availability and performance.
- Stay current with cloud networking technologies, security trends, and industry best practices.
- 8 years of enterprise networking experience, including 4 years designing cloud networks.
- Production experience with networking in at least two of AWS, Azure, and GCP, with knowledge of the third platform.
- Hands-on experience with Infoblox NIOS Grid, DNS, DHCP, and IPAM at an enterprise scale.
- Strong knowledge of BGP, DNS architecture, IP addressing, and hybrid connectivity.
- Proven experience developing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, and Azure Bicep.
- Relevant education, training, certifications, or equivalent practical experience.
- Ability to advise technical teams on network design, security, and operational best practices.
- Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
- Availability to work according to project needs and within a hybrid work environment.
- Work authorization to work in the designated location.
This position offers a hybrid schedule, with time split between the office and remote work.
Salary : $82 - $87