What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Cloud Infrastructure Architect position at Genesis Global Recruiting Inc?
We are seeking to hire an experienced Senior Cloud Infrastructure Architect with over 6 years of experience designing, implementing, and managing cloud-based network infrastructures, with a strong focus on AWS (Amazon Web Services) and Azure.
This is an onsite position. We are looking for local candidates to work from our Downey, California, headquarters.
NO SPONSORSHIP and NO C2C. We only hire direct.
Capability to design, configure, and operate network infrastructure across Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure environments.
- Expertise in delivering highly available and fault-tolerant cloud network architectures, including multi-region and multi–availability zone designs, failover mechanisms, and resiliency strategies.
- Hands-on implementation of hybrid connectivity using AWS Transit Gateway and Azure ExpressRoute.
- Operational knowledge of Megaport services, including provisioning Virtual Cross Connects (VXCs) and enabling private connectivity between cloud and on-premises environments.
- Strong capability in managing ingress and egress traffic flows, optimizing routing paths, and maintaining high availability and performance across distributed cloud networks.
- Proficiency in deploying and operating cloud-native load balancing solutions such as AWS Elastic Load Balancing, Azure Load Balancer, and Azure Application Gateway.
- Capability to deploy and manage virtual firewalls, including third-party network virtual appliances (e.g., Palo Alto VM-Series, Cisco CSR 8000v) alongside native cloud security controls.
- Solid working knowledge of network security constructs such as Network Security Groups (NSGs), AWS Security Groups, and network Access Control Lists.
- Capability to design and implement Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)/VNet peering, hybrid connectivity, and multi-region or multi-cloud architectures, including integration through Megaport services.
- Advanced capability in configuring and managing Border Gateway Protocol within cloud and hybrid network environments.
- Strong foundation in cloud network security practices, including secure architecture design, access control models, and alignment with compliance requirements.
Cloud Network Engineering: At least six (6) years of experience designing, implementing, and managing cloud-based network infrastructures, with a strong focus on AWS (Amazon Web Services) and Azure.
- High Availability Architecture: At least four (4) years of experience designing and implementing highly redundant and highly available cloud network architectures, including failover mechanisms, disaster recovery strategies, and resilient connectivity patterns.
- Advanced Cloud Networking: At least four (4) years of hands-on experience with AWS (Amazon Web Services) and Azure networking services, including Transit Gateway, ExpressRoute, load balancing, and hybrid connectivity.
- Megaport Experience: At least four (4) years of experience working with Megaport Network services for private cloud connectivity, including Virtual Cross-connects (VXC) provisioning and hybrid/multi-cloud integration.
- Traffic & Security Engineering: At least four (4) years of experience in traffic engineering, network segmentation, firewall deployment (native and Network Virtual Appliance (NVA), and secure connectivity design.
Requierments
Requires AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, or Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate, AWS Security Groups
Salary : $70 - $100