Job Title: Network Security Cloud Engineer
Location: Phoenix, AZ (Hybrid - 3 days per week onsite)
Job Type: Contract (Long Term)
Experience: 8-10+ years
Job Overview
Our client is seeking an experienced Network Security Cloud Engineer to design, engineer, and automate cloud network security capabilities across public and private cloud platforms. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, scalable hybrid cloud environments and drive automation through Infrastructure-as-Code.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and implement cloud network security capabilities across public and private cloud platforms
- Engineer and automate network security controls including on-premises firewalls, cloud firewalls, security groups, network ACLs, and cloud-native security services
- Build and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) to deploy secure cloud networking environments
- Support secure connectivity solutions including VPN, Direct Connect, ExpressRoute, Transit Gateway, VPC/VNet peering, Private Link, and service mesh technologies
- Collaborate with Cloud Engineering, Network Engineering, and Security Architecture teams on secure hybrid connectivity
- Partner with Security Operations and Incident Response teams to improve network visibility, logging, monitoring, and threat detection
- Conduct proof-of-concept evaluations of emerging cloud networking and security technologies
- Participate in architecture reviews to ensure compliance with enterprise security standards
Required Skills
- 8-10+ years of experience in Network Security, Cloud Security, or Infrastructure Security engineering
- Strong experience designing and securing networking in AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or Oracle Cloud Platform
- Proficiency with Infrastructure-as-Code tools: Terraform or CloudFormation
- Deep understanding of VPCs, VNets, routing, segmentation, load balancing, and network policy enforcement
- Experience with SIEM integration, logging, and network telemetry
- Familiarity with NGFW, WAF, Secure Web Gateways, IDS/IPS, DNS Security, and Zero Trust Network Access
- Experience with SaaS security including CASB, SSE, SASE, and ZTNA
- Experience integrating SaaS platforms with Azure AD/Entra ID, Okta, or Ping Identity using SAML, OAuth, or OIDC
- Experience supporting large-scale enterprise cloud migrations
Preferred Skills
- AWS Certified Security - Specialty or AWS Advanced Networking - Specialty
- Azure Network Engineer Associate or Azure Security Engineer Associate
- Google Professional Cloud Network Engineer or Security Engineer
- CCNP Security or equivalent
Location & Work Model
Phoenix, AZ - Hybrid (3 days per week onsite)
Engagement Details
Long-term contract engagement. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience required.