Network DevOps Engineer

Title: Network DevOps Engineer

Location: Palo Alto, CA (Hybrid)

Duration: Contract

Job Description

Client is looking for a hands-on
Network DevOps Contractor
. The primary objective is to execute network automation tasks across our multi-cloud footprint (
AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI
). You will join the
Network Infrastructure Services
team to build, deploy, and maintain standardized network modules, ensuring our environment stays agile and secure.

Scope of Work

- IaC Execution:
Develop and maintain
Terraform
modules to provision multi-cloud network resources (Transit Gateways, VNET Peering, Cloud Routers, and Load Balancers).
- Automated Provisioning:
Build and troubleshoot
Python
scripts to automate routine network operations (IPAM updates, DNS record management, and Firewall policy deployments).
- Multi-Cloud Connectivity:
Standardize cross-cloud connectivity between AWS, GCP, Azure, and OCI using native cloud tools and VPN/Direct Connect configurations.
- Pipeline Support:
Manage and fix CI/CD deployment pipelines (GitHub Actions) for network infrastructure to ensure "clean" code merges and successful deployments.
- Day-to-Day Ops:
Respond to internal infrastructure requests for VPC/VNET modifications, ensuring all changes follow Client’s’s "Network-as-Code" standards.

Technical Skills Required

•
Experience:
9+ years in Network DevOps or Cloud Networking.

•
Cloud Environments:
Hands-on experience configuring any of the below:

AWS:
VPC, Security Groups, Transit Gateway, Route53.

Azure:
VNET, NSG, Virtual WAN.

GCP/OCI:
Basic networking constructs (VCN, DRG, Shared VPC).

•
The Toolkit:

Terraform:
Intermediate to Advanced (must understand state management and multi-provider blocks).

Python:
Strong scripting skills for API interaction (boto3, requests, etc.).

Git:
Daily proficiency with GitHub (PRs, branching, resolving merge conflicts).

•
Networking Foundations:
Solid understanding of BGP, routing tables, and firewalling (Palo Alto).