• Job Description

  Req#: R0010770

  Sr. Cloud DevOps Network Engineer – We offer a competitive benefits package!

  The Company: GIA is the world’s foremost authority in gemology. GIA is a global organization with headquarters located in Carlsbad, CA. GIA in Carlsbad boasts a 17-acre ocean view campus that accommodates approximately 800 of its 3,000 total employees worldwide. It offers many competitive health benefits that promotes the well-being of its employees as well as that of the environment. Discover more about GIA's innovative history by clicking here.

  What to expect:

  • Hybrid role (3 days on-site) in Carlsbad, CA, New York, NY, or Las Vegas, NV
  • Work Hours: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday - flexible start time
  • We offer competitive medical, dental, vision and matching 401-K plans
  • Paid vacation, sick and holidays, tuition assistance, commuter benefits

  The Environment:

  • On-site cafe - affordable custom breakfast and lunch meals and Starbucks drinks!
  • Economic friendly services - electric vehicle charging stations on-site
  • Ergonomic assessments offered on-site and virtually

  JOB OVERVIEW

  The Sr. Cloud DevOps Network Engineer, you will be responsible for the design, automating and building our next generation cloud CI/CD pipeline and infrastructure with a focus on hybrid network infrastructure for the GIA on-prem and multi-cloud environment. You must be able to work in and adapt to a fluid, fast-paced environment. You will be collaborating closely with the architecture and engineering teams to build a world class Cloud environment.

  ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  Duties and Responsibilities:

  Hybrid Network Architecture and Engineering: (30%)

  • Design and support GIA multi-cloud networking architectures in AWS, Azure, and Oracle Cloud including VPCs, VNets, Transit Gateways, and VPNs.
  • Optimize network connectivity for hybrid environments, integrating SD-WAN, Direct Connect, ExpressRoute, and Cloud Interconnect.
  • Planning, installing, and deploying highly available solutions on the public cloud.
  • Implement Zero Trust Networking and software-defined networking (SDN) solutions.
  • Ensure the availability, performance, scalability, and security of production systems.
  • Implement network connectivity solutions to ensure seamless integration of network systems with software applications.
  • Collaborate with developers, system engineers, and data scientists to ensure efficient operation of the company’s networks and systems.
  • Ensure system security through the implementation of security measures and regular audits for the Cloud landing zone and the hybrid network.

  Automation of Infrastructure provisioning with Network expertise (40%)

  • Develop and deploy network automation solutions and Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to provision and manage network resources across on-prem and cloud environments.
  • Own and contribute to an end-to-end agile DevOps-based software development life cycle with end-to-end automation in mind (Tools & Processes).
  • Integrate network changes into CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and GitLab CI/CD.
  • Design, configure, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure. Collaborate with the architecture team to build Cloud patterns with High Availability, scale, security, monitoring, and configuration of cloud platform services.
  • Create and manage provisioning automation via CloudFormation, etc.
  • Support process for Kubernetes and Docker creation pipelines.
  • Support the agile software development process among cross-functional teams to ensure smooth product delivery.
  • Work with development teams across multiple organizations to drive automation, establish software standards, service modularity, testing standards, and deployment/management of microservices.
  • Mentor and train junior DevOps engineers.
  • Design and implement continuous integration, testing, and deployment methods for network infrastructure.
  • Develop and manage tools to automate network infrastructure and optimize existing systems.

  Network monitoring and operations: (20%)

  • Manage monitoring and alerting functionality for networks and systems.
  • Manage and troubleshoot of hybrid networking issues.
  • Perform incident/alert troubleshooting, problem analysis and provide high quality solutions to technical issues.
  • Support and improve our tools, infrastructure, and processes that support rapid and reliable delivery of high-quality software to our production service.
  • Assist development in troubleshooting system and software issues in all environments.
  • Manage RCA, Incident Process, and Risk Analysis of the cloud services.
  • On-call support in cases of issues on the production environment.
  • Provide proactive support on critical issues, including liaison with business users, system users.
  • Provide proactive support on critical issues, including liaison with business users, system users.
  • Take ownership and resolve the issues related to production environment within expected by SLA time frames.
  • Keep up to date on the latest and greatest tools and solutions that will best serve the business.

  Documentation (10%)

  • Document procedures, systems, services, and process improvements.
  • Develop and improve operational practices and procedures.
  • Create architectural diagrams for the network layout including Cloud VPC design, security and connectivity.
  • Maintain the CMDB of the Cloud and on-prem assets .
  • Write effective documentation.

  Other duties as assigned.

  TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities)

  • Experience across entire SDLC, CI/CD tools, with configuration & release management, deployments, and troubleshooting in cloud environments.
  • Expertise in cloud networking (AWS, Azure, or GCP), including VPCs, VPNs, and hybrid connectivity.
  • Strong knowledge of SD-WAN, BGP, OSPF, VLANs, and load balancing.
  • Expertise in routing, switching, firewall management and WAN optimization.
  • Familiarity with container networking (Kubernetes, service meshes like Istio) is a plus.
  • Significant experience with tools used for automated deployment, scaling, and operations of application containers such as Kubernetes, Docker, EKS, EC2.
  • Experience with public clouds such as AWS, Azure and Oracle Cloud
  • Experience with IaaC provisioning suck as AWS CloudFormation, Terraform.
  • Hands on experience with CI/CD tools such as AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy.
  • Hands on experience with image management, AMI.
  • Experience with Cloud asset management such as AWS Config, Systems Manager.
  • Experience with managing AWS organizations.
  • Strong scripting experience with Bash, PowerShell, Python.
  • Understanding of source code version control systems, GitHub and code branching/merging strategies.
  • Network automation such as switch configurations, routing, & load balancers.
  • Excellent cloud experience including but not limited to multi-tenancy, secured application, high availability, Micro Services, telemetry.
  • Experience with migrating legacy applications to cloud adhering to best practices is a plus.
  • Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, interpersonal).
  • Ability to work independently with little direct supervision.

  EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or closely related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • 4-5+ years of designing and implementing end-to-end automation for enterprise products in cloud platform; and
  • 4- 5+ years of experience in network engineering, both traditional and cloud, including routing, switching, and firewall management.
  • Experience implementing firewall solutions in cloud platforms.

  Certifications (Preferred):

  • AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty
  • Cisco DevNet Professional (CCNP DevNet)
  • Microsoft Azure Network Engineer Associate

  PAY RANGE

  $135,000 - $176,000

  An Equal Opportunity Employer

  All employment decisions are made without regard to unlawful considerations of race, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, or any other legally protected status. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request.

  Las Vegas, NV (IT Data Center Office), New York, NYLas Vegas, NV (IT Data Center Office), New York, NY

  An Equal Opportunity Employer
  All employment decisions are made without regard to unlawful considerations of race, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, or any other legally protected status. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request.

  Disclaimer: This job description indicates in general terms, the type and level of work performed as well as the typical responsibilities of employees in this classification and it may be changed by management at any time. Other duties may also apply. Nothing in this job description changes the at-will employment relationship existing between the Company and its employees.

• About the company

  The Gemological Institute of America is a nonprofit institute dedicated to research and education in the field of gemology and the jewelry arts and based in Carlsbad, California.

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