Job Summary We are looking for a Senior Cloud Network & Security Engineer with 8+ years of overall experience in network engineering, cloud networking, and security. The candidate should have strong hands-on experience with GCP networking, GKE networking, Palo Alto Networks firewalls/VM-Series, VPN, Cloudflare, cloud gateways, automation, and hybrid connectivity . The role will be responsible for designing, implementing, securing, troubleshooting, and maintaining highly available cloud network infrastructure and security solutions.

Key Responsibilities
GCP & GKE Networking
- Design, implement, and manage GCP network infrastructure , including VPC, Shared VPC, subnets, routing, Cloud Router, Cloud NAT, Cloud VPN, VPC Peering, Private Service Connect, and Load Balancing.
- Strong hands-on experience with GKE networking , including VPC-native clusters, Pod/Service networking, Alias IPs, Network Policies, Ingress, DNS, firewall rules, Private GKE, and GKE connectivity.
- Troubleshoot GCP/GKE connectivity, routing, DNS, ingress/egress, and performance issues.
- Design secure connectivity between GCP, GKE, on-premises, and other cloud environments. Palo Alto Networks
- Design, deploy, configure, and manage Palo Alto VM-Series firewalls on GCP .
- Manage firewall policies, NAT, routing, security zones, application controls, threat prevention, URL filtering, and logging.
- Design and manage Primary/Secondary or Active-Passive Palo Alto HA configurations, including synchronization and failover.
- Configure and troubleshoot IPsec Site-to-Site VPN and GlobalProtect VPN .
- Manage Palo Alto PAN-OS upgrades/updates, licensing, subscriptions,



configuration backup/restore, and license-related issues .
- Perform firewall rule optimization, troubleshooting, and security monitoring. Cloudflare & Cloud Gateway
- Manage Cloudflare DNS, WAF, CDN, DDoS protection, SSL/TLS, Zero Trust, and traffic management .
- Design and manage secure cloud gateway / internet gateway architectures , including ingress/egress traffic, NAT, routing, and centralized security inspection.
- Integrate Cloudflare, Palo Alto, GCP Load Balancing, and application environments. Cloud Security
- Implement network security, segmentation, IAM, Zero Trust, encryption, firewall controls, and secure ingress/egress.
- Collaborate with Security and DevSecOps teams to implement security best practices and controls.
- Support security incidents, root-cause analysis, and remediation activities. Automation & Operations
- Automate infrastructure using Terraform, Ansible, and GitOps practices.
- Develop automation/scripts using Python, Bash, or PowerShell .
- Use Datadog and GCP/Palo Alto monitoring and logging for performance monitoring and troubleshooting.
- Maintain architecture diagrams, configuration standards, and operational documentation.
- Provide technical guidance and collaborate with Cloud, DevOps,



Security, and Development teams. Required Skills & Experience
- 8+ years of overall experience in Network Engineering, Cloud Networking, Infrastructure, or Cloud Security.
- 5+ years of hands-on GCP networking experience .
- Strong hands-on experience with GKE networking, architecture, operations, and troubleshooting .
- Strong experience with Palo Alto Networks firewalls , preferably VM-Series on GCP .
- Experience with Palo Alto Primary/Secondary or Active-Passive HA .
- Strong experience with Palo Alto firewall policies, NAT, routing, security zones, and security profiles .
- Hands-on experience with IPsec VPN and GlobalProtect .
- Experience with Palo Alto licensing, subscriptions, PAN-OS upgrades/updates, and troubleshooting .
- Hands-on experience with Cloudflare DNS, WAF, CDN, DDoS, SSL/TLS, and Zero Trust .
- Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, BGP, OSPF, IPsec, and HTTP/HTTPS .
- Experience with Terraform/IaC, Ansible, GitOps, and CI/CD .
- Scripting experience in Python, Bash, or PowerShell .
- Experience with Datadog and cloud monitoring/logging .
- Solid understanding of cloud security, network segmentation, IAM, Zero Trust, and DevSecOps .
- Experience with hybrid cloud and on-premises connectivity . Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field .
- Strong communication, analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently and provide technical leadership to engineering teams.

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