Google Cloud Platform Network Engineer
Posted 1 week ago by 1765525115
Negotiable
Outside
Remote
USA
Summary: The role of Google Cloud Platform Network Engineer involves leading the design, review, and optimization of networking infrastructure within Google Cloud Platform. The candidate will utilize their expertise in VPC architecture, hybrid connectivity, and network security to ensure reliable connectivity across cloud and on-premise environments. This position requires collaboration with various teams to implement best practices and secure connections to Google-managed services. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in cloud networking, particularly within Google Cloud Platform.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and optimize Google Cloud Platform Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) architectures to meet business and technical requirements.
- Define and implement subnetting, routing policies, firewall rules, and peering strategies.
- Lead the evaluation and adoption of network services such as Cloud NAT, Private Service Connect (PSC), and Private Service Access (PSA).
- Assess and recommend solutions for hybrid connectivity between on-premises data centers and Google Cloud Platform using Cloud VPN, Dedicated Interconnect, or Partner Interconnect.
- Collaborate with network and infrastructure teams to ensure low-latency, secure, and resilient network design.
- Implement network security best practices including firewall configuration, IAM, VPC Service Controls, and zero trust networking models.
- Ensure compliance with security frameworks and internal governance policies.
- Perform threat modeling and participate in risk assessments.
- Utilize tools like VPC Flow Logs, Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Logging, and Network Intelligence Center for visibility and troubleshooting.
- Create dashboards and alerts to proactively monitor the network health and performance.
- Conduct root cause analysis and remediation of network-related issues.
- Work closely with cloud engineering, DevOps, security, and application teams to support architecture reviews and new service integrations.
- Provide expert guidance on connecting securely to Google-managed services such as Cloud SQL, BigQuery, Cloud Functions, and Cloud Run.
- Participate in design reviews and cloud governance boards to enforce best practices.
Key Skills:
- 5+ years of experience in cloud networking, with at least 2–3 years of hands-on experience in Google Cloud Platform networking.
- Proven expertise in VPC design, hybrid cloud network architecture, and network services within Google Cloud Platform.
- Strong experience with Cloud NAT, Private Service Connect, Private Service Access, Cloud VPN, Interconnect (Dedicated/Partner), firewall rules, routes, VPC peering, and Shared VPCs.
- Solid understanding of network security, cloud IAM, and VPC Service Controls.
- Experience with cloud monitoring tools, observability practices, and network performance tuning.
- Strong communication and documentation skills; ability to articulate complex technical topics to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: USA
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Job Summary
We are looking for an experienced and highly skilled Network Engineer/Architect to lead the design, review, and optimization of our Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform) networking infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have deep technical expertise in Google Cloud Platform networking services, hybrid connectivity, VPC architecture, and network security. You will play a critical role in ensuring secure, scalable, and reliable connectivity across cloud and on-premise environments, and advise on best practices for connecting to Google-managed services using modern Google Cloud Platform-native tools.
Key Responsibilities
- Network Architecture & Design
- Design and optimize Google Cloud Platform Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) architectures to meet business and technical requirements.
- Define and implement subnetting, routing policies, firewall rules, and peering strategies.
- Lead the evaluation and adoption of network services such as Cloud NAT, Private Service Connect (PSC), and Private Service Access (PSA).
- Hybrid Connectivity
- Assess and recommend solutions for hybrid connectivity between on-premises data centers and Google Cloud Platform using Cloud VPN, Dedicated Interconnect, or Partner Interconnect.
- Collaborate with network and infrastructure teams to ensure low-latency, secure, and resilient network design.
- Security & Compliance
- Implement network security best practices including firewall configuration, IAM, VPC Service Controls, and zero trust networking models.
- Ensure compliance with security frameworks and internal governance policies.
- Perform threat modeling and participate in risk assessments.
- Monitoring & Troubleshooting
- Utilize tools like VPC Flow Logs, Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Logging, and Network Intelligence Center for visibility and troubleshooting.
- Create dashboards and alerts to proactively monitor the network health and performance.
- Conduct root cause analysis and remediation of network-related issues.
- Collaboration & Advisory
- Work closely with cloud engineering, DevOps, security, and application teams to support architecture reviews and new service integrations.
- Provide expert guidance on connecting securely to Google-managed services such as Cloud SQL, BigQuery, Cloud Functions, and Cloud Run.
- Participate in design reviews and cloud governance boards to enforce best practices.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in cloud networking, with at least 2–3 years of hands-on experience in Google Cloud Platform networking.
- Proven expertise in VPC design, hybrid cloud network architecture, and network services within Google Cloud Platform.
- Strong experience with:
- Cloud NAT, Private Service Connect, Private Service Access
- Cloud VPN, Interconnect (Dedicated/Partner)
- Firewall rules, routes, VPC peering, and Shared VPCs
- Solid understanding of network security, cloud IAM, and VPC Service Controls.
- Experience with cloud monitoring tools, observability practices, and network performance tuning.
- Strong communication and documentation skills; ability to articulate complex technical topics to both technical and non-technical audiences.
<>Preferred Qualifications</>
- Google Cloud Platform Professional Cloud Network Engineer certification (or equivalent experience)
- Experience with Terraform, Infrastructure-as-Code, or CI/CD pipelines
- Familiarity with multi-cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure)
- Prior experience in regulated industries (e.g., finance, healthcare, government) a plus