Network Development Engineer

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Sr Lead Network Development Engineer based in India.

• Design, deploy, automate, and support highly scalable network infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and GCP, ensuring reliability, security, performance, and availability.
• Serve as a senior technical authority for cloud networking, firewalls, VPNs, DNS, BGP, TCP/IP, TLS, hybrid routing, security groups, and related network technologies.
• Architect and support Kubernetes networking and production workloads, including CNI implementations, ingress and gateway controllers, service discovery, DNS, and NetworkPolicy.
• Develop and maintain network infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code and automation technologies such as Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, Chef, or equivalent platforms.
• Establish and execute cloud networking roadmaps aligned with enterprise architecture and public-cloud design standards.
• Participate in architecture and design reviews, providing technical guidance and network leadership to engineering teams.
• Drive an automation-first approach to eliminate operational toil, improve scalability, and strengthen service ownership and accountability.
• Evaluate and implement monitoring, observability, capacity, performance, and availability solutions for global network infrastructure.
• Lead complex troubleshooting and incident resolution, including packet capture analysis, traffic-flow diagnostics, and root-cause investigation.
• Help expand the global network engineering function by onboarding and mentoring engineers, providing technical leadership, and contributing to team direction and standards.
• Take ownership of network projects and technical issues through to successful resolution, ensuring delivery against timelines and quality expectations.
• Stay current with emerging networking, cloud, Kubernetes, automation, and AI-enabled engineering practices, incorporating relevant technologies into network operations.
• Participate in an on-call rotation and provide occasional travel support when required.

• 10+ years of professional experience in networking or infrastructure engineering, including experience within enterprise-scale or SaaS environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• Expert-level knowledge of enterprise and public-cloud networking, including firewalls, VPNs, DNS, BGP, TCP/IP, TLS, VPCs, hybrid routing, and cloud security constructs.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, and/or GCP networking and cloud-native infrastructure.
• Proven experience managing production Kubernetes environments, with deep expertise in Kubernetes networking, CNI implementations, ingress or gateway controllers, service discovery, DNS, and NetworkPolicy.
• Experience operating across both traditional data-center and public-cloud environments, as well as supporting multiple Linux distributions.
• Strong programming or scripting capabilities in Golang, Python, Java, Ruby, or an equivalent language.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, Chef, Ansible, or Spacelift.
• Advanced network troubleshooting capabilities, including packet captures, traffic-flow analysis, performance diagnostics, and root-cause analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical projects, make sound architectural decisions, and take ownership from design through delivery and production support.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, communication, and critical-thinking skills, with the ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively.
• A proactive mindset and passion for operational excellence, automation, continuous improvement, and solving complex technical challenges.
• Ability and willingness to actively use AI tools and methodologies to improve engineering productivity, innovation, and workflow efficiency.
• DNS and mail-hosting experience, security and certificate-management knowledge, or relevant networking, Kubernetes, operating-system, and cloud certifications would be advantageous.

• Two company-wide paid wellness days each year to support rest and well-being.
• Paid birthday time off during your birthday month.
• Up to 40 hours of paid volunteer time off annually.
• Employee Assistance Program providing confidential, 24/7 support for emotional, financial, legal, and work-life needs.
• Business travel assistance and protection for eligible work-related travel.
• Employee referral bonus opportunities.
• Location-specific benefits tailored to the employee’s primary work location, which may include comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement or pension programs, and life or accident protection.
• Opportunities for continuous learning, technical certifications, professional development, and access to training resources.
• An autonomous, collaborative, and inclusive working environment that encourages innovation, ownership, and cr