Key Facts

Remote From:

Full time

Senior (5-10 years)

English

Hard Skills

Internet Of Things (IoT) AWS Networking On Demand Routing IP Routing Network Service Network Interface Controllers Packet Analyzer Virtual Private Networks (VPN) Direct Connect VMWare NSX-T +31 more

Other Skills

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Collaboration
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Leadership
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Communication
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Detail Oriented
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Mentorship
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Problem Solving

Roles & Responsibilities

BE/ME in Computer Science/Computer Engineering, or MCS
6–8 years of experience in cloud networking, cloud-native platforms, virtualization networking, or distributed systems architecture
Strong problem-solving, debugging, and leadership skills with the ability to collaborate across engineering and product teams
Proven ability to own cross-functional networking initiatives and guide CI/CD adoption for cloud-network infrastructure

Requirements:

Architect and lead implementation of cloud-native networking components across AWS/Azure, including VPC architectures, routing, load balancing, security groups, and service networking
Work with CNI plugins (Calico, Cilium, Amazon VPC CNI, Azure CNI) and SR‑IOV; define and implement network virtualization strategies using OVS/OVS‑DPDK, NSX, or cloud-native overlay networks
Collaborate with SDN controllers to manage dynamic network provisioning, micro-segmentation, and service mesh/policy automation; lead performance benchmarking, observability, and troubleshooting across multi-cloud environments
Mentor a team of cloud/networking engineers; provide technical leadership during design reviews and incident analysis; document architectures, design decisions, operational guides, and standards for cloud networking; guide the adoption of CI/CD processes for cloud-network infrastructure

Ness Digital Engineering

Information Technology & Services

About Ness Digital Engineering

Ness Digital Engineering, acquired by global investment firm KKR in 2022, is a full-lifecycle digital engineering firm offering digital advisory through scaled engineering services. Headquartered in New York, Ness serves our customers across 11 innovation hubs in the US, Eastern Europe, and India. Combining our core competence in engineering with the latest in digital strategy and technology, we seamlessly manage Digital Transformation journeys from strategy through execution to help businesses thrive in the digital economy. For more information, visit www.ness.com.

Company type: Large

Industry: Information Technology & Services

Founded: 2018

Company size: 1001 - 5000

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Job description

Description

We are seeking an experienced Lead Cloud‑Native Networking & Platform Engineer to drive architecture, design, and delivery of cloud‑native networking capabilities across our modern platform infrastructure. The ideal candidate combines deep hands‑on expertise in cloud networking (AWS/Azure), CNI plugin internals, SR‑IOV, SDN controllers, and virtualization networking technologies (OVS, NSX), with the ability to lead cross‑functional engineering efforts.

Responsibilities:

Architect and lead implementation of cloud‑native networking components across AWS/Azure environments, including VPC architectures, routing, load balancing, security groups, and service networking.
Work with CNI plugins, SR‑IOV.
Define and implement network virtualization strategies using OVS, OVS‑DPDK, VMware NSX, or cloud‑native overlay networks.
Work with SDN controllers to manage dynamic network provisioning, micro‑segmentation, and service mesh / policy automation.
Lead performance benchmarking, network observability, packet tracing, and troubleshooting efforts across multi‑cloud environments.
Collaborate with platform, SRE, DevOps, security, and application teams to ensure networking reliability, security, and scalability.
Guide the adoption of CI/CD processes for cloud‑network infrastructure, ensuring repeatability and compliance.
Document architectures, design decisions, operational guides, and standards for cloud networking.
Mentor a team of cloud/networking engineers and provide technical leadership during design reviews and incident analysis.

Qualifications:

Education:

BE/ME in Computer Science/Computer Engineering, MCS.

Experience:

6–8 years of experience in cloud networking, cloud‑native platforms, virtualization networking, or distributed systems architecture.

Professional Qualities:

Excellent problem‑solving and debugging skills in highly complex distributed networking environments.
Strong communication and leadership skills with the ability to collaborate across engineering and product teams.
Ability to take full ownership of cross‑functional networking initiatives.
Self‑driven, detail‑oriented, and passionate about cloud‑native technologies and emerging networking paradigms.

Mandatory Technical Skills:

AWS/Azure networking (VPC, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect/ExpressRoute, routing/firewalling)
CNI frameworks (Calico, Cilium, Amazon VPC CNI, Azure CNI)
SR‑IOV and enhanced networking drivers in cloud platforms
Experience with SDN controllers, policy engines, and programmable networking
Virtualization networking: OVS, OVS‑DPDK, NSX, VXLAN/GRE overlays
Strong understanding of cloud routing, overlay networks, NAT, VPNs, peering, and traffic engineering

Nice‑to‑Have Skills:

Kubernetes, OpenShift, and container networking internals
Infrastructure‑as‑Code using Terraform, Helm charts
Experience with service mesh (Istio/Cilium Mesh/Linkerd)
Familiarity with CI/CD workflows for infrastructure automation
Knowledge of distributed tracing and cloud observability (X-Ray, CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Prometheus)

Preferred Domain Experience:

Satellite/teleports or other constrained/managed WAN environments.
Experience with high-latency/variable-bandwidth links and Performance Enhancing Proxies (PEPs) (e.g. TCP acceleration/spoofing, header/data compression).