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Senior Cloud Networking Engineer

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Skylo Technologies logoSkylo Technologies · Mountain View, CA
Full-timeRemote7mo ago
AWSAzureBGPCloudFormationComplianceCross-functional Collaboration
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Requirements

  • Experience with SD-WAN, private interconnects (Direct Connect, Cloud Interconnect, ExpressRoute).
  • Hands-on knowledge of API security, service meshes (Istio/Linkerd), and zero-trust networking.
  • Prior experience in high-availability, large-scale, or regulated industries (fintech, telecom, healthtech).

Benefits

With employees working across three continents, Skylo is proud to be an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce. Our worldwide and inclusive culture encourages a flexible approach to work, and we also offer an attractive range benefits such as:Competitive compensatiHealth insuranceVision insuranceRemote work optionsFlexible schedule

Additional Information

The world still has coverage blind spots. You could help eliminate them at Skylo. Skylo has pioneered a standards-based approach to satellite connectivity. We connect smartphones and IoT devices directly to satellites. No special hardware, no entirely new networks. Just billions of existing devices, suddenly reachable anywhere on Earth. We're not building toward this future. We're already in it. Our direct-to-device service is live on millions of activated devices across five continents, covering more than 72 million square kilometers, in partnership with leading satellite operators, mobile network operators, Tier-1 chipset makers, and OEMs worldwide. And we're just getting started. At the heart of it all is Skylo's commercial NTN vRAN: a 3GPP standards-based, cloud-native platform that seamlessly bridges terrestrial and satellite networks. It's the infrastructure that makes true anywhere, anytime connectivity possible. When you join Skylo, you'll work at the intersection of three markets reshaping how the world stays connected: mass-market consumer devices, automotive, and industrial IoT. Enabling people outdoors and critical workflows in the world's most remote places. This is a rare chance to work on technology that matters, at a company that's already proving it works This role is located Mountain View, CA where we are onsite 3 days a week in office. Summary Of How You Will Impact Skylo Skylo is hiring a Senior Cloud Networking Engineer to design, implement, and optimize networking solutions across our cloud environments. You will be responsible for ensuring secure, scalable, and high-performing network connectivity for our global systems. This role will partner closely with cloud, DevOps, and security teams to deliver reliable cloud networking architectures that meet the needs of a growing, mission-critical platform. How You Will Contribute Cloud Networking Design & Implementation Architect and maintain networking solutions in AWS and GCP including VPCs, subnets, routing, peering, and hybrid connectivity. Design and configure load balancing, API gateways, private service access, and service meshes for modern application environments. Implement and manage cloud-based firewalls, NAT, VPNs, and SD-WAN solutions. Optimize network performance, latency, and availability for distributed systems. Security & Compliance Enforce network security best practices, including zero-trust principles, segmentation, and encryption in transit. Partner with the security team to monitor for vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and potential threats. Support compliance requirements (SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, etc.) through secure network design. Operations & Troubleshooting Lead advanced troubleshooting of network connectivity, latency, and throughput issues. Build automation scripts and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Pulumi, etc.) for network provisioning. Maintain observability and monitoring tools to ensure health and reliability of network services. Provide on-call support for critical infrastructure networking issues. Collaboration & Strategy Work closely with Cloud Architect, cloud infrastructure, and application teams to ensure networking aligns with business requirements. Contribute to long-term cloud networking strategy, including multi-cloud and hybrid connectivity. Mentor junior engineers and contribute to documentation, standards, and best practices. What We Look For 7+ years of experience in network engineering, with at least 3+ years in cloud networking. Deep knowledge of AWS VPC networking, GCP VPC & VPC-SC, or Azure Virtual Networks. Strong background in routing, BGP, DNS, firewalls, and load balancing in cloud and hybrid environments. Experience with Kubernetes networking (CNI, service mesh, ingress/egress). Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi, or CloudFormation). Familiarity with security tools, monitoring, and observability (Datadog, Prometheus, ELK, etc.). Excellent problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills. Certifications: AWS Advanced Networking Specialty, GCP Professional Cloud Network Engineer, CCNP/CCIE, or equivalent. Every role at Skylo uses AI tools daily to amplify output. We expect active habits using AI tools and a track record of folding new ones into your workflow quickly


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