GCP Network Engineer (L3) Laiba Technologies Pleasanton, CA Job Details Contract $55 - $65 an hour 1 day ago Qualifications Azure Networking Services Ansible High availability solutions design Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Load balancing Improving system uptime or availability Network infrastructure Terraform BGP Scalability Network security appliance implementation Network routing Cloud automation VPN management Cloud network integration DevOps automation Virtual Private Clouds High availability Full Job Description Role summary Location- Pleasanton, California (Mon-Fri-work from office) L3 GCP Network Engineer is a senior engineer responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing complex network architectures on GCP, and acting as the final escalation point for critical issues. Key responsibilities Design and architect secure, highly available, and scalable GCP network topologies including multi‑VPC, hub‑and‑spoke, Shared VPC, hybrid and multi‑cloud connectivity.
Lead implementation of advanced networking:
Cloud Interconnect, Cloud VPN topologies, global and regional load balancing, Cloud Armor policies, Private Service Connect, VPC peering, custom route designs. Own end‑to‑end network security posture in GCP in partnership with security teams: firewall strategies, segmentation, zero‑trust patterns, DDoS protection, perimeter and egress controls. Serve as L3 escalation for complex production incidents, doing deep packet, routing, and performance analysis, and driving root cause analysis and long‑term fixes. Define standards, patterns, and best practices for GCP network designs, address planning, naming, tagging, and connectivity models. Drive automation and Infrastructure as Code for networking (Terraform, Deployment Manager, CI/CD for network changes, policy‑as‑code). Mentor L1/L2 engineers, review designs and changes, and provide training on GCP networking. Work with architects and stakeholders to align network designs with business, security, and compliance requirements (e.g., data residency, regulatory constraints). Evaluate new GCP networking features and third‑party solutions, build PoCs, and create adoption roadmaps. Typical requirements 5-8+ years of network engineering with strong experience across routing, switching, firewalls, and large‑scale networks; substantial hands‑on GCP networking. Deep knowledge of routing protocols and enterprise networking concepts (BGP, OSPF/IGP, VRFs, MPLS or SD‑WAN concepts, VPN, QoS, high availability). Proven experience designing and operating production GCP networks (or equivalent cloud) at scale, including hybrid connectivity and multi‑region architectures. Strong experience with automation and IaC (Terraform, Ansible, pipelines) for network deployments.
Certifications strongly preferred:
Google Professional Cloud Network Engineer (and possibly Professional Cloud Architect), CCNP/CCIE or equivalent senior networking credentials.
Pay:
$55.00 - $65.00 per hour Expected hours: 40.0 per week
