Senior cloud network engineer

Simplesense builds, deploys, and sustains the Installation Resilience Platform that enables mission operators to rapidly adapt and respond. The Platform protects critical infrastructure from cyber attack while unlocking previously siloed information to monitor, diagnose, and improve response times to incidents. Our adversaries rapidly adopt the latest technology: we help defense users respond in kind.

Simplesense is a non-traditional defense contractor and prime on the Air Force's Installation Resilience Operations Command and Control (IROC) program, which is now expanding to five additional Air Force, Space Force, and Army installations from the one prototype installation, Tyndall Air Force Base.

Our team combines over 100 years of direct mission experience solving hard problems with 50 years technical expertise deploying DevSecOps, cybersecurity, and cloud infrastructure, giving us a deep appreciation for our customers’ mission and end users’ priorities. We build for scale, architecting and prioritizing technical work for long term sustainability.

About the Role

As a Senior Cloud Network Engineer, you are responsible for leading the deployment and operation of a distributed cloud network infrastructure and interface to on-premise connectivity. You will act as the technical owner for cloud network components and drive improvements to ensure reliability, scalability and security. This role is a critical member of the team helping to ensure that our hybrid platform meets the demanding expectations of our customers.

What You’ll Do

• Solution Ownership: Collaborate across engineering and user success teams to understand desired system level outcomes and operational requirements. Investigate, design, test, deploy and support cloud network infrastructure to ensure a resilient and secure platform.
• Network Infrastructure Design: Manage scalable cloud network topologies, including transit gateways, VPCs, subnets, security groups, and route tables, ensuring low-latency and secure communication between distributed services.
• Build for Resilience: Design and maintain through the use of infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD pipelines and configuration automation to ensure repeatable and scalable deployments.
• Technical Design: Provide technical input and guidance during planning and design sessions with Principal and Staff Engineers to ensure the success of the larger integrated system.
• Individual Contributor: Provide hands-on technical contributions to the deployment and operation of cloud network infrastructure with a time allocation of approximately 80% on solving technical problems and 20% mentoring, coordinating with Staff and Principal Engineers, and supporting planning efforts.
• Tier 3 Support & RCA: Act as the second escalation point for complex incidents, leading thorough root cause analysis (RCA) and implementing systemic, long-term fixes.

What You Bring

Required Qualifications:

• Experience: 5+ years in cloud network engineering.
• Expertise: Deep understanding of VPC design, subnetting, Route53, transit gateways, PrivateLink and related AWS technologies; experience troubleshooting complex connectivity issues across multi-account or hybrid on-prem/cloud environments.
• IaC and Automated Deployment: Experience deploying network infrastructure with CloudFormation or Terraform, and CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions.
• Ownership: Demonstrated ability to take ownership of a problem and deliver a production-ready solution.
• Observability: Strong experience with observability as applied to cloud network environments.
• Travel: Ability to travel quarterly to Product Increment planning and team syncs.
• Compliance: Must be a U.S. Citizen and capable of obtaining a DoD NIPR network account and Common Access Card (CAC).
• Security Clearance: Must have, or be able to obtain, a DoD Secret Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strongly prefer candidates residing in the Denver, CO metro area.
• Prior experience working within DoD, Air Force, Space Force, or fast-paced Federal contractor/dual-use startup environments.
• Relevant technical certifications AWS Solutions Architect, AWS Advanced Networking, CloudOps, DevOps or similar AWS certification or an advanced degree in a related field.

Compensation and Benefits

Pay Range: $155k-195k per year. Compensation is determined based on experience, skill level, and location. We review ranges regularly to ensure market competitiveness.

Simplesense is an equal opportunity employer committed to a policy of merit-based employment. All employment decisions—including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, benefits, training, and termination—are made based on individual qualifications, performance, and business needs.