Senior Staff Engineer, Cloud Network

Shield AI

. Lead the design of network systems that span both cloud and isolated environments, ensuring consistent connectivity and behavior.

Posted 5/16/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $180,000 - $270,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleCloudCyber SecurityDistributed SystemsTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the design of network systems that span both cloud and isolated environments, ensuring consistent connectivity and behavior.
Design networking for containerized systems to support inter-service communication and service discovery
Partner with Enterprise Ops to design and implement routing and firewall policies across shared network boundaries
Establish and improve network observability and debugging
Partner with Cybersecurity and Infosec to design connectivity and access boundaries that meet regulatory and compliance needs
Identify and resolve systemic issues affecting reliability, latency, and scalability
Mentor engineers and drive adoption of strong network design and debugging practices through hands-on guidance and review

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of experience in network engineering, infrastructure engineering, or related fields
Experience designing and operating network systems across cloud and non-cloud environments
Deep understanding of networking fundamentals, including routing, segmentation, and traffic control
Experience with cloud networking using infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible)
Experience designing networking for containerized or distributed systems
Ability to diagnose and resolve complex network issues across systems
Experience working across team boundaries to design and implement network solutions
3–5 years of experience designing and operating systems in regulated or compliance-driven environments
Experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical direction

Benefits

Comp & perks

Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
Temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)

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Hard Skills & Tools

network engineeringinfrastructure engineeringnetwork designroutingsegmentationtraffic controlcloud networkinginfrastructure-as-codenetwork observabilitydebugging

Soft Skills

mentoringcollaborationproblem-solvinginfluencingcommunication