Cloud Network Engineer

AS OUR NEW CLOUD NETWORK ENGINEER, YOU’LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO:

• Support the design and implementation of cloud networking architectures, considering scalability, performance, security, and cost optimisation.
• Develop and maintain documentation, including network diagrams, configuration guides, and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for our cloud network infrastructure.
• Participate in capacity planning activities to ensure the cloud network infrastructure can accommodate future growth and increasing workload demands.
• Lead on the resolution of escalated incidents/problems relating to our public/hybrid cloud network environments, ensuring business service level targets are achieved and managing senior stakeholders within the business.
• Own the successful fulfilment of complex network service requests and changes within our cloud network environments, within the agreed timelines.
• Develop, maintain, and manage the DAZN hybrid/public cloud network monitoring capability, ensuring it consistently meets the demands of the business.
• Support the development of operational business processes and successful delivery of service improvement opportunities.
• Act as the point of technical authority for the NOC / Network Support team members for our cloud networking environments, providing senior Technical / Operational assistance and guidance.
• Develop key relationships with a multitude of senior stakeholders across the business.
• Be involved in directly supporting the successful delivery of major sporting events to our global customer base.

YOU’LL BE SET UP FOR SUCCESS IF YOU HAVE:

• In-depth understanding of networking principles, protocols, and technologies, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPN, VLANs, and routing protocols (e.g., BGP, OSPF).
• Strong demonstrable experience in supporting, maintaining, and developing complex cloud networking environments on a large global scale, especially within AWS
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as a Code toolsets, especially Terraform.
• Experience with running production systems on AWS.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex network issues in a distributed cloud environment.
• Familiarity with software-defined networking (SDN) and network virtualisation technologies
• Ability to develop design principles, models, plans, internal standards, and processes based on industry best practices.
• Expertise applying network security best practices in the cloud.
• Previous experience in technically leading on the successful delivery of significant network evolution / implementation projects.
• Flexibility to support a 24x7 global operation, including providing ‘out of hours’ on-call assistance.
• Strong working knowledge of ITIL Incident, Problem, and Change Management components.
• The ability to quickly assess, prioritise, respond, resolve incidents.
• Excellent communication skills and proven senior stakeholder management.
• Demonstrated strategic and tactical thinking, quantitative and analytical skills, while under pressure.
• The ability to promptly learn new network technologies and shape the delivery of these into an operational team.

EVEN BETTER IF YOU HAVE:

• Over 5 years’ experience in working within a complex Network Support environment at a senior engineering level.
• Over 3 years’ demonstrable experience within a Cloud Network Engineering role.
• Relevant certifications, such as CCNA, CCNP, AWS Certified Advanced Networking, or equivalent.
• Experience with distributed applications and microservices.
• Network management experience with more than one cloud provider (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Demonstrable broadcast experience and understanding of broadcast systems/technologies.
• Experience with cloud native technologies, containerization and Kubernetes.