Summary Of How You Will Impact SkyloSkylo 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 ContributeCloud 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
Nice to Haves- 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).
What We OfferWith 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 compensation packages including a stock option based equity program
- Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, retirement plan
- Monthly allowances for wellness and education reimbursement
- A generous time off policy, holidays, and the opportunity to temporarily work abroad
- Once in a lifetime opportunity to be a part of developing and running world's first commercial, live direct-to-device satellite network and service
- Access to world-class team and talent across tech domains: software, hardware, chipsets, telecom, satellite and network virtualization
- Open, transparent, inclusive culture that blends the Silicon Valley, Nordic and South Asia characteristics
Additional informationThe compensation range for this position is:
$145,000 - $155,000. This range reflects the low and high end of the range Skylo reasonably and generally expects to pay the hired candidate in this role.
