Position Summary

Effectual Cloud Networking Consultants are members of the Public Sector Program Management team responsible for ensuring that customer-facing projects are delivered with customer satisfaction and technical excellence. Effectual Cloud Networking Consultants are "Brand Ambassadors" and are expected to stay current on leading practices to deliver high-quality, well-conceived solutions to customers.

A Glimpse into the Daily Routine of a Cloud Networking Consultant

Lead networking of state of the art, automated, fault-tolerant, and scalable AWS environments adhering to AWS best practices in standard and GovCloud regions. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including external agencies, internal customer teams, application teams and cloud architects, to design and implement secure and scalable cloud networking architectures. Assess network performance and troubleshoot any connectivity issues during the migration process. Provide expert guidance on network automation, security, and compliance considerations specific to the public sector agency. Stay updated on emerging cloud networking technologies and industry best practices. Designing and implementing networking solutions, troubleshooting network issues, and providing strategic advice for successful application migrations to the cloud.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with clients to understand their application networking requirements, dependencies, and performance expectations for successful migrations
• Collaborate with application teams, cloud architects, and engineers to ensure smooth integration of application networking components within the cloud environment
• Experience with designing, maintaining, and provide subject matter expertise for network connections within and interfaces outside current network boundaries
• Assess existing network architectures and design cloud networking solutions that ensure secure, scalable, and high-performance connectivity that adhere to industry regulations and compliance frameworks
• Develop comprehensive network migration plans, including network discovery, assessment, and planning for transitioning application networks to the cloud
• Design and implement cloud networking architectures, including virtual private clouds (VPCs), subnets, routing, load balancing, and connectivity options, aligning with best practices for application migration
• Configure and optimize cloud networking services, including but not limited to Amazon VPC, AWS Transit Gateway, AWS Direct Connect, or AWS Network Firewall, to provide seamless and reliable network connectivity for migrated applications
• Conduct network performance analysis, monitoring, and troubleshooting during the migration process to identify and resolve connectivity and performance issues affecting application performance
• Implement network security measures, including firewalls, access controls, and encryption, to protect application networking environments in the cloud.
• Assist in evaluating and selecting appropriate network monitoring and management tools for cloud networking environments to ensure ongoing visibility and control
• Stay updated with emerging cloud networking technologies, industry trends, and best practices related to application migrations to the cloud

Qualifications

• Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in related discipline AND
• Minimum Experience: 4 years’ experience in networking preferably specialized cloud technologies OR
• Substitution/Alternative to Minimum Education and Experience: Must have at least 12 years of on-the-job experience
• Be able to work remotely but, be able to go on-site as requested and/or occasionally with potentially some form of post-pandemic cadence, on-site in Washington DC
• AWS Professional Certifications – Advanced Networking Specialty or Solutions Architect and/or DevOps Certifications; CompTIA Network+
• Must be a US Citizen
• Proven experience as a networking consultant, specifically supporting application migrations to the cloud
• Strong knowledge of networking concepts, protocols, and architectures, including TCP/IP, VLANs, VPNs, load balancing, and application-level networking
• Expertise in designing and implementing network solutions in public cloud environments, primarily AWS, with a focus on application migration scenarios
• Strong understanding of applying Trusted Internet Connections (TIC) 3.0 to application workloads
• Proficiency in cloud networking services, such as Amazon VPC, Azure Virtual Network, or Google Cloud VPC, and their capabilities for supporting application migrations
• Familiarity with network security principles and best practices, including firewalls, access controls, and encryption, within cloud environments
• Experience with network discovery and assessment tools for evaluating application network architectures, dependencies, and performance requirements
• Strong understanding of network performance optimization and troubleshooting methodologies during application migrations to the cloud
• Knowledge of network automation and orchestration tools, scripting languages (Python, PowerShell), and network APIs for migration automation
• Excellent communication and consulting skills to effectively interact with clients, understand their application migration requirements, and provide technical guidance
• Ability to assess and analyze complex networking requirements and translate them into practical cloud networking designs for successful application migrations
• Leadership and mentoring abilities to guide junior consultants and contribute to team collaboration during application migration engagements
• Ability to work with multiple clients, in parallel
• Ability to work Eastern Standard Time Zone schedule

Nice-to-Have Skills and Experience

• Active Clearance or Public Trust (DOJ Preferred)
• Understanding of Zero Trust Framework
• Network Automation and Orchestration (Ansible, Chef, Puppet)
• Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Software-Defined Networking (SDN)
• Network Monitoring and Analytics (Nagios, Zabbix, Prometheus, ELK Stack)
• Network Security Certifications (CCNP Security, CISSP, CEH)
• Cloud-Native Networking Services (AWS Transit Gateway, Azure Virtual WAN, Google Cloud Network Connectivity Center)
• Network Performance Optimization (Traffic Engineering, QoS)
• Network Troubleshooting and Debugging (tcpdump, Wireshark)
• Container Networking (Kubernetes, Service Mesh)

Location: Remote

Salary Range for this position: $130,000-175,000

Travel Requirements

The travel requirements for this position may vary depending on our needs. You should be prepared to travel domestically as necessary. Travel frequency and duration will be communicated in advance, allowing for proper planning and coordination. Typically, travel may include attending conferences, client meetings, training sessions, and other business-related events. The ability to travel is essential for fulfilling the responsibilities of this role and supporting our organization’s goals and objectives.

Company Offered Benefits

Full-time employees are eligible to participate in our employee benefit programs:

• Medical, dental, and vision health insurances,
• Short term disability, long term disability and life insurances,
• 401k with Company match
• Paid time off (PTO) (120 hours PTO that accrue over one year)
• Paid time off for major holidays (14 days per year)
• These and any other employee benefit offerings are subject to management’s discretion and may change at any time.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work is generally performed in an office environment. Physical demands include sitting, keyboarding, verbal communication, written communication. Employees are occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

This job description may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described, and may be amended anytime at the sole discretion of the Employer. Duties and responsibilities are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship. Effectual Inc. is an EEO employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected classification in its hiring, promoting, or any other job-related opportunity.