Staff Cloud Network Platform Engineer

We are hiring a Staff Cloud Network Platform Engineer to build and evolve the cloud networking foundations used by engineering teams across RWS. This role combines deep cloud networking expertise with a platform engineering mindset, making secure and reliable connectivity available through reusable, automated capabilities rather than bespoke, ticket-driven changes. You will operate across AWS, GCP, Kubernetes and hybrid environments, working closely with Platform Engineering, Enterprise Tech, Security, SRE and Product Engineering teams. You will solve complex cloud networking problems, but your primary focus will be turning those solutions into secure, repeatable and automated platform capabilities that can be consumed consistently across RWS.

About Product & Technology

Product & Technology plays a pivotal role in aligning the organization with its strategic objectives and enhancing shareholder value. Product & Technology is responsible for establishing unified standards and governance practices throughout the company. Additionally, we oversee the development and maintenance of core applications essential for the seamless operation of various functions across the organization. We are committed to driving and executing future roadmaps that are in line with the overall strategic direction of RWS. With a global reach, Product & Technology provides support services to over 7500 end users worldwide. We take pride in managing the information security operation and safeguarding all our assets. Our core functions encompass Enterprise & Technical Architecture, Network & Voice, Infrastructure, Service Delivery, Service Operations, Data & Analytics, Security & Quality Compliance, Transformation, Application Development, Enterprise Platforms. With a dedicated team of over 500 staff, Product & Technology ensures a strong presence across all regions, enabling efficient and effective support to our global operations.

Job Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and operate cloud networking capabilities across RWS’s AWS and GCP environments.
• Develop reusable infrastructure-as-code modules and supported patterns for networks, subnets, routing, firewalls, DNS, load balancing, private connectivity and related cloud services.
• Turn complex or recurring network solutions into standardised platform capabilities that engineering teams can consume without repeated manual intervention.
• Shape the cloud network architecture for landing zones, multi-account and multi-project environments, shared services and internal platforms.
• Build and maintain secure connectivity between cloud workloads, enterprise services, on-premises environments and third-party platforms.
• Establish automated approaches to network provisioning, validation, policy enforcement and change management.
• Support Kubernetes and container networking, including ingress, service connectivity, network policy, load balancing and troubleshooting.
• Partner with Enterprise Tech, Security and DPE to define clear ownership boundaries, delegated responsibilities and guardrails for cloud networking.
• Develop automated, reusable patterns for secure private access to cloud-hosted services, including the deployment and lifecycle management of Netskope Private Access Publishers within cloud VPCs.
• Act as a senior escalation point for complex cloud networking, routing, DNS, connectivity and performance issues.
• Improve cloud network observability through effective use of flow logs, telemetry, monitoring and diagnostic tooling.
• Ensure cloud network changes are version controlled, peer reviewed, tested, observable and reproducible.
• Work directly with product and engineering teams to understand connectivity needs and provide secure, scalable and easy-to-consume solutions.
• Coach other platform engineers and build broader cloud networking capability across the Platform Engineering team.
• Contribute to technical standards, architectural decisions and the long-term roadmap for RWS’s cloud foundations.

Required Skills and Experience

• Extensive experience designing and operating cloud networking in AWS, GCP or both within complex enterprise environments.
• Deep knowledge of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, DNS, routing, NAT, firewalls, load balancing, segmentation and private connectivity.
• Strong experience with Terraform or comparable infrastructure-as-code tooling, including reusable modules, automated testing and CI/CD delivery.
• Solid understanding of Kubernetes operator patterns, controllers, GitOps, and declarative infrastructure management (Crossplane experience a plus, not required).
• Experience with cloud connectivity patterns such as shared networks, transit networking, private endpoints, peering and secure ingress and egress.
• Experience with Kubernetes networking, ingress, service connectivity and network policy in production environments.
• Knowledge of hybrid connectivity patterns, such as VPNs, VPCs, cloud interconnects, direct connections, enterprise routing, IP address management, and delegated DNS.
• Familiarity with SASE and ZTNA architectures, including Netskope Private Access Publishers and secure private-access patterns for cloud VPCs, would be advantageous.
• Experience with network observability, flow logs, telemetry and structured troubleshooting of complex connectivity and performance issues.
• Proven ability to turn complex technical solutions into standard, secure and consumable platform capabilities used by multiple engineering teams.
• Strong collaboration and influencing skills, with experience working across Platform Engineering, Enterprise IT, Security, Architecture and product teams.
• A platform-product mindset focused on automation, standardisation, usability and reducing cognitive load for engineering teams.

Life at RWS

Life at RWS - If you like the idea of working with smart people who are passionate about growing the value of ideas, data and content by making sure organizations are understood, then you’ll love life at RWS. Our purpose is to unlock global understanding. This means our work fundamentally recognizes the value of every language and culture. So, we celebrate difference, we are inclusive and believe that diversity makes us strong. We want every employee to grow as an individual and excel in their career. In return, we expect all our people to live by the values that unite us: to partner, putting clients first and winning together, to pioneer, innovating fearlessly and leading with vision and courage, to progress, aiming high and growing through actions and to deliver, owning the outcome and building trust with our colleagues and clients. RWS embraces DEI and promotes equal opportunity, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind. RWS is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at RWS are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, religion, nationality, ethnicity, sex, age, disability, or sexual orientation. RWS will not tolerate discrimination based on any of these characteristics.

RWS Values

Get the 3Ps right – Partner, Pioneer, Progress – and we’ll Deliver together as RWS.