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Network Engineer, Principal

🇮🇳 Hyderabad, Telangana 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Information Technology 🗓️ April 15th, 2026
Python Terraform Ansible

Edtech.com's Summary

Blackbaud is hiring a Network Engineer, Principal. The role involves deploying, supporting, developing, and optimizing cloud-based network infrastructure, focusing on cloud network architectures for hosted applications and services. The position requires automation, performance optimization, security implementation, and providing technical support to internal teams.

Highlights

  • Develop and implement cloud network architectures supporting Blackbaud's applications and services

  • Use automation tools for updates and modifications

  • Optimize network performance through routing, switching, and traffic management

  • Monitor network performance and troubleshoot issues

  • Implement security measures and access controls per compliance standards

  • Assess and remediate vulnerabilities and threats using automation

  • Provide technical support for cloud networking issues to internal teams

  • Maintain detailed network documentation including diagrams and SOPs

  • Requires 12+ years experience in network engineering focused on cloud solutions like Azure and AWS

  • Expertise with IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation), scripting/automation (Python, Ansible), and cloud security principles

  • Must be available for flexible hours, including 24x7 support for production incidents or customer events

  • Job category: IT, Infrastructure, and Security

Network Engineer, Principal Full Description

About:
The Network Engineer will be responsible for deploying, supporting, development and optimization of cloud-based network infrastructure. Candidate should possess a strong understanding of network principles, practical application of the principles, cloud services and security, as well as the ability to effectively collaborate with other cross functional teams.
 

What you'll do:  

  • Develop and implement our cloud network architectures that support Blackbaud's hosted applications and services 

  • Use automation to implement updates and modifications 

  • Optimization of network performance through routing, switching and other traffic management strategies 

  • Monitoring of network performance, capacity and troubleshooting issues as they arise 

  • Implement security measures and network access controls in alignment with industry standard best practice and compliance requirements 

  • Regularly assess and remediate vulnerabilities and threats to the cloud network infrastructure using automation 

  • Provide technical support and guidance for cloud networking-related issues to internal teams 

  • Maintain detailed documentation of network diagrams, architecture and standard operating procedures 

What you'll bring:  

  • 12+ years proven experience in network engineering with a focus on cloud networking solutions (Azure & AWS). 

  • Knowledge of networking protocols and technologies 

  • Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation 

  • Knowledgeable in scripting and automation (Python, Ansible, etc) 

  • Familiarity with cloud security principles and practices 

  • Ability to work flexible hours as required by business priorities; Available on a 24x7x365 basis when needed for production impacting incidents or key customer events. 

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