Cloud Engineer

Akkodis is a global leader in the engineering and R&D market that is leveraging the power of connected data to accelerate innovation and digital transformation.

With a shared passion for technology and talent, 50,000 engineers and digital experts deliver deep cross-sector expertise in 30 countries across North America, EMEA and APAC. Akkodis offers broad industry experience, and strong know-how in key technology sectors such as mobility, software & technology services, robotics, testing, simulations, data security, AI & data analytics. The combined IT and engineering expertise brings a unique end-toend solution offering, with four service lines – Consulting, Solutions, Talents and Academy – to support clients in rethinking their product development and business processes, improve productivity, minimize time to market and shape a smarter and more sustainable tomorrow. Akkodis is part of the Adecco Group

We are seeking a Senior Cloud Network & Cloud Security Engineer to join us in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia. Kindly note this is full time on-site opportunity requiring relocation to Al Khobar.

Responsibilities:

• Cloud Architecture & Native Design: Architect, design, and deploy secure, highly available, and scalable enterprise network topologies on GCP using cloud-native services (VPCs, Cloud NAT, Cloud Load Balancing, Cloud NGFW, Network Connectivity Center).
• Advanced Security & Appliance Integration: Define, implement, and audit stringent network security policies. Seamlessly deploy, configure, and manage cloud-native security services alongside enterprise third-party network and security appliances (e.g., Palo Alto Firewalls & Panorama, Fortinet, F5 appliances).
• Enterprise Automation (IaC): Serve as the team's expert in Terraform IaC to automate the provisioning, lifecycle management, and configuration of all network and security infrastructure.
• Google Fabric Fast Adoption: Standardize deployments by actively leveraging Google Fabric Fast and Google best practices tools to ensure structured, compliant, and repeatable landing zone architectures.
• Technical Leadership & Collaboration: Work closely under the leadership of the Senior Cloud Architect to lead enterprise engagements. Communicate complex security and networking concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Required skills:

• Expert IaC Skills: Deep, authoritative expertise in Terraform for automation. Familiarity with Python or Ansible is highly advantageous.
• Google Best Practices: Deeply versed in Google Fabric Fast blueprints and standard GCP enterprise landing zone architectures.
• Network & Security Protocols: In-depth knowledge of TCP/IP, routing/switching, DNS, hybrid connectivity (Interconnect/VPNs), and containerized networking (GKE/Kubernetes networking).
• Third-Party Ecosystems: Expert-level hands-on experience deploying and administering third-party security stacks (Palo Alto, Fortinet, F5) inside a cloud environment.

Required experience:

• Experience: Minimum of 7+ years of dedicated experience in cloud networking, security design, and enterprise-grade infrastructure implementation.
• Proven Track Record: Demonstrable success in migrating legacy, on-premise enterprise environments into secure GCP environments

Required education:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.

Mandatory Certifications:

Must hold both of the following active Google Cloud certifications:

• Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Network Engineer
• Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Security Engineer