Cloud Network Engineer, AVP - Blackstone Technology & Innovations

Blackstone • New York, NY

142d

About The Position

Blackstone is the world’s largest alternative asset manager. We seek to create positive economic impact and long-term value for our investors, the companies we invest in, and the communities in which we work. We do this by using extraordinary people and flexible capital to help companies solve problems. Our $1.1 trillion in assets under management include investment vehicles focused on private equity, real estate, public debt and equity, infrastructure, life sciences, growth equity, opportunistic, non-investment grade credit, real assets and secondary funds, all on a global basis. Further information is available at www.blackstone.com. Follow @blackstone on LinkedIn, X, and Instagram. Business Unit Overview: Blackstone Technology & Innovations (BXTI) is the technology team at the core of each of Blackstone’s businesses and new growth initiatives. Serving both internal and external clients, we work to build the next generation of systems that manage risk, create efficiency and improve transparency within the firm and across our broad community of investors and portfolio companies. BXTI is nimble and entrepreneurial – our open, iterative design processes and rapid pace of development mean that everyone on the team has the opportunity to make an impact from day one. We are problem solvers who can take projects from idea to implementation. We believe in active mentoring and developing excellence. We collaborate to find the best answers for our customers and for Blackstone. We are critical to the firm maintaining its competitive edge. Role: The Cloud Network Engineer plays a critical role owning the engineering, optimization, and advanced troubleshooting of Blackstone’s network security infrastructure. This position is responsible for ensuring the reliability and scalability of our network security platforms and requires deep technical expertise across network, cloud, and DevOps domains.

Requirements

• Proven experience designing, engineering, and implementing network security solutions or similar network tools.
• Prior experience leading major incidents, collaborating with related teams, and managing stakeholders.
• Strong experience with cloud infrastructure management, knowledge of cloud network architectures.
• Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code frameworks and automation scripting.
• Solid knowledge of routing, switching, network protocols, and enterprise architecture.
• Experience with network monitoring and management tools, and observability tools.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent technical experience.
• Excellent communication and collaboration for both technical and non-technical teams.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Highly organized, effectively prioritizes and manages uncertainty.
• Skilled in managing stakeholder expectations and project delivery.
• Adaptable, proactive learner, adjusts well to change.
• Detail-oriented, thorough in reviewing and identifying gaps in solutions.

Responsibilities

• Engineer, deploy, and support network security infrastructure within our Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) architecture, including secure web gateways, zero trust network access, cloud access security brokers, firewalls, and cloud-based network controls.
• Leverage networking expertise to provide advanced operational support for network security tools.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex network issues escalated from L1/L2 support teams.
• Lead deployments, upgrades, and enhancements.
• Design and evaluate new solutions to meet evolving technology and security requirements.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using infrastructure-as-code.
• Implement and maintain observability solutions to ensure optimal performance and availability.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive network documentation, including diagrams, configurations, and procedures.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees