Senior Operations Engineer - Network Security

Accenture India Private Limited; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture India Private Limited in Bengaluru is seeking a Principal Engineer - Network Security Operations to lead delivery and technical governance for secure, reliable network services. The role requires deep expertise in SDWAN, SASE, and advanced routing with Juniper, Cisco, and Arista, plus certification prerequisites.

You will drive incident resolution, contribute to architecture decisions, and mentor junior engineers while ensuring business continuity.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years of experience in Network Security Operations.
• 15 years full time education required.
• Active participation in major incidents and end-to-end ownership.

Responsibilities

• Perform independently and become an expert.
• Participate in major incidents and drive end-to-end resolution.
• Provide solutions to architecture-related problems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless operations and timely incident resolution.
• Document operational procedures and maintain knowledge bases.
• Assist in onboarding and training of junior team members.
• Understand application criticality and business/location criticality.

Skills

CCIE & JNCIE equivalent

JNCIP-MistAI

PRISMA SASE certification

PCNSE

Education

15 years full time education

Job description

Operations Engineer Project Role : Operations Engineer Project Role Description : Support the operations and/or manage delivery for production systems and services based on operational requirements and service agreement. Must have skills : Network Security Operations, Principal Engineer Good to have skills : NA Minimum 12 year(s) of experience is required Educational Qualification : 15 years full time education Summary: A Principal Engineer - Network provides technical leadership across network infrastructure, driving architecture, governance, and complex Major issue resolution. The role ensures secure, reliable, and scalable network services while supporting operational excellence and business continuity.

Roles & Responsibilities

• - Expected to perform independently and become an Expert.
• - Required active participation/contribution in major Incident & drive end to end
• - Contribute in providing solutions to architecture related problems.
• - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless system operations and timely resolution of incidents.
• - Document operational procedures and maintain knowledge bases to support team efficiency.
• - Assist in the onboarding and training of junior team members to foster skill development.
• - Full understanding of Application criticality & AIG business & location criticality

Professional & Technical Skills: Must To Have Skills: CCIE & JNCIE equivalent , JNCIP-MistAI , PRISMA SASE certification, PCNSE

• - Strong Experience with advance routing including SDWAN (Juniper , Cisco , Arista)
• - Strong understanding of log analysis , incident management, and troubleshooting in SASE , SDWAN , legacy advance routing protocols (BGP , OSPF) , DC LAN (Cisco & Arista)
• - Strong understanding on the SASE service PRISMA , ALKIRA
• - Strong understanding on F5 LTM & GTM
• - Strong experience on direct client facing role.
• - Knowledge of best practices and compliance requirements within Network & Security platforms.
• - Commanding communication skill Additional Information:

Additional Information

• - The candidate should have minimum 12 years of experience in Network Security Operations.
• - This position is based at our Bengaluru office.
• - A 15 years full time education is required.