Enterprise network & Edge Specialist

3900 Accenture B.V. Company; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4x9 Workweek Option

Hybrid Working

Annual Bonus

Net Allowance

Employee Share Purchase Plan

Collective Health Insurance

Job summary

Accenture NL is seeking an Enterprise Network & Edge Specialist to lead network modernization initiatives, design scalable architectures, and guide SD-WAN/SASE transitions across enterprise environments. The role involves hybrid work and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to deliver secure, high‑availability connectivity and proven engineering leadership.

The ideal candidate has 4–6+ years of hands-on networking experience, CCNP or equivalent, and a track record in routing, switching,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master degree in Computer Science or Information Technology.

Responsibilities

• Balance Solution Advisory, Delivery, & Team Leadership.
• Design scalable, resilient target architectures for enterprise WAN/LAN, branch office connectivity, and edge networks.
• Guide clients through SD-WAN and SASE transitions from legacy WAN architectures.
• Design secure, high-availability interconnects between on-premises sites, data centers, and public clouds.
• Evaluate current-state network maturity and define migration roadmaps.
• Lead small delivery squads and mentor junior engineers / automation developers.

Skills

Core routing & switching

SD-WAN

SASE

AIOps

Education

Bachelor’s or Master in Computer Science or Information Technology

Job description

Lead with expertise, drive innovation. Are you an experienced professional ready to take your career to the next level? At Accenture the Netherlands, we're seeking Enterprise Network & Edge Specialist who bring deep expertise, strategic thinking, and a passion for innovation to help us solve complex challenges and deliver exceptional results.

What you’ll do:

In this role, you will balance Solution Advisory, Delivery, & Team Leadership: Solution Advisory & Architecture Network Modernization Blueprints: Design scalable, resilient target architectures for enterprise WAN/LAN environments, branch office connectivity, and edge networks.

SD-WAN & SASE Transition: Guide clients through the transition from legacy WAN architectures to modern SD-WAN and Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) frameworks.

Hybrid & Cloud Connectivity: Design secure, high-availability interconnects between on-premises sites, data centers, and public cloud environments (e.g., ExpressRoute, Direct Connect, Cloud Interconnect).

Technical Review & Roadmapping: Evaluate current‑state network maturity, present architectural trade-offs to client IT stakeholders, and define migration roadmaps.

Technical Execution & Small Team Leadership Team Guidance & Squad Leadership: Lead and mentor small technical delivery squads, junior engineers, or automation developers—coordinating day‑to‑day deployment tasks, conducting technical reviews, and ensuring delivery quality.

Enterprise Routing & Switching Mastery: Apply hands‑on routing and switching principles (BGP, OSPF, VLANs, QoS, VPNs) to design, configure, and troubleshoot complex enterprise networks.

Detailed Design & Implementation: Produce detailed technical specifications (LLDs, IP addressing schemes, firewall matrices, routing policies) and guide engineers and developers through implementation.

Proof of Concept (PoC) & Complex Problem Solving: Build and test technical PoCs for modern SD-WAN/SASE solutions and act as the escalation point for critical network performance or routing bottlenecks.

How We Reinvent At Accenture, our teams operate within one of our core service lines— Digital Core, Industry & Enterprise, Supply Chain & Engineering, Cybersecurity, Song, Finance, Talent, Client Groups, Global Operations, Reinventions Services —each designed to drive reinvention at scale. This role falls under Digital Core, where we combine deep industry expertise with cutting‑edge technology to deliver 360 value to our clients. You’ll be part of a multidisciplinary team composed of Senior Managers, Solution Architects, Network Specialists, consultants, working collaboratively to solve complex challenges and shape the future of intelligent business. Whether it’s transforming digital cores, embedding AI into operations, or designing human‑centric experiences, our teams are empowered to innovate boldly and deliver measurable impact. We go to market by industry, leveraging our global delivery network and strategic partnerships with ecosystem leaders like Microsoft, Cisco, HPE. Our culture of shared success and continuous learning ensures that every team member contributes to—and benefits from—our reinvention journey.

What we’re looking for:

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master degree in Computer Science, Information Technology
• Experience: 4 to 6+ years of hands‑on experience in enterprise networking
• Skills: Core routing & switching, SD‑WAN, SASE, AIOps
• Mandatory Certification: Active Cisco CCNP or a demonstrable equivalent professional‑level credential
• Leadership: Proven ability or strong aptitude to guide, coordinate, and mentor small delivery squads
• Bonus points for:
• Cloud network automation and public cloud networking knowledge

What we offer:

• Work-Life Flexibility: 4x9 Workweek Option, Hybrid Working
• Financial Well-being: Competitive Base Salary, MyBenefits Budget, Annual Bonus, Net Allowance, Employee Share Purchase Plan
• Health & Wellness: Collective Health Insurance Scheme, Mental Health Support, Well‑being Hub
• Time Off & Leave: 26 Vacation Days, Special Leave Types (parental leave, partner leave, bereavement leave, and gender affirmation leave)
• Culture Days
• Mobility & Commuting: NS Business Card, Mobility Budget (option to choose between electric bike, car lease, or public transport reimbursement)
• Career Development: Performance Achievement Program, Learning & Development Platform, Guidance from People Leads
• Inclusion, Diversity & Social Impact: Do Good Volunteer Program, I&D Networks, Refugee Talent Track
• Culture & Community: Accentrics & Friday Drinks, Annual Accenture NL Party, Flat Organizational Hierarchy

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent‑and innovation‑led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360 value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360 value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

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