Network Engineer Lead

Accenture; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Life insurance

Long-term disability

401(k) plan

Bonuses

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a senior network architect to lead large-scale transformation initiatives, designing infrastructure for AI and data-intensive workloads. The role covers on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments with a focus on SDN, security, and observability.

Travel may be required to align with client needs. The ideal candidate has 8+ years in enterprise networking, 3+ years IaC and scripting, and strong cloud networking experience across multi-cloud setups.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience.
• 8+ years designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise network solutions across on-prem, cloud and hybrid.
• 8+ years in network architecture: routing, switching, wireless, security, segmentation, traffic engineering.
• 3+ years network automation, orchestration, IaC methodologies.
• 3+ years scripting and automation (Python, APIs, frameworks).
• 8+ years cloud networking concepts including multi-cloud architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale network transformation and modernization programs.
• Design infrastructure to support AI, analytics, and data-intensive workloads.
• Architect hybrid/multi-cloud and edge networking solutions.
• Integrate network with cloud, security, observability, and management platforms.
• Develop enterprise technology standards, governance, and architecture review processes.

Skills

Network transformation

AI infrastructure design

SDN & intent-based networking

Hybrid/multi-cloud networking

DevOps/NetOps/SRE

Network automation

Python scripting

Cloud networking concepts

Zero Trust security

Network observability

Virtualization & edge computing

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience

Tools

APIs

Automation frameworks

Python

Job description

Work:

• Experience leading large-scale network transformation and modernization programs.
• Experience designing infrastructure to support AI, analytics, data-intensive, and high-performance application workloads.
• Knowledge of software-defined networking, intent-based networking, network digital twins, and autonomous operations concepts.
• Experience with hybrid cloud, multi-cloud, and edge networking architectures.
• Familiarity with DevOps, NetOps, SRE, and platform engineering operating models.
• Experience integrating network infrastructure with cloud, security, observability, and enterprise management platforms.
• Understanding of data center fabrics, high-performance transport networks, and large-scale distributed systems.
• Experience developing enterprise technology standards, governance frameworks, and architecture review processes.
• Industry certifications in networking, cloud, cybersecurity, enterprise architecture, automation, or infrastructure engineering are a plus.

Travel may be required based on business and client needs and may vary from approximately 25% to 100%.

• Minimum 8 years of experience designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise network solutions across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Minimum 8 years of experience with network architecture principles including routing, switching, wireless, network security, segmentation, application connectivity, and traffic engineering.
• Minimum 8 years of experience designing and supporting large-scale enterprise, service provider, cloud, or mission-critical infrastructure environments.
• Minimum 3 years of experience network automation, orchestration, and Infrastructure-as-Code methodologies.
• Minimum 3 years of experience with scripting and automation technologies such as Python, APIs, and automation frameworks.
• Minimum 8 years of experience of cloud networking concepts including connectivity, segmentation, security, load balancing, and multi-cloud architectures.
• Minimum 3 years of experience of modern security architectures including Zero Trust, micro-segmentation, identity-based access, encryption, and secure remote access.
• Minimum 3 years of experience with network observability, monitoring, telemetry, analytics, and performance management platforms.
• Minimum 3 years of experience of virtualization, container networking, edge computing, and modern application delivery architectures.
• Minimum 2 years of experience developing business-aligned technology strategies, roadmaps, and transformation plans.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below.We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 10/31/2026.

Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. See more information on our benefits here:

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Role Location Annual Salary Range

• California $94,400 to $224,600
• Colorado $94,400 to $194,100
• Connecticut $94,400 to $194,100
• District of Columbia $100,500 to $206,700
• Illinois $87,400 to $194,100
• Maine $80,400 to $165,300
• Maryland $94,400 to $194,100
• Massachusetts $94,400 to $206,700
• Minnesota $94,400 to $194,100
• New York $87,400 to $224,600
• New Jersey $100,500 to $224,600
• Ohio $87,400 to $179,700
• Virginia $87,400 to $206,700
• Washington $100,500 to $206,700

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