Network Engineer SD WAN Ops

Accenture; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture PLC is seeking an experienced Network Engineer with 8–10 years of enterprise networking expertise. The role covers management of firewalls, load balancers, routers, switches, SD‑WAN, and wireless, with a focus on reliability and security.

Candidates should be self-driven, able to work independently, and adept at troubleshooting complex network issues. The position requires hands-on experience with Cisco, Fortinet, Palo Alto, F5, NetScaler, and Cisco Meraki solutions, along with strong

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of enterprise networking experience.
• Hands-on with Cisco, Fortinet, and Palo Alto firewalls and load balancers.
• Shift work availability and relevant certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support customer network infrastructure including firewalls, routers, switches, load balancers, and wireless access points.
• Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot Cisco, Fortinet, and Palo Alto firewalls.
• Administer and optimize F5 and NetScaler load balancers for high availability and performance.
• Maintain and troubleshoot Cisco routers and switches across core, edge, production, and data centre environments.
• Deploy and manage Cisco SD‑WAN solutions and Cisco Meraki routers, switches, and access points.
• Design and deploy networking solutions across data centre environments.
• Participate in network design, implementation, testing, documentation, and continuous improvement activities.
• Provide Level 3 support for escalated network incidents and coordinate with OEMs and vendors as required.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure seamless integration and delivery of network services.
• Maintain accurate records of network configurations, incidents, troubleshooting activities, and resolutions.

Skills

Enterprise networking

Cisco

Fortinet

Palo Alto

Load balancers

SD-WAN

Meraki

Troubleshooting

Technical documentation

Communication

Education

CCNP

CISSP

Tools

F5

NetScaler

Cisco Routers/Switches

Meraki Dashboard

Job description

Network Engineer Summary

We are seeking an experienced Network Engineer with 8–10 years of relevant experience in managing and supporting enterprise-grade network and security infrastructure. The role is responsible for ensuring the availability, performance, reliability, and security of customer networks, with hands‑on expertise across firewalls, load balancers, routers, switches, SD‑WAN, and wireless technologies. The ideal candidate is self‑driven, capable of working independently, and experienced in troubleshooting complex technical issues and improving network operations and service delivery.

Roles & Responsibilities

Manage and support customer network infrastructure, including firewalls, routers, switches, load balancers, and wireless access points. Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot Cisco, Fortinet, and Palo Alto firewalls. Administer and optimize F5 and NetScaler load balancers to support high availability and performance. Maintain and troubleshoot Cisco routers and switches across core, edge, production, and data centre environments. Deploy and manage Cisco SD‑WAN solutions and Cisco Meraki routers, switches, and access points. Design and deploy networking solutions across data centre environments. Participate in network design, implementation, testing, documentation, and continuous improvement activities. Provide Level 3 support for escalated network incidents and coordinate with OEMs and vendors as required. Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure seamless integration and delivery of network services. Maintain accurate records of network configurations, incidents, troubleshooting activities, and resolutions. Ensure adherence to applicable quality control standards and inspection protocols.

Professional & Technical Skills

Strong understanding of enterprise networking concepts, terminology, protocols, and security principles. Hands‑on expertise with Cisco, Fortinet, and Palo Alto firewalls. Practical experience with F5 and NetScaler load balancers. Strong working knowledge of Cisco routers, switches, SD‑WAN, and Cisco Meraki solutions. Proven experience managing production, core, edge, wireless, and data centre network infrastructure. Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem‑solving skills. Effective communication, stakeholder coordination, and technical documentation skills. Familiarity with quality control, inspection methodologies, and process optimization in network operations.

Additional Information

Minimum 8–10 years of relevant experience in enterprise networking. Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and perform effectively under pressure. Willingness and ability to work in shifts. Certifications such as CCNP, CISSP, or equivalent are preferred. Fifteen years of full‑time education is mandatory.

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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