Senior Network Architect: AI-Driven Hybrid Cloud Networking

Accenture; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 87,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Accenture in Illinois seeks a Network Engineer Architect to translate business objectives into scalable networking strategies and lead major transformation programs. You will design infrastructure for AI and data-intensive workloads, apply SDN and autonomous operations concepts, and collaborate across cloud, security, and observability platforms to deliver secure, high-performance networks.

The role requires 7+ years of network design and implementation experience in on-prem, cloud, and hybrid

Qualifications

• 7+ years designing and supporting enterprise network solutions.
• Experience with routing, switching, wireless, security, and traffic engineering.
• 3+ years in cloud networking and multi-cloud architectures.
• Industry certifications in networking or cloud are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale network transformation and modernization programs.
• Design infrastructure to support AI, analytics, data workloads.
• Integrate network infrastructure with cloud, security, observability, and management platforms.

Skills

Network design

Network architecture

Automation

Cloud networking

Security architecture

DevOps

SRE

NetOps

Edge networking

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Python

Job description

Accenture in Illinois seeks a Network Engineer Architect to translate business objectives into scalable networking strategies and lead major transformation programs. You will design infrastructure for AI and data-intensive workloads, apply SDN and autonomous operations concepts, and collaborate across cloud, security, and observability platforms to deliver secure, high-performance networks.

The role requires 7+ years of network design and implementation experience in on-prem, cloud, and hybrid