Senior Network Architect & Automation Lead

Accenture; Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 120,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Long-term disability

401(k) plan

Bonus opportunities

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Network Engineer Architect to translate business goals into scalable networking solutions across on-premise, cloud, and hybrid environments. You will lead complex transformation programs and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, high-performance networks.

The ideal candidate brings 8+ years of enterprise networking experience, expertise in routing, switching, security, automation with Python and IaC, and a track record of implementing modern security

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise network solutions across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Minimum 3 years of experience with 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 with cloud networking concepts including connectivity, segmentation, security, load balancing, and multi-cloud architectures.
• Minimum 3 years of experience with 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 8 years of experience designing and supporting large-scale enterprise, service provider, cloud, or mission-critical infrastructure environments.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)
• Industry certifications in networking, cloud, cybersecurity, enterprise architecture, automation, or infrastructure engineering are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale network transformation and modernization programs.
• Design 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.

Skills

Network architecture

Automation

Python

APIs

DevOps

SRE

Cloud networking

Security architecture

Networking standards

Data center fabrics

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Network Engineer Architect to translate business goals into scalable networking solutions across on-premise, cloud, and hybrid environments. You will lead complex transformation programs and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, high-performance networks.

The ideal candidate brings 8+ years of enterprise networking experience, expertise in routing, switching, security, automation with Python and IaC, and a track record of implementing modern security