Senior Network Architect & Automation Lead

Accenture; Walnut Creek (CA); On-site; USD 94,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) plan

Paid holidays and time off

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Network Engineer Architect to translate business objectives into practical networking strategies and lead complex transformation initiatives. You will design scalable, secure networking solutions that align with AI, analytics, and data-intensive workloads across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.

You will collaborate with DevOps, NetOps, and platform teams while shaping governance, standards, and automation to deliver secure, future-ready networks.

Qualifications

• 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 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 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)

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Network architecture principles

Network transformation leadership

Cloud networking concepts

DevOps / SRE / platform engineering

Network automation / orchestration

Python / APIs / automation

Virtualization / container networking

Data center fabrics / high-performance

Security architectures (Zero Trust, S

Observability / telemetry / analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Network Engineer Architect to translate business objectives into practical networking strategies and lead complex transformation initiatives. You will design scalable, secure networking solutions that align with AI, analytics, and data-intensive workloads across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.

You will collaborate with DevOps, NetOps, and platform teams while shaping governance, standards, and automation to deliver secure, future-ready networks.