Senior Network Architect & Transformation Lead

Accenture; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

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 strategies. The role leads complex transformations, designs infrastructure for AI and high-performance workloads, and integrates network ops with cloud, security, and observability platforms.

Strong leadership and DevOps practices are essential. Travel varies by project, potentially 25%–100% to meet client needs. A Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years designing and supporting enterprise network solutions across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Minimum 3 years network automation and IaC.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience.
• Experience with cloud networking concepts and multi-cloud architectures.
• Industry certifications in networking are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale network transformation and modernization programs.
• Design infrastructure to support AI, analytics, data-intensive workloads.
• Integrate network with cloud, security, observability, and enterprise platforms.
• Develop enterprise technology standards and governance.
• Travel may be required (25% to 100%) per business needs.

Skills

Network architecture

Routing & Switching

Network security

SRE

Automation (Python APIs)

Cloud networking

DevOps practices

Edge computing

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

Tools

APIs

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Network Engineer Architect to translate business goals into scalable networking strategies. The role leads complex transformations, designs infrastructure for AI and high-performance workloads, and integrates network ops with cloud, security, and observability platforms.

Strong leadership and DevOps practices are essential. Travel varies by project, potentially 25%–100% to meet client needs. A Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience is required.