Senior Network Architect & Transformation Lead

Accenture; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking an experienced Network Engineer Architect to translate business objectives into scalable networking strategies. You will lead transformation initiatives, design infrastructure for AI workloads, and drive secure, automated operations across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments.

The role requires deep expertise in networking, cloud architectures, and security, with travel up to 25–100% depending on client needs.

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.

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale network transformation and modernization programs.
• Design infrastructure to support AI, analytics, data-intensive, and high-performance workloads.
• Apply software-defined and intent-based networking concepts; support autonomous operations.
• Work with hybrid/multi-cloud and edge networking architectures.
• Collaborate with DevOps, NetOps, SRE, and platform engineering teams.
• Integrate network with cloud, security, observability, and enterprise management platforms.
• Support data center fabrics, high-performance transport networks, and large-scale distributed systems.
• Help develop enterprise technology standards and governance processes.
• Leverage industry certifications to inform architecture and security decisions.

Skills

Network architecture

Network transformation

Hybrid cloud networking

SRE/DevOps concepts

Python scripting

APIs integration

Automation

Zero Trust security

Observability/telemetry

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Python

APIs

Job description

Accenture is seeking an experienced Network Engineer Architect to translate business objectives into scalable networking strategies. You will lead transformation initiatives, design infrastructure for AI workloads, and drive secure, automated operations across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments.

The role requires deep expertise in networking, cloud architectures, and security, with travel up to 25–100% depending on client needs.