Senior Network Architect & Transformation Lead

Accenture; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Network Engineer Architect to lead large-scale network transformations across on‑prem, cloud, and hybrid environments. You will design infrastructure for AI and data-intensive workloads, applying SDN, intent-based networking, and autonomous operations concepts.

You will collaborate with DevOps, NetOps, SRE, and platform engineering teams, integrating network with security, observability, and enterprise management platforms. Travel may be required.

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 of 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale network transformation and modernization programs.
• Design infrastructure to support AI, analytics, data-intensive workloads.
• Apply software-defined networking, intent-based networking, and autonomous operations concepts.
• Work with hybrid/multi-cloud and edge networking architectures.
• Collaborate with DevOps, NetOps, SRE, and platform engineering teams.
• Integrate network infrastructure with cloud, security, observability, and enterprise management platforms.
• Ensure data center fabrics and high-performance transport networks meet requirements.
• Develop enterprise technology standards, governance, and review processes.

Skills

Network transformation

Hybrid cloud

Software-defined networking

DevOps / NetOps / SRE

Python / scripting

Automation / IaC

Network security

Observability / telemetry

Edge networking

Leadership / consulting

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years)

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Network Engineer Architect to lead large-scale network transformations across on‑prem, cloud, and hybrid environments. You will design infrastructure for AI and data-intensive workloads, applying SDN, intent-based networking, and autonomous operations concepts.

You will collaborate with DevOps, NetOps, SRE, and platform engineering teams, integrating network with security, observability, and enterprise management platforms. Travel may be required.