Senior Network Architect: Zero-Trust & Mission-Critical

Accenture Federal Services; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 106,000 - 221,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services is seeking a senior Network Engineer SME to lead design, implementation, and optimization of secure, multi-enclave network infrastructures across mission‑critical environments. You will drive zero‑trust initiatives, establish standards, and collaborate with security, architecture, and operations teams to ensure resilient communications.

Required are a bachelor’s degree and 10+ years in enterprise networking, with strong routing, switching, firewall, VPN, and security

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum 10 years of experience designing and supporting enterprise network environments.
• Strong expertise in routing, switching, firewalls, VPNs, network security, and access control technologies.
• Experience implementing zero-trust architectures and secure communications solutions.
• Advanced troubleshooting and network performance analysis skills.
• Experience supporting mission-critical, highly secure, or regulated environments.
• Strong leadership, communication, and technical documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement enterprise network architectures that support secure, mission-critical operations.
• Lead zero-trust network design initiatives and cross-enclave interoperability solutions.
• Optimize network performance, reliability, and security across complex, multi-enclave environments.
• Establish and enforce network security architecture standards and governance processes.
• Drive network modernization efforts aligned with enterprise strategy and zero-trust principles.
• Ensure secure communications and connectivity across classified and highly regulated environments.
• Provide technical leadership for network infrastructure planning and implementation.
• Partner with security, architecture, and operations teams to maintain resilient network systems.

Skills

Zero-trust design

Network architecture

Routing & Switching

Security governance

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CCNP

CCIE

CISSP

JNCIP

JNCIE

AWS Advanced Networking

Job description

Accenture Federal Services is seeking a senior Network Engineer SME to lead design, implementation, and optimization of secure, multi-enclave network infrastructures across mission‑critical environments. You will drive zero‑trust initiatives, establish standards, and collaborate with security, architecture, and operations teams to ensure resilient communications.

Required are a bachelor’s degree and 10+ years in enterprise networking, with strong routing, switching, firewall, VPN, and security