Senior Network Engineer

Bazeta; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Life insurance

401(k) plan

Bonus opportunities

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Accenture in the United States is seeking a Senior Network Engineer who can translate business objectives into practical networking strategies, lead large-scale transformations, and deliver secure, scalable solutions across on‑premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.

This role emphasizes routing, switching, security, automation, and observability, with cross‑functional leadership and a focus on AI-enabled modern architectures to support data-intensive workloads, edge and multi‑cloud

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise network solutions across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Minimum 7 years of experience with routing, switching, wireless, security, segmentation, and traffic engineering.
• Minimum 3 years of network automation, orchestration, and Infrastructure-as-Code.
• Minimum 3 years of scripting and automation (Python, APIs).
• Minimum 3 years of modern security architectures including Zero Trust and micro-segmentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale network transformation and modernization programs.
• Design infrastructure to support AI, analytics, and high-performance workloads.
• Integrate network infrastructure with cloud, security, observability, and enterprise management platforms.
• Develop enterprise technology standards and governance frameworks.
• Collaborate across teams to ensure secure, scalable networking solutions.

Skills

Network design

Network automation

Python scripting

APIs

Zero Trust security

Multi-cloud networking

DevOps/NetOps

Observability

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

APIs

Python

Job description

# Senior Network EngineerUnited States2 hours agoID 1721646$80,400 Salary## DetailsEmployment type: Full-timeRemote: YesSalary from: 80,400Salary to: 224,600Company: Accenture## DescriptionAbout Accenture Accenture helps the world's leading enterprises reinvent by building their digital core and unleashing the power of AI to create value at speed for organizations across industries. Our strategy is to be the reinvention partner of choice for our clients and lead in the safe, widespread adoption of AI, and to be the most client-focused, AI-enabled, great place to work in the world. We bring together the talent of our approximately 814,000 people with proprietary assets and platforms, deep process and industry expertise, and leading ecosystem relationships to deliver end-to-end solutions and measurable outcomes at scale. Through our Reinvention Services, we offer broad expertise across Cybersecurity, Digital Core, Finance, Industry and Enterprise, Song, Supply Chain and Engineering, and Talent, with advanced capabilities in AI and Data, Industry and Process, and Technology. We serve approximately 9,000 clients and generated approximately $74 billion in FY26 revenue. Visit us at accenture.com. You Are: A successful Network Engineer Architect combines deep technical expertise with strong consulting and leadership skills. They can translate business objectives into practical technology strategies, lead complex transformation initiatives, simplify operational challenges through automation, and deliver secure, scalable, and future-ready networking solutions that enable innovation across the enterprise. Work: • 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. Travel may be required based on business and client needs and may vary from approximately 25% to 100%. What you Need: • Minimum 7 years of experience designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise network solutions across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. • Minimum 7 years of experience with network architecture principles including routing, switching, wireless, network security, segmentation, application connectivity, and traffic engineering. • Minimum 7 years of experience designing and supporting large-scale enterprise, service provider, cloud, or mission-critical infrastructure environments. • Minimum 7 years of experience of cloud networking concepts including connectivity, segmentation, security, load balancing, and multi-cloud architectures. • 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 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 • Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience) Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below. We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 11/12/2026. Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. See more information on our benefits here: U.S. Employee Benefits | Accenture Role Location Annual Salary Range California $94,400 to $224,600 Colorado $94,400 to $194,100 Connecticut $94,400 to $194,100 District of Columbia $100,500 to $206,700 Illinois $87,400 to $194,100 Maine $80,400 to $165,300 Maryland $94,400 to $194,100 Massachusetts $94,400 to $206,700 Minnesota $94,400 to $194,100 New York $87,400 to $224,600 New Jersey $100,500 to $224,600 Ohio $87,400 to $179,700 Virginia $87,400 to $206,700 Washington $100,500 to $206,700