Senior Network Engineer, Zero-Trust & Cross-Enclave

Socket.dev; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 106,000 - 221,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services seeks a Network Engineer (SME) to lead design, implementation, and optimization of secure network infrastructures across multi-enclave environments supporting mission-critical operations.

You will drive zero-trust network design initiatives, establish governance standards, and collaborate with security, architecture, and operations teams to ensure resilient communications and scalable services for federal clients.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum 10 years designing and supporting enterprise networks.
• Experience implementing zero-trust architectures and secure communications.
• Strong leadership, communication, and technical documentation skills.
• Experience with mission-critical, highly secure or regulated environments.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Routing & switching

Network security

Zero-trust architecture

VPN & access control

Troubleshooting & performance

Leadership & documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Accenture Federal Services seeks a Network Engineer (SME) to lead design, implementation, and optimization of secure network infrastructures across multi-enclave environments supporting mission-critical operations.

You will drive zero-trust network design initiatives, establish governance standards, and collaborate with security, architecture, and operations teams to ensure resilient communications and scalable services for federal clients.