Senior Network Transformation Lead | Cloud Automation

Accenture; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 94,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) with company matching

Paid holidays and paid time off

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Network Engineer Architect to lead enterprise networking transformations across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments. The role emphasizes secure, scalable networking solutions and automation to enable AI and data-intensive workloads.

Candidates should have extensive experience with routing, switching, security, and cloud networking, and may travel up to 25–100% as needed. Accenture offers competitive benefits and career growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• 8+ years designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise network solutions across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid.
• 8+ years network architecture including routing, switching, wireless, security, and traffic engineering.
• 8+ years designing and supporting large-scale enterprise, service provider, cloud, or mission-critical infra.
• 3+ years network automation, orchestration, and Infrastructure-as-Code methodologies.
• 3+ years scripting with Python and APIs; automation frameworks.
• 8+ years cloud networking concepts including connectivity, segmentation, security, load balancing, multi-cloud.
• 3+ years modern security architectures: Zero Trust, micro-segmentation, identity-based access, encryption.
• 3+ years network observability, telemetry, analytics, and performance management platforms.
• 3+ years virtualization, container networking, edge computing, and modern app delivery architectures.
• 2+ years developing business-aligned technology strategies, roadmaps, 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.
• 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.

Skills

Network architecture

Security & segmentation

Automation scripting

Python & APIs

Cloud networking

DevOps / SRE

Network observability

Edge computing

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Network Engineer Architect to lead enterprise networking transformations across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments. The role emphasizes secure, scalable networking solutions and automation to enable AI and data-intensive workloads.

Candidates should have extensive experience with routing, switching, security, and cloud networking, and may travel up to 25–100% as needed. Accenture offers competitive benefits and career growth opportunities.