Network Engineer

At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people. Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations. Join Accenture Federal Services, a technology company within global Accenture. Recognized as a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work, we offer a collaborative and caring community where you feel like you belong and are empowered to grow, learn and thrive through hands-on experience, certifications, industry training and more. Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward! Accenture Federal Services is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, implement, and maintain enterprise-scale network architectures within hybrid cloud environments supporting government customers. This role focuses on building secure, resilient network infrastructure that bridges on-premises classified environments with cloud platforms—ensuring reliable connectivity, compliance, and operational excellence across the full network stack. This role operates at the intersection of traditional network engineering and cloud-native networking, requiring expertise in hybrid connectivity patterns, software-defined networking, and infrastructure-as-code practices applied to network resources. What you’ll do: Design and implement secure hybrid network architectures across on‑prem data centers, virtualized environments, and cloud platforms (primarily AWS). Build and maintain hybrid connectivity solutions including Direct Connect, Transit Gateway, site‑to‑site VPN, and multi‑account network designs. Develop and deliver Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for consistent, repeatable network deployments. Implement routing, segmentation, firewall policies, and network security controls aligned with government requirements. Troubleshoot complex network issues across physical, virtual, and cloud layers. Support cloud migration and network modernization initiatives to improve performance, cost, and resilience. Work within Agile teams, contributing to sprints, prototypes, and rapid iteration. Collaborate with engineers, government personnel, and cross‑functional teams in secure on‑site environments What you’ll need: 6 years designing, implementing, and troubleshooting enterprise network architectures 3 years designing and managing hybrid cloud network solutions (on‑prem + cloud) 3 years AWS networking experience (e.g. VPC design, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, Route 53, load balancing, security groups, NACLs) Experience implementing routing protocols (e.g. BGP, OSPF, EIGRP) and enterprise switching (e.g. VLANs, LAG, spanning tree) Experience configuring firewalls and security appliances (e.g. Palo Alto, Cisco ASA/FTD, Fortinet, or similar) Experience with VPN technologies: e.g. IPsec, SSL VPN, cloud gateway VPNs Hands‑on experience with DNS, DHCP, IPAM, SNMP, and/or network monitoring tools Familiarity with DISA STIGs, NIST 800‑53, or government compliance frameworks Bonus points if you have: Azure or Oracle Cloud networking experience (VNet/VCN, ExpressRoute/FastConnect, firewalls, DNS, load balancing). Experience with network automation or Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform, Ansible, etc.) Multi‑cloud networking design and cloud migration experience. SDN/NFV or SD‑WAN expertise (Cisco Viptela, VMware VeloCloud, etc.). Experience with Kubernetes networking, CNI plugins, or service mesh (Istio, Linkerd). Advanced observability and telemetry experience (Grafana, Prometheus, ELK). High‑performance computing network design experience. Certifications such as AWS Advanced Networking, CCNP/CCIE, PCNSE, Security+, Azure/OCI cloud certs. Experience mentoring engineers, leading technical initiatives, or presenting to leadership. Clearance: Mus ... (truncated, view full listing at source)