Enterprise Network & Edge Specialist
About the job
- A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technology.
- Four to six or more years of hands-on experience in enterprise networking.
- Expertise in core routing and switching, SD-WAN, SASE, and AIOps.
- An active Cisco CCNP certification or a demonstrable equivalent professional-level credential.
- Ability or aptitude to guide, coordinate, and mentor small delivery squads.
- Design scalable, resilient target architectures for enterprise WAN/LAN environments, branch office connectivity, and edge networks.
- Guide clients through the transition from legacy WAN architectures to modern SD-WAN and Secure Access Service Edge frameworks.
- Design secure, high-availability interconnects between on-premises sites, data centers, and public cloud environments, including ExpressRoute, Direct Connect, and Cloud Interconnect.
- Evaluate current-state network maturity, present architectural trade-offs to client IT stakeholders, and define migration roadmaps.
- Lead and mentor small technical delivery squads, junior engineers, or automation developers by coordinating day-to-day deployment tasks, conducting technical reviews, and ensuring delivery quality.
- Apply hands-on routing and switching principles, including BGP, OSPF, VLANs, QoS, and VPNs, to design, configure, and troubleshoot complex enterprise networks.
- Produce detailed technical specifications, including low-level designs, IP addressing schemes, firewall matrices, and routing policies, and guide engineers and developers through implementation.
- Build and test technical proofs of concept for modern SD-WAN/SASE solutions and act as the escalation point for critical network performance or routing bottlenecks.
- Knowledge of cloud network automation and public cloud networking.
About the company
Accenture advises large businesses and public agencies on strategy, builds their technology systems and runs ongoing operations. Its teams connect business planning with implementation, covering areas such as cloud migration, cybersecurity and customer experience. Consultants work with clients to redesign processes, while engineers integrate software from technology partners and maintain the resulting systems for multinational organizations. Clients pay for project work or continuing services, including application support and business processes such as finance and customer service. Accenture was founded in 1989 and has its headquarters in Dublin, Ireland.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Dublin, Ireland
Founded
1989
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Business demand grew: October 2026 results showed $74.2 billion annual revenue, up 5% in local currency.
- Eligible US employees buy discounted stock: Accenture's purchase plan sells shares at 15% below market price.
- Client relationships run deep: Accenture has worked with 195 of its top 200 customers for more than ten years.
What critics are saying
- Bookings are not guaranteed revenue: most Accenture contracts let clients cancel quickly with little or no penalty.
- Promotions require AI adoption: Accenture's CEO said in March 2026 that employees must use its tools effectively.
- Federal hiring practices proved costly: Accenture settled discrimination allegations for $25 million in September 2026, without a liability finding.
What makes Accenture unique
- Its AI platform switches models: AI Refinery selects among prebuilt models according to cost, performance and other requirements.
- Accenture owns specialist Microsoft expertise: it cofounded the Microsoft-focused Avanade consultancy with the software maker.
- Consulting includes creative agencies: Accenture Song owns businesses spanning advertising, digital product design and customer engagement.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Professional Development Budget
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- 401(k) Company Match