Hybrid Cloud Network Engineer

Accenture Federal Services is seeking a Senior Cloud Hybrid Network Engineer to design, implement, and operate secure, resilient hybrid-cloud network architectures supporting government customers. This role focuses on SDN, zero-trust, automation, and AWS networking while operating in classified multi-network environments. 

What Success Looks like: 

• Resilient SDN-based connectivity across hybrid classified networks
• Documented architectures and network models traced to implementation
• Identity-based networking with zero-trust, micro segmentation, policy-driven connectivity
• Network configurations delivered via GitOps/IaC with observability and compliance gates
• Seamless collaboration across network, security, and platform teams

What you’ll do:

• Network Architecture & Engineering

• Design and troubleshoot complex hybrid topologies across cloud and on-prem
• Engineer SDN, segmentation, routing, load balancing, and service mesh patterns
• Implement identity-based dynamic networking (ZTNA, microsegmentation)

• DevOps & Automation

• Apply CI/CD, GitOps, and IaC to network resources (Terraform/Ansible)
• Integrate network workflows with developer platforms and service catalogs
• Implement automation using Python, Bash, or PowerShell

• Cloud Networking

• AWS VPC, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, PrivateLink, SGs/NACLs
• Hybrid connectivity patterns for classified and unclassified networks
• Optimize performance, reliability, and cost of network architectures

• Security & Compliance

• Implement NIST 800-53, DISA STIGs, zero-trust, encryption, and access controls
• Operate in NIPR/SIPR/JWICS or equivalent
• Participate in audits, ATO processes, and accreditation

• Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

• Operate within SAFe Agile ceremonies
• Drive standards and mentor engineers
• Document decisions, runbooks, and diagrams

Ideal Technical background:

• AWS networking: VPC, TGW, DX, PrivateLink, SGs/NACLs
• Zero-trust networking, microsegmentation, identity-based access
• Automation with Terraform, Ansible, Python/Bash/PowerShell
• GitOps workflows with GitLab/GitHub
• Kubernetes networking preferred

What you’ll need:

• 6 years of network engineering experience
• 3 years of hybrid-cloud networking engineering
• Experience with SDN, segmentation, routing, and load balancing
• Proven work in classified multi