Network Security Engineer

Accenture Federal Services • Herndon, VA

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About The Position

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 and part of global Accenture, to do work that matters in 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! Design, implement, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure including routers, switches, firewalls, and wireless access points. Monitor performance and availability; troubleshoot latency, packet loss, and connectivity issues and implement scalability improvements. Perform capacity planning, optimization, patching, compliance hardening, and lifecycle upgrades. Manage VPNs, VLANs, DHCP, DNS, and network access controls. Install, configure, patch, and upgrade network devices following formal change management and high-availability testing. Design, configure, and maintain firewall policies and rule sets controlling traffic between internal, external, and cloud environments. Install, configure, and maintain Windows and Linux servers and enterprise applications. Maintain network diagrams, IP inventories, configurations, system documentation, SOPs, data structures, and reporting.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience across networking, security, or systems engineering
• Strong hands-on experience with network infrastructure, firewalls, Windows administration, and scripting

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field
• CCNA, JunOS , Cloud Architect or equivalent technical certifications
• Experience using software including VMware, Veeam and WinRE
• Active TS/SCI clearance

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure including routers, switches, firewalls, and wireless access points.
• Monitor performance and availability; troubleshoot latency, packet loss, and connectivity issues and implement scalability improvements.
• Perform capacity planning, optimization, patching, compliance hardening, and lifecycle upgrades.
• Manage VPNs, VLANs, DHCP, DNS, and network access controls.
• Install, configure, patch, and upgrade network devices following formal change management and high-availability testing.
• Design, configure, and maintain firewall policies and rule sets controlling traffic between internal, external, and cloud environments.
• Install, configure, and maintain Windows and Linux servers and enterprise applications.
• Maintain network diagrams, IP inventories, configurations, system documentation, SOPs, data structures, and reporting.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level