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Network Engineer Location: Manchester Competitive Salary & Package (Dependent on Experience) Career Level: Senior Analyst or Consultant

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this to deliver the first-class services we are known for.

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge.

We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.

“Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO

As a team:

You be required to perform “Business as usual” or Project implementations including design, build and system deployments, including troubleshooting, security and configuration changes.

Join Accenture Technology and you will become part of the largest and most diverse group of business operations specialists in the world. You will be part of a team which implements public and private cloud technologies and builds and transforms client infrastructure services.

The sheer variety of work we do, and the experience it offers, provides an unbeatable platform from which to build a career.

This may either be based from a multi-client delivery centre or at client sites for extended period of times when required.

In our team we are seeking an experienced Network Engineer with:

• Solid grasp of network routing and switching, especially in CISCO technologies




• Working knowledge of networking protocols and an understanding of EIGRP, BGP, and IP multicast.




• Management of LAN/WAN and Wireless LAN environments including device protocols and communication standards, such as Cisco or Fortinet




• Administration of Firewall systems such as FortiGate, Palo Alto Juniper, Checkpoint or Cisco




• Knowledge of Load balancer solutions




• VPN and Remote Access solutions




• Associate level Network certification (CC, JNCIA or equivalent)




• Solid understanding of Implementing and supporting large corporate or data centre networks preferably in a multi-client, service provider environment.




• Eligibility for UK Government security clearance

As a Network Engineer, you will:

• Solve network connectivity incidents (this includes routing, switching and security).




• Build, configure and maintain network infrastructures as per standard methodologies




• Identify service improvements to reduce risk and improve stability.




• Producing high quality implementation scripts, test plans and change controls for all network changes.




• Undertake necessary trainings and certifications on latest technologies.

What’s in it for you

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 25 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services we are known for.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. We combine unmatched experience and specialized capabilities across more than 40 industries — powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. With 509,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture brings continuous innovation to help clients improve their performance and create lasting value across their enterprises. Visit us at www.accenture.com

Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, or gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law.

Applications for this will close on 31/08/2023

We are looking for experience in the following skills:

• Preparing low-level network designs in line with high level designs specified by Network Architects.




• Management of Network Security appliances (example: Next Gen Firewalls with UTM)




• Creating, maintaining, and reviewing operational and technical design documentation.




• Analysis of network performance statistics using a variety of tools.




• Strong incident fault finding skills and experience.




• Network monitoring and alerting

Set yourself apart:

• Knowledge of LAN/WAN & Wireless LAN across multiple vendor technologies




• Knowledge of Public Cloud and connectivity (Desirable)




• Professional level Network certification (CCNP, JNCIS, PCNSE or equivalent)




• Ability to develop network automation through use of scripts e.g. Python (Desirable)