Network Engineer

Posted:
3/6/2026, 3:48:30 AM

Location(s):
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada ⋅ Ontario, Canada

Experience Level(s):
Junior

Field(s):
IT & Security

Workplace Type:
On-site

We Are 

Accenture Technology – is an exciting place to be! Accenture helps companies rotate to New IT with services that drive continuous quality and efficiency and shape their digital future. We offer entire breadth and depth of services across broad array of applications, digital technologies and industries delivered under flexible business arrangements. With 1000+ clients served globally and 30+ delivery centers, there will be many opportunities for you to help drive greater productivity and shift to continuous testing all while managing digital transformations. 

You Are 

You’re a network technologist with foundational routing/switching and firewall skills. You like packets, logs, and clean topologies; you’re disciplined about change control and documentation, and eager to learn automation. 

The Work 

  • Support data centre or cloud networks across routing, switching, firewalls, VPN, and load balancing. 

  • Provision VLANs/VXLANs, ACLs, NAT, and segmentation; maintain DNS/DHCP/IPAM records. 

  • Assist with SDN overlays and private cloud networking (VPC/VNet, security groups, network policies). 

  • Monitor performance and availability; troubleshoot latency, packet loss, and asymmetric routing. 

  • Implement change windows following ITIL practices; maintain diagrams and configuration baselines. 

  • Apply Zero Trust-aligned patterns; integrate with identity-based controls and logging. 

Ability to work shifts/on-call; comfort working on-site in high-security environments.

Travel may be required based on client demand. Accenture promotes a client-centric, flexible work environment.

What You’ll Need 

  • 1–2 years in network operations/support. 

  • Knowledge of L2/L3, DNS, VPN, firewalls, and load balancing. 

  • Familiarity with Cisco/Arista/Juniper or Fortinet/Palo Alto platforms. 

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related discipline.

  • Eligibility for Reliability Clearance.

Bonus Points If You Have 

  • CCNA or equivalent. 

  • Network automation exposure (Python/Ansible, APIs). 

  • Bilingual (English/French). 

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation, based on full-time employment, for roles that may be hired as set forth below.

The recruiting efforts for this position are intended to fill a brand new position.

The base pay range shown below is intended as a guideline to reflect the majority of offers for this role.

It does not represent a maximum limit — in some cases, actual compensation may exceed the range where appropriate.

Information on benefits is here:

Role Location                                Hourly Salary Range

British Columbia/Ontario                   $27.16 to $51.20

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

Visit us at www.accenture.com 

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, military veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by applicable law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.

Accenture

Website: https://accenture.com/

Headquarter Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Employee Count: 10001+

Year Founded: 1989

IPO Status: Public

Last Funding Type: Grant

Industries: Business Information Systems ⋅ Construction ⋅ Consulting ⋅ Information Services ⋅ Information Technology ⋅ Infrastructure ⋅ Management Consulting ⋅ Outsourcing