Accenture Flex

offers you the flexibility of local fixed-duration project-based work powered by Accenture, a leading global professional services company. Accenture is consistently recognized on FORTUNE's 100 Best Companies to Work For and Diversity Inc's Top 50 Companies For Diversity lists.
As an Accenture Flex employee, you will apply your skills and experience to help drive business transformation for leading organizations and communities. In addition to delivering innovative solutions for Accenture's clients, you will work with a highly skilled, diverse network of people across Accenture businesses who are using the latest emerging technologies to address today's biggest business challenges.
You will receive competitive rewards and access to benefits programs and world-class learning resources. Accenture Flex employees work in their local metro area onsite at the project, significantly reducing and/or eliminating the demands to travel.
Job Description
We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Extranet Connectivity Network Engineer to manage and optimize extranet connectivity solutions, ensuring secure and efficient communication across diverse networks. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with Point-to-Point BGP (P2P BGP), Site-to-Site VPN (S2S VPN), Firewall management, and Zscaler (Cloud Security Platform). This role is critical in ensuring reliable, high-performance, and secure connections between our organization and external networks, partners, and clients.
Manage and configure Point-to-Point BGP (P2P BGP) for external BGP sessions, ensuring optimal routing and fault tolerance across partner connections.
Oversee and manage Site-to-Site VPN (S2S VPN) configurations to secure data exchanges between remote sites and external business partners.
Configure and maintain BGP (Border Gateway Protocol), both internal and external, to ensure robust and reliable routing between internal and external networks. Implement and optimize IP routing and network policies to meet organizational security, performance, and operational needs.
Monitor routing tables and troubleshooting routing issues to ensure minimal network disruptions and maximum uptime.
Firewall Configuration and Security Management:
Implement and manage Zscaler solutions to provide secure internet access and cloud security for external and remote users.
Ensure secure application access, URL filtering, data loss prevention (DLP), and threat protection using Zscaler’s cloud-based security services.
Configure and monitor Zscaler’s security policies to ensure compliance with company standards and best practices.
Work closely with internal teams (security, infrastructure, and IT support) and external partners to plan, deploy, and maintain extranet connectivity solutions.
Collaborate with service providers, third-party vendors, and partners to ensure SLA compliance and the successful resolution of issues related to extranet connectivity.
Documentation and Reporting:
Maintain comprehensive documentation on the design, configuration, and troubleshooting procedures for all extranet connectivity solutions.
Provide regular updates and reports to management on the status of extranet connectivity, security incidents, and optimization efforts.
Develop and maintain runbooks for troubleshooting and support related to P2P BGP, S2S VPN, firewalls, and Zscaler configurations.