Networking Consultant Join our AI & Engineering team by transforming technology platforms, driving innovation, and helping make a significant impact on our clients' success. You'll collaborate with talented professionals, reimagining and re-engineering operations and processes that are critical to business. Your contributions can help clients improve financial performance, accelerate new digital ventures, and fuel growth through innovation. AI & Engineering leverages innovative engineering capabilities to build, deploy, and operate integrated/verticalized sector solutions in software, data, AI, network, and hybrid cloud infrastructure. These solutions are powered by engineering for business advantage, transforming mission-critical operations. We enable clients to stay ahead with the latest advancements by transforming engineering teams and modernizing technology & data platforms. Our delivery models are tailored to meet each client's unique requirements. Work you'll do Our Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure/Connected Edge offering delivers specialized engineering capabilities to design, implement, manage, and operate hybrid cloud environments. We modernize networks and AI infrastructure from the core to the edge and develop new infrastructure and device services to help clients stay ahead with the latest technological advancements. As part of our networking team, you will engage with Practitioners and Professionals from various disciplines within both our consulting practices and from our client's organizations. During engagements, exposure to multiple technologies will provide you with opportunities to become an expert and to expand your skillset into new areas. Our practitioners lead/support technical teams to architect, build, and deploy cloud solutions across public, private and hybrid cloud environments. Our practitioners are expected to own and deliver their respective outcomes while managing different clients and other stakeholders. Recruiting for this role ends on 8/25/2025. Qualifications Required + 3+ years of experience with enterprise networking technologies: + Solid understanding and experience with networking fundamentals, including Layer 2 protocols like ARP, 802.1Q, and Spanning Tree; Layer 3 protocols such as BGP and OSPF; Layer 4-7 technologies such as TCP, Load-Balancers, Firewalls, and DNS. + 3+ years of relevant consulting or industry experience and large scale, enterprise class consulting or systems integration experience + Ability to travel up to 50% Preferred + Proven experience across project phases including plan, build, test, and transition of solutions to achieve project goals + Network certifications e.g., CCIE / JNCIE, CCNP / JNCP, CCNA, or equivalent + Proven experience across project phases including plan, build, test, and transition of solutions to achieve project goals + Specialization with installation, configuration, troubleshooting, and supporting of Networking equipment - hands on keyboard experience + Experience in documenting and articulating network topologies to broad audiences + Familiarity with network security devices such as next-generation firewalls and intrusion prevention systems; strong understanding of the fitment and use-cases of such systems across an enterprise network and how they fit in with a network segmentation initiative + Network Security certifications are a plus (e.g., Palo Alto, Fortinet, Cisco, VMware) + Solid understanding of the benefits of spine-leaf networks over classical 3-tier architectures; strong grasp of how network overlays are created using protocols such as VXLAN + Exposure to enterprise network monitoring platforms and solutions; ability to gather useful insights from reports to further justify a proposed solution + Fundamental understanding of the value public cloud offers to customers and how private networks are provisioned; proven experience with interconnecting enterprise networks to public cloud environments either through leased lines or virtual private networks (VPN) over the internet + Cloud certifications are a plus (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) Information for applicants with a need for accommodation: https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/careers/articles/join-deloitte-assistance-for-disabled-applicants.html Wages + Salary The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $ 97,900 to $ 163,100. You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.