Senior Fortinet Engineer

Tusker
  • Downers Grove, Illinois
  • Remote
  • Autofill and Review
12 days ago

Job Description

Join a Team That Solves Complex Security Challenges

Are you a Fortinet expert who enjoys designing, implementing, and optimizing secure network environments? We're looking for a Senior Fortinet Network Security Engineer to lead high-impact projects for clients ranging from mid-sized businesses to enterprise organizations.

In this role, you'll work directly with customers to design and deploy advanced Fortinet solutions, lead complex migrations, and serve as a trusted technical expert throughout the project lifecycle.

This is a remote position, with preference given to candidates located in Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Massachusetts, or Ohio.

What You'll Do

  • Design, deploy, and support advanced Fortinet security solutions.
  • Lead customer engagements from discovery and design through implementation and documentation.
  • Implement and support FortiGate, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, FortiSwitch, and FortiAP environments.
  • Design and configure Secure SD-WAN, ADVPN, BGP, OSPF, IPsec VPN, and remote access solutions.
  • Perform firewall migrations from Palo Alto, Cisco, SonicWall, Check Point, and other platforms.
  • Troubleshoot complex networking, security, wireless, and authentication issues.
  • Collaborate with customers, project managers, architects, and technology partners to deliver successful outcomes.
  • Mentor fellow engineers and serve as a technical escalation resource.
  • Help maintain and strengthen our Fortinet partnership through continued certification and technical excellence.

What You'll Bring

  • 5+ years of network security, firewall, or infrastructure engineering experience.
  • 3+ years of hands-on Fortinet design and implementation experience.
  • Advanced knowledge of FortiGate/FortiOS.
  • Experience with FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer.
  • Strong understanding of routing, switching, TCP/IP, VLANs, NAT, DNS, DHCP, high availability, and network segmentation.
  • Expertise with VPN technologies, SD-WAN, dynamic routing, and multi-site environments.
  • Proven ability to lead customer-facing technical projects and solve complex challenges independently.
  • Excellent communication and customer relationship skills.

Certifications

  • Active Fortinet NSE 4 certification

Preferred

  • NSE 7 certification
  • NSE 8 certification
  • Additional Fortinet certifications in Security Operations, SASE, Cloud, or Infrastructure

Bonus Experience

  • MSP, consulting, systems integrator, or VAR environments
  • Enterprise-scale network security deployments
  • FortiSASE, FortiNAC, FortiAuthenticator, FortiClient EMS, FortiWeb, or FortiSIEM
  • Azure or AWS network security
  • Technical leadership and engineer mentoring

Why Join Us?

  • Work on complex, enterprise-class security projects.
  • Partner with industry-leading clients and technologies.
  • Grow your expertise within a highly certified Fortinet practice.
  • Collaborate with talented engineers who are passionate about delivering exceptional outcomes.
  • Be recognized as a trusted technical leader and security expert.

If you're passionate about network security, Fortinet technologies, and delivering excellent client outcomes, we'd love to hear from you.

Compensation: starting from $120,000 base + quarterly bonus opportunity

Numbers & Facts

LocationDowners Grove, Illinois (
Remote
)

Skills

  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)unmatched
  • Authenticationunmatched
  • BGPunmatched
  • Cisco Network Systemsunmatched
  • Cloud Computingunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Consultingunmatched
  • Customer Relationsunmatched
  • DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)unmatched
  • DNS (Domain Name System)unmatched
  • Documentationunmatched
  • Engineeringunmatched
  • Enterprise Protectionunmatched
  • Firewallsunmatched
  • High Availabilityunmatched
  • IPsec (IP Security)unmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Mentoringunmatched
  • Microsoft Windows Azureunmatched
  • NAT (Network Address Translation)unmatched
  • Network Administration/Managementunmatched
  • Network Routingunmatched
  • Network Securityunmatched
  • Network Switchingunmatched
  • Open Shortest Path First Protocol (OSPF)unmatched
  • Project Lifecycleunmatched
  • Remote Accessunmatched
  • SonicWALLunmatched
  • System Integration (SI)unmatched
  • TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol)unmatched
  • Technical Deliveryunmatched
  • Technical Leadershipunmatched
  • VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network)unmatched
  • VPN (Virtual Private Network)unmatched
  • Value-Added Resellers (VAR)unmatched
  • Wide Area Network (WAN)unmatched
  • Wireless Securityunmatched

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