High Priority Role: Sr. Fortigate Network Engineer opening in Dallas, TX 75206 Onsite

(Onsite is mandatory, at first. (onsite) for 90 days or less depending on performance; then shifting to 3-on and 2-WFH*)
Most Important Skills: Fortigate firewall experience. Like building policy from scratch

Job Description:

• Develop deep expertise in the Fortinet platform
• Implement Fortinet products across an on-premises landscape in a geographically dispersed organization
• Create and publish reference architectures and run books for the network and firewall landscape
• Coach and train team members on Fortinet technologies to enhance their skills.
• Utilize automation for deployments and configuration consistency with FortiManager and other Fortinet tools
• Manage software and hardware life cycles effectively
• Contribute to monitoring and supporting network and firewall environments

You will be a good fit if you have:

• Fortinet Certified Professional accreditation
• A minimum of 7+ years in networking roles with a specific focus on Fortinet
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Next Generation Firewalls
• Expertise in FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, and FortiMonitor platforms
• Proficiency in automation for deploying configurations and software
• A strong grasp of Routing, Switching, VPN, LAN, WAN, Network Security, Intrusion Detection
• A solid understanding of key technologies and protocols such as BGP, OSPF, RADIUS, PKI, IKE, Certificates, L2TP, IPSec, 802.1Q, MD5, SSH, SSL, SHA1, DES, and 3DES
• Strong interpersonal skills for effective collaboration within global teams and with senior management for strategic and operational initiatives
• Excellent documentation, technical writing, and presentation skills
• Experience in an Operation Technology and regulated environments is highly desirable
• Familiarity with Aruba environments is highly desirable

Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.