Architect – Network Experience – 10+
Architect enterprise network strategies and frameworks spanning cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments, with Fortinet as the core platform
Design and lead Fortinet Secure SD-WAN deployments (FortiGate, FortiOS, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer), including overlay and underlay topology, SLA-based steering, and failover strategy
Evaluate and recommend network technologies, tools, and frameworks, and integrate third-party solutions including firewalls, load balancers, routers, and legacy Palo Alto and Cisco platforms
Partner with business stakeholders, project managers, and IT teams to align network designs with organizational and client goals
Ensure designs meet security best practices, regulatory standards (PCI-DSS, SOC 2), and organizational policy
Produce and maintain documentation, cutover runbooks, and rollback plans for review by client architecture teams
Drive innovation by proposing and piloting emerging network technologies

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience





Preferred: AWS, Azure, or other cloud networking certification

Experience:
15+ years of hands-on network engineering and architecture experience in enterprise or managed services environments
Significant production experience with Fortinet in complex, multi-site environments

Expert-level IPsec VPN design and troubleshooting (IKEv2, DPD, NAT-T, route-based and policy-based tunnels, ADVPN)
Robust understanding of firewall policy design, load balancers, QoS, and traffic shaping
Experience with cloud networking (AWS/Azure VPN gateways, Direct Connect, ExpressRoute)
Proficiency with network design and diagramming tools (Visio, Lucid, or similar)
Experience with scripting and automation (Python, Ansible, FortiManager API, or similar)
Experience leading production cutovers with minimal disruption in regulated environments

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