Fortinet · 1 month ago
Cloud Network Security Architect
Denver, CO
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$170K/yr - $280K/yr
5+ years expFortinet is seeking a Cloud Network Security Architect specializing in cloud networking and security solutions. This role involves designing and deploying secure, high-performance connectivity across public cloud, data center, and edge environments, while collaborating with various teams to enhance cloud networking capabilities.
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Responsibilities
Design and implement secure cloud network architectures that leverage Fortinet SD-WAN, SASE, and cloud-native routing to deliver optimized multi-cloud connectivity
Develop automation workflows and DevOps pipelines for network provisioning, telemetry, and policy enforcement, using services such as Terraform, Ansible, and cloud-native templates
Architect solutions using transitive routing, route services, dynamic path selection, and zero trust segmentation to enable secure, scalable network topologies
Partner with Product Management and Development teams to identify feature integrations that enhance secure cloud networking capabilities
Lead proof of concept deployments and customer solution validations across public and hybrid cloud environments
Develop and maintain reference architectures, scripts, and code repositories applying industry best practices
Provide architectural guidance on secure traffic steering, network segmentation, and cloud interconnects
Support Professional Services and Sales Engineering teams in customer design and migration projects
Create organizational workflow enhancements to deliver public cloud-sourced services, such hands-on labs, customer POCs, tool integration, data enrichment and other uses
Provide technical guidance on Public Cloud matters to internal stakeholders
Document and maintain script and application libraries or repositories
Provide technical guidance on Public Cloud integration and development, ex. the use of CSP APIs and how they can be leveraged
Translate business requirements to programmatic logic
Develop customer-facing documentation
Create reference designs and code that applies CSP best practices
Advise Product and field Engineering on solution options, feature requirements, and reference designs
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in cloud networking, network security, or secure SD-WAN/SASE design
Strong development and scripting experience in one or more languages (Python, Node.js, C#, Go, or equivalent)
Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Git, Jenkins) and IaC orchestration (Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation)
Experience with IaaS and SaaS networking constructs such as VPCs/VNets, route tables, peering, VPNs, and load balancers
Knowledge of BGP, transitive routing, network segmentation, and traffic engineering in cloud environments
Hands-on experience with containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud-native network policies
Proficiency with data formats such as YAML, JSON, or XML
Familiarity with cloud security services (CNAPP, CASB, CWP, SCA, DAST)
Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across engineering, product, and customer-facing teams
Kubernetes and Docker experience required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or similar and/or equivalent experience required
Preferred
Master's preferred
Experience in network security highly desired, including VPN, Proxies, Authentication, etc
Technical writing and network documentation skills highly desired
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life and disability insurance
401(k)
11 paid holidays
Vacation time
Sick time
Comprehensive leave program
Company
Fortinet
Fortinet is a provider of network security appliances that include firewalls, security gateways, and complementary products. It is a sub-organization of Fortinet Federal.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$89MKey Investors
Meritech Capital PartnersDEFTA Partners
2009-11-18IPO
2004-03-03Series Unknown· $50M
2003-08-29Series D· $30M
Leadership Team
Ken Xie
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Michael Xie
Founder, President & CTO
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