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The Carrera Agency · 2 days ago

Senior Fortinet Fortigate Engineer

Anaheim, CA

Contract

Onsite

Senior Level

$60/hr - $60/hr

The Carrera Agency is seeking a Senior Fortinet Fortigate Engineer to manage production-level Fortinet infrastructure. The role involves configuring and maintaining FortiGate firewalls, monitoring network security, and collaborating with IT teams to ensure a secure IT environment.

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Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

The FortiGate Firewall Administrator configures, manages, and maintains Fortinet security devices, focusing on firewall policies, VPNs, intrusion prevention (IPS), and traffic monitoring to protect networks from threats

This involves daily troubleshooting, firmware updates, security incident response, performance tuning, and detailed documentation for a secure IT environment

Key tasks include policy creation, threat detection, system health checks, collaboration with IT teams, and continuous learning about emerging cyber threats, often leveraging FortiManager for centralized control

Firewall Management: Deploy, configure, and maintain FortiGate firewalls, including policy rules, routing, and high availability

Managing Multi-site firewall deployment with site-to-site VPN connections

Security Operations: Monitor network traffic for threats, respond to security incidents, manage IPS/IDS, and implement web/application filtering

VPN Management: Set up and troubleshoot site-to-site and remote access VPNs (IPsec, SSL)

Network Performance: Monitor system performance, identify bottlenecks, and optimize traffic flow

Troubleshooting: Diagnose and resolve network and security issues, supporting hardware and software problems

Documentation & Compliance: Maintain detailed documentation, create standard operating procedures (SOPs), and ensure compliance with security standards

Collaboration: Work with network engineers, security analysts, and other IT staff on security initiatives and projects

Updates & Upgrades: Perform firmware updates, hardware refreshes, and manage security patches

Site visits: would require limited travel to sites local to Southern California to replace faulty hardware, install new units, troubleshoot any issues

Qualification

FortiGate managementVPN managementNetwork protocolsFortiManager experienceCloud securitySIEM tools knowledgeCross-functional communicatorCollaborativeProactive ownershipContinuous learner

Required

Strong understanding of networking protocols, TCP/IP, routing, and security frameworks

Proficiency with FortiGate features: Policies, VPN, Proxy, UTM (Antivirus, Web Filtering, App Control, IPS)

Experience with FortiManager for centralized management (often required)

Familiarity with cloud security (AWS/Azure WAF) is a plus

Knowledge of SIEM tools and threat intelligence

Experience with Extreme Networks switch hardware is a plus

Collaborative & Resilient: Maintains a positive, adaptable attitude and performs effectively in high-pressure situations. Communicates clearly and effectively with other teams such as Cybersecurity and Compliance

Proactive Ownership: Self-motivated professional who takes initiative to identify and resolve issues with minimal direction

Cross-Functional Communicator: Expert at collaborating and interfacing across technical teams to ensure security and seamless data flow

Continuous Learner: Passion for learning. Innovative, 'can-do' approach to challenges, offers suggestions for improvements