Fortinet Firewall Engineer

5-8 Years in Network Security with 3+ years of hands‑on Fortinet Firewall administration and support.

Responsible for L3 support, administration, optimization, and troubleshooting of Fortinet security platforms, ensuring secure and uninterrupted network operations.

• Provide L3 technical support for Forti Gate firewalls and related security infrastructure.
• Manage firewall policies, NAT, IPS, VPNs, web filtering, and security profiles.
• Perform advanced troubleshooting, RCA, and incident resolution.
• Implement firewall changes, upgrades, migrations, and HA configurations.
• Conduct firewall rule reviews, hardening, and security audits.
• Support vulnerability remediation and compliance requirements.
• Work with SOC, infrastructure, and application teams to secure business services.
• Maintain technical documentation and operational procedures.

• Forti Gate Firewall Administration
• Forti Manager & Forti Analyzer
• IPSec VPN & SSL VPN
• Firewall Policy & NAT Management
• Routing Protocols (BGP, OSPF)
• High Availability (HA)
• Network Security & Segmentation
• Troubleshooting and Root Cause Analysis
• Log Analysis and Incident Response

• Forti Web, Forti Mail, FortiNAC
• SD-WAN
• Azure/AWS Network Security
• Automation using Python/Power Shell

• Fortinet NSE 4 / FCP (Mandatory)
• NSE 5/6 or FCSS (Preferred)
• CCNP Security / CISSP (Preferred)

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Ability to handle critical incidents independently
• Stakeholder communication and documentation
• Mentoring L1/L2 engineers

• Firewall availability and performance
• Timely incident resolution within SLA
• Secure and compliant firewall configurations
• Successful upgrades, migrations, and DR support

This version is concise and suitable for MSSP, SOC, and enterprise firewall engineering roles with clear focus on Fortinet L3 operational ownership.