Firewall Administrator

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Job Title:

Firewall Administrator Pay Details:

The annual base salary range for this position in California is $108,000 to $135,000 per year. The starting pay for the successful candidate depends on various job-related factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, education/training, internal value, peer equity, external market demands, and organizational considerations.

A Forti Gate 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, involving 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 Forti Manager for centralized control.

This would be an on-site position.

Responsibilities Firewall Management:
Deploy, configure, and maintain Forti Gate firewalls, including policy rules, routing, and high availability

Multi-site Management: firewall deployment for site-to-site VPN connections, ongoing management, performance monitoring

Security Operations:
Monitor network traffic for threats, respond to security incidents, manage IPS/IDS, and implement web/application filteringVPN 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 traveling to local sites to replace faulty hardware, install new units, troubleshoot any issues; all sites are in Southern California Qualifications Bachelor ’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Network Administration, or a related field preferred3–5+ years of experience in network administration, network security, firewall administration, or related IT infrastructure support

Hands-on experience configuring, managing, and troubleshooting Forti Gate firewalls, VPNs, firewall policies, routing, IPS/IDS, web filtering, and related security features

Experience supporting multi-site network environments, including site-to-site VPNs, hardware replacements, performance monitoring, and local site troubleshooting

Experience with Forti Manager, SIEM tools, Extreme Networks switch hardware, or cloud security tools preferred

Experience with Extreme Networks switch hardware is a plus Strong understanding of networking protocols, TCP/IP, routing, and security…