Professional Services Consultant - Sydney

Fortinet; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

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Job summary

Fortinet Australia seeks a seasoned Professional Services Consultant to lead end-to-end delivery of Fortinet engagements in the Sydney region. You will own requirements capture, design reviews, deployment, testing and knowledge transfer, ensuring design quality and delivery standards meet Fortinet guidelines.

The role emphasizes leadership in network security projects across complex environments, with opportunities to mentor junior staff and contribute reusable delivery assets for future

Qualifications

• 8–10 years in relevant industry experience.
• 5+ years in LAN, WAN and internet infrastructure engineering or administration.
• 3+ years delivering network security products in customer projects.
• Fortinet certification at FCP level or higher preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical delivery of Fortinet Professional Services engagements onsite and remotely.
• Translate requirements into a documented low-level design aligned with Fortinet best practices.
• Deploy, configure, migrate, test and troubleshoot Fortinet solutions in complex environments.
• Mentor less experienced consultants and develop reusable delivery assets.
• Maintain accurate weekly time recording and deliver project status updates.

Skills

Network security

LAN/WAN

Fortinet certification

Vendor certifications

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Visio

Project

Job description

Professional Services Consultant - Sydney

Join Fortinet, a cybersecurity pioneer with over two decades of excellence, as we continue to shape the future of cybersecurity and redefine the intersection of networking and security. At Fortinet, our mission is to safeguard people, devices, and data everywhere. We are currently seeking a dynamic Professional Services Consultant to contribute to the success of our rapidly growing business.

You will own the technical delivery of your engagements end to end: scope through design, build, cutover, testing, knowledge transfer and formal closure. You will work directly with customer architects and operations teams, and you will be expected to hold the line on design quality and delivery standards when a project is under pressure. Some engagements will be delivered as an embedded Resident Engineer with a single strategic customer for an extended period.

As a Professional Services Consultant, you will:

Delivery

• Lead the technical delivery of Fortinet Professional Services engagements onsite and remotely, from requirements capture through to signed work completion.
• Translate customer requirements into a documented low level design that is reviewable, defensible and aligned to Fortinet best practice, rather than assembled at the console.
• Deploy, configure, migrate, cut over, test and troubleshoot Fortinet solutions in complex production environments, including out of hours change windows.
• Run structured knowledge transfer and handover so the customer operates the solution without ongoing dependency on the consultant who built it.
• Identify and elevate scope change, risk and blockers early and in writing. Scope is changed through the agreed variation process, never absorbed silently into the engagement.
• Act as the senior network security reference point for the ANZ Professional Services team, including design review and second opinion on peer engagements.
• Mentor and uplift less experienced consultants through paired delivery, design walkthroughs and structured feedback, not ad hoc assistance.
• Contribute reusable delivery assets: design templates, build guides, test plans, migration runbooks and technical notes that reduce the cost of the next engagement.
• Interface with Sales Engineering, TAC, Product Management and Fortinet technology partners, and distribute that knowledge back into the ANZ team.
• Maintain accurate, same-week time recording in Changepoint against the correct project and task. Billable utilisation is a measured accountability of this role.
• Produce and secure the artefacts that close an engagement: Statement of Work input, milestone evidence, signed Work Completion form, knowledge transfer record and customer satisfaction survey.
• Provide clear, written project status to the Fortinet project manager and management line. Verbal updates do not constitute reporting.
• Operate to the published Fortinet PS ANZ Operating Standard on conduct, delivery quality and commercial compliance.

Technical Leadership

• Act as the senior network security reference point for the ANZ Professional Services team, including design review and second opinion on peer engagements.
• Mentor and uplift less experienced consultants through paired delivery, design walkthroughs and structured feedback, not ad hoc assistance.
• Contribute reusable delivery assets: design templates, build guides, test plans, migration runbooks and technical notes that reduce the cost of the next engagement.
• Interface with Sales Engineering, TAC, Product Management and Fortinet technology partners, and distribute that knowledge back into the ANZ team.

Commercial and Governance Discipline

• Maintain accurate, same-week time recording in Changepoint against the correct project and task. Billable utilisation is a measured accountability of this role.
• Produce and secure the artefacts that close an engagement: Statement of Work input, milestone evidence, signed Work Completion form, knowledge transfer record and customer satisfaction survey.
• Provide clear, written project status to the Fortinet project manager and management line. Verbal updates do not constitute reporting.
• Operate to the published Fortinet PS ANZ Operating Standard on conduct, delivery quality and commercial compliance

We Are Looking For:

An insightful and influential collaborator to join our team. We encourage you to apply for this position if you have the following qualities:

• 8 to 10 years or more of relevant industry experience, preferably with a network security vendor, systems integrator or managed security service provider.
• 5 or more years in LAN, WAN and internet infrastructure engineering, support or administration.
• 3 or more years delivering network security products in customer facing project delivery.
• Demonstrated experience delivering into large enterprise, government, financial services or service provider environments under formal change management.
• Fortinet certification at FCP level as a minimum. FCSS or FCX, and Fortinet specialisations in SD-WAN, Secure Access, Public Cloud or Security Operations, are strongly preferred.
• Vendor certifications from Cisco, Palo Alto, F5, Juniper, Check Point, Radware, AWS or Azure are an advantage.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including the ability to author design documentation and present technical positions to customer architects and management.
• Strong working knowledge of the current threat landscape and how it maps to control selection.
• Competence with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Visio and Project for delivery documentation.
• Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent practical experience.

Project management certification (PRINCE2, PMP or Agile) is an advantage

Why Join Us:

At Fortinet, we embrace diversity and inclusivity. We encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and identities. Explore our welcoming work environment designed for a rewarding career journey with an attractive Total Rewards package to support you with your overall health and financial well-being. Join us in bringing solutions that make a meaningful and lasting impact to our 660,000+ customers around the globe.

We will only notify shortlisted candidates.

Fortinet will not entertain any unsolicited resumes, please refrain from sending them to any Fortinet employees or Fortinet email aliases. Should any Agency submit any resumes to Fortinet, these resumes if considered, will be assumed to have been given by the Agency free of any related fees/charges.

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