Principal Fortinet Engineer

Rise Technical Recruitment Limited; Farnborough; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Private healthcare

26 days holiday

Pension

Training & development

Job summary

Rise Technical Recruitment Limited is seeking a Principal Fortinet Engineer for Farnborough, hybrid work. The role focuses on leading Fortinet Secure SD-WAN design and delivery across enterprise and public sector projects, mentoring teams, and providing technical leadership.

The ideal candidate will have Fortinet SD-WAN design expertise, FortiGate/ FortiManager/ FortiAnalyzer proficiency, and FCSS certification.

Qualifications

• Extensive Fortinet SD-WAN design and delivery experience.
• Fortinet FCSS certification.
• Experience leading design and delivery for enterprise/public sector.
• Mentoring engineers and architects.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design and delivery of Fortinet Secure SD-WAN solutions.
• Design scalable, resilient network architectures for enterprise/public sector customers.
• Act as the Fortinet technical specialist and escalation point.
• Mentor engineers and architects, promote best practice in networking and security.

Skills

Fortinet SD-WAN design & delivery

Network security

Leadership & mentoring

Technical communication

Education

Fortinet FCSS certification

Tools

FortiGate

FortiManager

FortiAnalyzer

Job description

Principal Fortinet Engineer (BBBH280952) Farnborough, England

Salary: GBP75000 - GBP87000 per annum

Fortinet Principal Engineer
Farnborough / Hybrid
£75,000 - £87,000 + Car Allowance + Private Healthcare + 26Days Paid Holiday + Pension + Training & Development

An excellent opportunity for an experienced Fortinet specialist to join an established infrastructure and technology services business, take ownership of complex network solutions and play a key role in technical leadership.

This company delivers essential infrastructure services for enterprise and public sector customers. As the business continues to grow, they offer opportunities to work across different sectors, technologies and projects within a supportive environment.

In this role, you will lead the design and delivery of secure, high-performance Fortinet SD-WAN solutions. You will define resilient, multi-site network architectures, act as the technical authority for complex issues and mentor engineers and architects. You will also support proof-of-concept builds, lab testing and technical documentation.

The ideal candidate will be an experienced network and security professional with strong Fortinet SD-WAN design and delivery experience. You must hold Fortinet FCSS certification and have expert knowledge of FortiGate, FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer.

An exciting role for someone looking to combine hands-on technical expertise with design ownership and mentoring, with hybrid working requiring around two days per month in Farnborough and occasional additional travel.

The Role:

• Leading the end-to-end design and delivery of Fortinet Secure SD-WAN solutions
• Designing scalable, resilient network architectures for enterprise and public sector customers
• Acting as the Fortinet technical specialist and final escalation point for complex design and support issues
• Mentoring engineers and architects, driving best practice in networking, security and automation
• Supporting proof-of-concept builds, lab testing and technical design documentation
• Ensuring solutions meet customer requirements, service levels and regulatory standards

The Person:

• Experienced network and security professional with Fortinet SD-WAN design and delivery experience
• Expert knowledge of FortiGate, FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer
• Strong knowledge of firewalls, VPNs, segmentation and zero trust principles
• Confident producing high-level and low-level designs and technical documentation
• Excellent troubleshooting and performance optimisation skills
• Strong communication, stakeholder management and mentoring skills