Network Security Engineer @ Pune/Chennai

Quess IT Solutions; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Quess IT Solutions is seeking a Fortinet Security Engineer to deploy, configure, administer, and optimize FortiGate firewall infrastructure, ensuring high availability and robust security controls for our clients.

You will design firewall policies, manage VPNs and secure SD-WAN, monitor with FortiAnalyzer and FortiSIEM, handle incident response, and collaborate with network, SOC, and engineering teams to deliver secure, scalable Fortinet-based networks.

Responsibilities

• Deployment & Configuration: Install, configure, test, and maintain Fortinet security appliances, software, and virtual solutions.
• Firewall Policy Management: Design, implement, and optimize firewall policies, routing, NAT, and security profiles in line with security requirements and best practices.
• VPN Management: Configure and manage site-to-site IPsec VPNs and secure remote-access VPN solutions.
• Secure SD-WAN: Deploy, manage, and optimize Fortinet Secure SD-WAN solutions across distributed enterprise environments.
• High Availability: Configure and maintain HA clusters, redundancy, and failover mechanisms to ensure service continuity.
• Security Monitoring: Monitor network traffic, security events, and alerts using FortiAnalyzer, FortiSIEM, and related security tools.
• Troubleshooting & Incident Management: Diagnose and resolve complex L2/L3 network and security incidents, including routing, connectivity, performance, and policy-related issues.
• Lifecycle Management: Develop and execute Methods of Procedure (MOPs) for firmware upgrades, security patching, configuration changes, and infrastructure maintenance.
• Performance Optimization: Analyze firewall utilization, traffic patterns, and security logs to improve performance, availability, and operational efficiency.
• Configuration & Compliance: Maintain configuration backups, technical documentation, change records, and compliance with security standards and operational policies.
• Customer Engagement: Gather business and technical requirements and translate them into secure, scalable Fortinet-based network architectures.
• Technical Support: Collaborate with network, infrastructure, SOC, and other engineering teams to resolve technical issues and deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Knowledge Transfer: Provide technical training and knowledge-sharing sessions for customer operations teams and internal L1/L2 engineers.
• Documentation & Reporting: Prepare implementation plans, network diagrams, operational procedures, incident reports, and technical recommendations.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to strengthen security controls, streamline operations, and improve infrastructure resilience.

Job description

Job Summary – Fortinet Security Engineer

The Fortinet Security Engineer is responsible for the deployment, configuration, administration, and ongoing optimization of FortiGate firewall infrastructure. The role focuses on ensuring high availability, maintaining robust security controls, implementing architectural enhancements, troubleshooting complex issues, and supporting business and customer security requirements.

Core Responsibilities

1. Infrastructure & Security Architecture

• Deployment & Configuration: Install, configure, test, and maintain Fortinet security appliances, software, and virtual solutions.
• Firewall Policy Management: Design, implement, and optimize firewall policies, routing, NAT, and security profiles in line with security requirements and best practices.
• VPN Management: Configure and manage site-to-site IPsec VPNs and secure remote-access VPN solutions.
• Secure SD-WAN: Deploy, manage, and optimize Fortinet Secure SD-WAN solutions across distributed enterprise environments.
• High Availability: Configure and maintain HA clusters, redundancy, and failover mechanisms to ensure service continuity.

2. Operations & Incident Response

• Security Monitoring: Monitor network traffic, security events, and alerts using FortiAnalyzer, FortiSIEM, and related security tools.
• Troubleshooting & Incident Management: Diagnose and resolve complex L2/L3 network and security incidents, including routing, connectivity, performance, and policy-related issues.
• Lifecycle Management: Develop and execute Methods of Procedure (MOPs) for firmware upgrades, security patching, configuration changes, and infrastructure maintenance.
• Performance Optimization: Analyze firewall utilization, traffic patterns, and security logs to improve performance, availability, and operational efficiency.
• Configuration & Compliance: Maintain configuration backups, technical documentation, change records, and compliance with security standards and operational policies.
• Customer Engagement: Gather business and technical requirements and translate them into secure, scalable Fortinet-based network architectures.
• Technical Support: Collaborate with network, infrastructure, SOC, and other engineering teams to resolve technical issues and deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Knowledge Transfer: Provide technical training and knowledge-sharing sessions for customer operations teams and internal L1/L2 engineers.
• Documentation & Reporting: Prepare implementation plans, network diagrams, operational procedures, incident reports, and technical recommendations.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to strengthen security controls, streamline operations, and improve infrastructure resilience.