Network Engineer II — Fortinet & WAN Security Specialist

AFL; Apodaca; On-site; MXN 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Legal and superior benefits

Job summary

AFL provides leading fiber optic products and services worldwide. AFL seeks a Network Engineer II to design, deploy, and support Fortinet-based networking and security solutions.

You will manage FortiGate firewalls, FortiSwitch, and FortiAP devices, configure routing, VPNs, and SD-WAN, and ensure security best practices across the network. Ideal candidates have 4+ years of networking experience, strong problem-solving, and excellent communication skills to explain technical concepts to

Qualifications

• Associate degree required; bachelor’s preferred in CS/IT or related field.
• 4+ years of networking experience with LAN, WAN, WLAN.
• Hands-on Fortinet security solutions including FortiGate, FortiSwitch, FortiAP.
• Strong Layer 3 concepts: static/dynamic routing, VLANs, inter‑VLAN routing.
• Experience with routing, firewalls, switches, access points, and monitoring tools.
• TCP/IP, IEEE 802.11, RF optimization and wireless security basics.

Responsibilities

• Assist design, deployment, maintenance, and support of Fortinet security and networking solutions.
• Administer FortiGate firewalls including policies, VPNs, NAT, threat protection, and SD-WAN.
• Configure FortiSwitch and FortiAP deployments using central management platforms.
• Configure and troubleshoot VLANs, routing, and WAN connectivity.
• Monitor network health, security events, performance metrics and logs; escalate when needed.
• Perform firmware upgrades, patches, and backups per change control.
• Provide Tier II support for network and security incidents and escalation.
• Support network projects, upgrades, migrations, and expansions.
• Maintain standards, diagrams, configuration records, inventories, and DR docs.
• Research Fortinet technologies and industry best practices; contribute recommendations.
• Collaborate with teams to gather requirements and complete project tasks on schedule.
• Assist with testing and support of business continuity and disaster recovery solutions.
• Apply cybersecurity controls and ensure compliance with policies and regulations.

Skills

LAN/WAN/WLAN experience

Fortinet security

FortiGate

FortiSwitch

FortiAP

Layer 3 routing

TCP/IP

Network monitoring tools

Analytical troubleshooting

Communication skills

Education

Associate's degree

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related field

Tools

Fortinet FortiGate

Fortinet FortiSwitch

Fortinet FortiAP

Fortinet centralized management

Networking hardware

Job description

AFL provides leading fiber optic products and services worldwide. AFL seeks a Network Engineer II to design, deploy, and support Fortinet-based networking and security solutions.

You will manage FortiGate firewalls, FortiSwitch, and FortiAP devices, configure routing, VPNs, and SD-WAN, and ensure security best practices across the network. Ideal candidates have 4+ years of networking experience, strong problem-solving, and excellent communication skills to explain technical concepts to