Senior FortiGate Firewall Engineer - Hybrid

Russell Tobin; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Russell Tobin in Malaysia is seeking an experienced Firewall Engineer with 6+ years of network security expertise and hands-on FortiGate firewall knowledge. The role requires strong routing and switching skills and practical deployment experience.

You will deploy, configure, and troubleshoot FortiGate firewalls, manage policies, NAT, VPN, and routing, and collaborate with security, network, and infrastructure teams on migrations and upgrades.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in Network/Firewall Engineering.
• Strong Routing & Switching skills – Mandatory.
• FortiGate Firewall – Mandatory.
• Hands-on experience with firewall deployment and implementation.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, implement, and troubleshoot FortiGate Firewalls.
• Manage firewall policies, NAT, VPN, routing, and security configurations.
• Perform Routing & Switching configuration and troubleshooting.
• Support firewall migration, upgrades, and network implementation projects.
• Monitor and troubleshoot network and firewall connectivity issues.
• Work with network, security, and infrastructure teams to resolve technical issues.
• Maintain technical documentation and implementation/change records.
• Follow security standards and change management processes.

Skills

FortiGate Firewall

Routing & Switching

Firewall Deployment

Cisco ASA / Palo Alto

Tools

FortiGate

Job description

Russell Tobin in Malaysia is seeking an experienced Firewall Engineer with 6+ years of network security expertise and hands-on FortiGate firewall knowledge. The role requires strong routing and switching skills and practical deployment experience.

You will deploy, configure, and troubleshoot FortiGate firewalls, manage policies, NAT, VPN, and routing, and collaborate with security, network, and infrastructure teams on migrations and upgrades.