Fortinet Engineer - FortiGate & Security Fabric Specialist

IBSS; Silver Spring (MD); Híbrido; USD 90.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401K with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off and holidays

Flex-Spending (FSA)

Descripción de la vacante

IBSS is seeking a Fortinet Engineer to support NOAA MACC at OMAO in Silver Spring, MD. The role administers Fortinet environments, FortiGate firewalls, FortiManager, and related security fabrics, ensuring the performance, availability, and protection of critical data networks.

You will work hybrid, on-site three days a week, participate in on-call rotations for Severity 1 outages, coordinate with the NOC and vendors, and help implement firewall policies, VPNs, and network segmentation while

Formación

• 3+ years of network security or network engineering experience, including FortiGate administration.
• Associates Degree.
• Fortinet Certified Professional (FCP) or NSE 4 certification.
• Hands-on experience with FortiManager, policy and object management, IPsec/SSL VPN, NAT, and security profiles.
• Working knowledge of routing (BGP, OSPF), VLANs, DNS/DHCP, and network monitoring tools.
• Familiarity with FISMA/NIST 800-53 and change-controlled environments.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a High Risk Public Trust background investigation; U.S. citizenship required for clearance.
• On-site work in Silver Spring, MD, 3 days a week.

Responsabilidades

• Administer, configure, and maintain FortiGate firewalls and related Fortinet Security Fabric components across OMAO facilities.
• Use FortiManager to centrally manage firewall policies, objects, address groups, and device configurations.
• Develop, implement, and troubleshoot firewall policies, NAT, security profiles, network segmentation, and security zones.
• Configure and support site-to-site IPsec and remote access VPNs, including SSL/IPsec VPN with FortiClient.
• Plan and execute FortiOS firmware upgrades and security patches with minimal disruption to operations.
• Configure routing (static, BGP, OSPF), SD-WAN, and VLANs on Fortinet devices; document IP addressing and DNS/NAT.
• Monitor firewall and network performance, logs, and throughput using FortiAnalyzer and FortiManager; support audit logs and quarterly networks reports.
• Support 99.9% core network availability and restore service within targets (Sev 1: 1h, Sev 2: 4h).
• Coordinate circuit troubleshooting with NWave, NOAA NOC, carriers, and ISPs.
• Maintain documentation including firewall policies, topologies, and interconnection security agreements.
• Recommend improvements based on Fortinet best practices; contribute to modernization roadmap.
• Participate in on-call rotation for Sev 1 outages and after-hours maintenance; travel to field sites may be required.

Conocimientos

FortiGate administration

FortiManager

VPN configuration

NIST 800-53 compliance

On-site collaboration

Educación

Associates Degree

Herramientas

FortiManager

FortiOS

FortiAnalyzer

FortiSwitch

FortiAP

Descripción del empleo

IBSS is seeking a Fortinet Engineer to support NOAA MACC at OMAO in Silver Spring, MD. The role administers Fortinet environments, FortiGate firewalls, FortiManager, and related security fabrics, ensuring the performance, availability, and protection of critical data networks.

You will work hybrid, on-site three days a week, participate in on-call rotations for Severity 1 outages, coordinate with the NOC and vendors, and help implement firewall policies, VPNs, and network segmentation while