Fortinet Firewall Specialist / Senior Network Security Engineer in Secaucus

Energy Jobline ZR; Secaucus (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Jobline ZR is seeking a Fortinet Firewall Specialist / Senior Network Security Engineer to join onsite in Secaucus, NJ. The role requires expert FortiManager/FortiGate skills and leadership in designing secure deployments, ZTP, and Fabric-based security across SD-WAN and multi-tenant environments.

You will deploy and support HA clusters, VDOMs, ADVPN, FortiSwitch/ FortiAP, and FortiAnalyzer while advancing ZTNA and micro-segmentation.

Qualifications

• Expert-level FortiManager and FortiGate experience.
• Design and deploy Zero-Touch Provisioning (ZTP).
• Strong Fortinet Fabric, Secure SD-WAN and centralized firewall mgmt.
• Deploy HA clusters, VDOMs, multi-tenant environments, ADVPN.
• Experience with FortiSwitch/FortiAP/FortiAnalyzer.
• Implement ZTNA and micro-segmentation strategies.
• Advanced networking (BGP, OSPF, IPsec VPNs, routing, switching, SD-WAN).
• Automation with Python/Jinja2/Ansible or FortiManager scripting.
• Familiar with NIST, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead security and network projects.
• Perform vulnerability assessments.
• Act as Tier-3 escalation support.
• Mentor junior engineers and establish documentation standards.

Skills

FortiManager

FortiGate

Zero-Touch Provisioning

Fortinet Security Fabric

Secure SD-WAN

HA clusters

VDOMs

ADVPN

FortiSwitch

FortiAP

FortiAnalyzer

ZTNA

micro-segmentation

BGP

OSPF

IPsec VPNs

routing

switching

SD-WAN

Python

Jinja2

Ansible

FortiManager scripting

NIST

ISO 27001

PCI-DSS

Job description

Role : Fortinet Firewall Specialist / Senior Network Security Engineer

Location : Secaucus, NJ(Onsite)

Job Type : Full-Time Only

Key Requirements

• Expert-level experience with FortiManager and FortiGate.
• Design and manage Zero-Touch Provisioning (ZTP) deployments.
• Strong experience with Fortinet Security Fabric, Secure SD-WAN, and centralized firewall management.
• Deploy and support HA clusters, VDOMs, multi-tenant environments, and ADVPN.
• Experience with FortiSwitch, FortiAP, and FortiAnalyzer.
• Implement ZTNA (Zero Trust Network Access) and micro-segmentation strategies.
• Advanced networking knowledge: BGP, OSPF, IPsec VPNs, routing, switching, and SD-WAN.
• Automation skills using Python, Jinja2, Ansible, or FortiManager scripting.
• Familiarity with security frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, and PCI-DSS.

Additional Responsibilities

• Lead security and network projects.
• Perform vulnerability assessments.
• Act as Tier-3 escalation support.
• Mentor junior engineers and establish operational standards/documentation.