Global Network Administrator - Cisco & Fortinet AI Ops

LECO; Saint Joseph (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

LECO, based in Saint Joseph, MI, seeks an experienced Network Administrator to support, secure, and improve our global network infrastructure. You will manage day-to-day administration across Cisco, Fortinet, and enterprise security platforms to ensure reliable operations across locations worldwide.

In this role you will design solutions, implement changes, perform upgrades, monitor performance, and respond to operational issues.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of hands-on experience in network administration or engineering, designing, configuring, and troubleshooting Cisco infrastructure.
• Strong proficiency with Fortinet products and security operations (FortiManager, FortiGates, FortiNDR, FortiAnalyzer, FortiEMS).
• Experience with current-generation Cisco switching platforms, network automation, monitoring, and AI-enabled operations and analytics.
• Understanding of network security principles, firewall policy management, segmentation strategies, and core networking concepts (OSImodel, VLANs, DNS, DHCP).

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, maintain, respond, and troubleshoot infrastructure platforms (switching, routing, wireless, security).
• Develop and improve network automation, monitoring, and AI-assisted operations to increase reliability and visibility.
• Perform firmware updates, security patching, configuration reviews, and maintenance tasks across network and security platforms.
• Monitor network health and performance using monitoring tools; proactively identify and resolve issues.
• Support remote access, VPN, site-to-site connectivity for a global enterprise in a hybrid cloud model.
• Lead or support projects from planning to documentation with minimal oversight.
• Conduct vulnerability reviews, threat identification, and security control improvements; disaster recovery planning/testing.

Skills

Cisco networking

Fortinet security

Network automation

AI-enabled operations

VLAN design

VPN & site-to-site

Security monitoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related field

Cisco CCNA/CCNP or Fortinet NSE4

Experience with CiscoAI Canvas / Cloud Control

Tools

Cisco IOS

Fortinet FortiGate

FortiManager

Wireshark

Network monitoring tools

Job description

LECO, based in Saint Joseph, MI, seeks an experienced Network Administrator to support, secure, and improve our global network infrastructure. You will manage day-to-day administration across Cisco, Fortinet, and enterprise security platforms to ensure reliable operations across locations worldwide.

In this role you will design solutions, implement changes, perform upgrades, monitor performance, and respond to operational issues.