Retail IT Network Engineer

Goodwin Recruiting; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation allowance

Health and wellness coverage

Funding for training & industry certs

Collaborative engineering team

Job summary

Goodwin Recruiting is seeking a hands-on Retail IT Network Engineer to support a 50+ location enterprise network in Portland. You will work with Fortinet networking, Zero Trust security, NAC, and AWS connectivity to secure and modernize our infrastructure.

You will own meaningful engineering projects from day one, collaborating with senior engineers and pursuing funded training and certifications. This role requires onsite work and occasional regional travel.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of multi-site network operations experience with hands-on firewall, routing, switching, and VPN troubleshooting.
• Hands-on enterprise experience with FortiGate and FortiManager; FortiSwitch, FortiNAC, FortiAnalyzer desirable.
• Experience supporting a distributed network across 20+ sites; strong change management and least-privilege design.

Responsibilities

• Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Fortinet devices across 50+ locations.
• Lead NAC deployment, FortiNAC implementation, endpoint profiling, and 802.1X enforcement.
• Implement identity-based authentication, dynamic VLANs, and micro-segmentation for corporate devices and store systems.

Skills

Fortinet networking

Firewall configuration

VPNs

FortiGate

FortiManager

Hybrid cloud networking

AWS VPCs

On-site work

Tools

FortiGate

FortiManager

FortiSwitch

FortiNAC

FortiAnalyzer

Job description

Join a collaborative, forward-thinking IT infrastructure team as a hands‑on Retail IT Network Engineer, helping secure and modernize a 50+ location enterprise network. You'll work alongside experienced engineers on high‑impact initiatives spanning Fortinet networking, Zero Trust security, Network Access Control (NAC), and AWS connectivity. This is an opportunity to own meaningful engineering projects, expand your technical expertise, and make a real impact in a supportive environment that invests in your growth.

Retail IT Network Engineer Perks

• $115,000–$130,000 base salary plus a 10% annual bonus
• Relocation allowance available for qualified candidates moving to Portland
• Competitive benefits package, including health and wellness coverage
• Work alongside experienced, collaborative engineers who value knowledge-sharing and professional development
• Hands‑on engineering projects from day one, with opportunities for funded training and industry certifications

Retail IT Network Engineer Requirements

• 3+ years of multi-site network operations experience, with hands‑on configuration and troubleshooting of firewalls, routing, switching, and VPNs
• Strong preference for hands‑on enterprise experience with FortiGate and FortiManager; FortiSwitch, FortiNAC, and FortiAnalyzer experience is highly desirable
• Experience supporting a distributed network across multiple locations; experience with 20+ sites
• Solid understanding of firewall policy design, network segmentation, least‑privilege access, and secure change management
• Hands‑on experience with hybrid cloud networking, including VPCs, VPNs, routing, and ideally AWS Transit Gateway. Azure‑only experience is not a substitute
• Must live in or relocate to Portland, OR, and be comfortable working onsite, traveling regionally up to 25%, and participating in scheduled after‑hours maintenance and a shared on‑call rotation

Retail IT Network Engineer Responsibilities

• Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Fortinet firewalls, switches, routing, VPNs, and network connectivity across 50+ locations
• Lead NAC deployment activities to implement FortiNAC, endpoint profiling, posture assessment, and 802.1X access enforcement
• Implement identity‑based authentication, dynamic VLAN assignment, and micro‑segmentation across corporate devices, retail IoT, and store systems
• Audit, migrate, and consolidate distributed network environments using centralized FortiManager administration
• Maintain secure site‑to‑cloud connectivity using VPNs, SD‑WAN, AWS VPCs, and Transit Gateway architectures
• Manage FortiGate firewall policies, improve rule‑set hygiene, support change control, and use FortiAnalyzer for logging and incident investigation
• Serve as a Tier 3 escalation resource for routing, switching, firewall, VPN, and site connectivity issues
• Participate in scheduled maintenance, shared on‑call coverage, incident response, documentation, and continuous network improvement

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