Senior Fortinet Engineer

Tusker; Downers Grove (IL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-friendly

Hybrid work model

Fortinet certification support

Job summary

Tusker is seeking a Senior Fortinet Engineer to design, implement, and optimize secure Fortinet environments for enterprise clients. This hybrid role will lead engagements from discovery through deployment across complex networks.

You will configure FortiGate, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, FortiSwitch, and FortiAP, and design Secure SD-WAN with VPNs and dynamic routing. Strong customer communication and leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of network security or infrastructure engineering experience.
• 3+ years of hands-on Fortinet design and implementation experience.
• Advanced knowledge of FortiGate/FortiOS.
• Experience with FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and support advanced Fortinet security solutions.
• Lead customer engagements from discovery and design through implementation and documentation.
• Implement and support FortiGate, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, FortiSwitch, and FortiAP environments.
• Design and configure Secure SD-WAN, ADVPN, BGP, OSPF, IPsec VPN, and remote access solutions.
• Troubleshoot complex networking, security, wireless, and authentication issues.

Skills

Fortinet design

Fortinet implementation

FortiGate

FortiManager

FortiAnalyzer

FortiSwitch

FortiAP

VPN technologies

SD-WAN

Dynamic routing

Leadership

Customer engagements

Communication

Tools

FortiGate

FortiOS

FortiManager

FortiAnalyzer

FortiSwitch

FortiNAC

Job description

Downers Grove, IL
Cyber Security /
Regular Full Time /
Hybrid

Senior Fortinet Engineer

Join a Team That Solves Complex Security Challenges

Are you a Fortinet expert who enjoys designing, implementing, and optimizing secure network environments? We're looking for a Senior Fortinet Network Security Engineer to lead high-impact projects for clients ranging from mid-sized businesses to enterprise organizations.

This is a remote position, with preference given to candidates located in Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Massachusetts, or Ohio.

What You'll Do

• Design, deploy, and support advanced Fortinet security solutions.
• Lead customer engagements from discovery and design through implementation and documentation.
• Implement and support FortiGate, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, FortiSwitch, and FortiAP environments.
• Design and configure Secure SD-WAN, ADVPN, BGP, OSPF, IPsec VPN, and remote access solutions.
• Perform firewall migrations from Palo Alto, Cisco, SonicWall, Check Point, and other platforms.
• Troubleshoot complex networking, security, wireless, and authentication issues.
• Collaborate with customers, project managers, architects, and technology partners to deliver successful outcomes.
• Mentor fellow engineers and serve as a technical escalation resource.
• Help maintain and strengthen our Fortinet partnership through continued certification and technical excellence.

What You'll Bring

• 5+ years of network security, firewall, or infrastructure engineering experience.
• 3+ years of hands-on Fortinet design and implementation experience.
• Advanced knowledge of FortiGate/FortiOS.
• Experience with FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer.
• Strong understanding of routing, switching, TCP/IP, VLANs, NAT, DNS, DHCP, high availability, and network segmentation.
• Expertise with VPN technologies, SD-WAN, dynamic routing, and multi-site environments.
• Proven ability to lead customer-facing technical projects and solve complex challenges independently.
• Excellent communication and customer relationship skills.

Certifications

Required

• Active Fortinet NSE 4 certification

Preferred

• NSE 7 certification
• NSE 8 certification
• Additional Fortinet certifications in Security Operations, SASE, Cloud, or Infrastructure

Bonus Experience

• MSP, consulting, systems integrator, or VAR environments
• Enterprise-scale network security deployments
• FortiSASE, FortiNAC, FortiAuthenticator, FortiClient EMS, FortiWeb, or FortiSIEM
• Azure or AWS network security
• Technical leadership and engineer mentoring

Why Join Us?

• Work on complex, enterprise-class security projects.
• Partner with industry-leading clients and technologies.
• Grow your expertise within a highly certified Fortinet practice.
• Collaborate with talented engineers who are passionate about delivering exceptional outcomes.
• Be recognized as a trusted technical leader and security expert.

If you're passionate about network security, Fortinet technologies, and delivering excellent client outcomes, we'd love to hear from you.

Compensation:

starting from $120,000 base + quarterly bonus opportunity