Senior Fortinet Network Architect: Cloud, OT & SD-WAN

Stanford Climate Ventures; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Fervo is seeking a Network Architect to own and evolve our enterprise and site connectivity, merging Fortinet Security Fabric with Cisco OT integration. This hands-on role designs target-state architectures for cloud, WAN, and site networks, while guiding security and automation decisions for executive audiences.

You will work with Hybrid Cloud, cybersecurity, and site teams to deliver repeatable, CI/CD-driven network platforms, troubleshoot incidents, and mentor engineers across projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in network engineering or infrastructure operations with architectural responsibilities.
• Deep hands-on Fortinet Security Fabric experience (FortiGate/FortiSwitch/FortiAP/FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer/FortiNAC/SD-WAN).
• Strong Cisco routing and switching experience; integrate IT with OT environments.
• Expertise in BGP, OSPF, VLANs, VRFs, IPsec, SSL VPN, QoS, high availability, and network segmentation.
• Experience designing hybrid cloud networking in Azure or AWS.
• Experience with network automation, CI/CD, scripting, APIs, or IaC tools (Python/Ansible/Terraform).
• Excellent written and verbal communication for executive audiences.

Responsibilities

• Design target-state architectures for enterprise, cloud, WAN/SD-WAN, wireless, and site connectivity.
• Own architectural standards and lifecycle for Fortinet Security Fabric; manage capacity, firmware, licensing, roadmaps.
• Define secure integration patterns between Fortinet IT networks and Cisco OT environments.
• Produce reference architectures, topology diagrams, decision records, and implementation guidance.
• Evaluate design options and communicate recommendations, risks, and tradeoffs to engineers and executives.
• Develop automated network delivery through CI/CD and templates; leverage FortiManager and IaC tools.
• Maintain hands-on configuration, deployment, upgrades, and incident resolution for Fortinet and Cisco gear.
• Lead network design for site builds, plant commissioning, and infrastructure refreshes.
• Guide routing, BGP/OSPF, SD-WAN, VPN, QoS, segmentation, and high availability.

Skills

Architectural design

Executive communication

Cloud networking

Troubleshooting

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Fortinet Security Fabric

FortiGate

FortiSwitch

FortiAP

FortiManager

FortiAnalyzer

FortiNAC

Fortinet Secure SD-WAN

Cisco routing & switching

Azure

AWS

Python

Ansible

Terraform

Job description

Fervo is seeking a Network Architect to own and evolve our enterprise and site connectivity, merging Fortinet Security Fabric with Cisco OT integration. This hands-on role designs target-state architectures for cloud, WAN, and site networks, while guiding security and automation decisions for executive audiences.

You will work with Hybrid Cloud, cybersecurity, and site teams to deliver repeatable, CI/CD-driven network platforms, troubleshoot incidents, and mentor engineers across projects.