Senior Fortinet Network Architect – SD-WAN & Security

Fervo Energy Co.; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Fervo Energy Co. seeks a Senior Network Engineer to lead the architecture, implementation, and lifecycle management of its Fortinet-based network across corporate, cloud, and site environments.

This senior role defines technical direction, delivers reliable systems, and raises engineering standards for the team. The successful candidate will collaborate with internal teams and external partners to design, deploy, and maintain secure networking solutions for multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of experience in network engineering or infrastructure operations.
• Deep hands-on Fortinet product portfolio experience.
• Strong troubleshooting in uptime-critical environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain secure, resilient network infrastructure on the Fortinet platform across corporate, cloud, and site environments.
• Own configuration and lifecycle management of FortiGate, FortiSwitch, and FortiAP with HA, firmware planning, and capacity management.
• Architect and operate corporate SD-WAN for site-to-site connectivity, traffic steering, and WAN resilience.
• Create and maintain network design docs, topology diagrams, and configuration standards.

Skills

Fortinet platform expertise

Network architecture & design

Hybrid/cloud networking

Routing & switching (BGP/OSPF)

Security policies & SD-WAN

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering/Info Systems

Tools

FortiGate/FortiSwitch/FortiAP/FortiManager

FortiAnalyzer/FortiNAC/Secure SD-WAN

Fortinet Certifications (FCP/FCSS)

Job description

Fervo Energy Co. seeks a Senior Network Engineer to lead the architecture, implementation, and lifecycle management of its Fortinet-based network across corporate, cloud, and site environments.

This senior role defines technical direction, delivers reliable systems, and raises engineering standards for the team. The successful candidate will collaborate with internal teams and external partners to design, deploy, and maintain secure networking solutions for multiple sites.