Senior Fortinet Security Engineer

Brooksource; Jacksonville (FL); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

Flexible schedule

Health Savings Account

Dependent Care FSA

Supplemental coverage

Paid time off

Sick time

Paid holidays

EAP

Company match on 401k

Job summary

Brooksource is seeking a Senior Fortinet Security Engineer in Jacksonville, FL for a contract role. You will lead Fortinet security initiatives, govern firewall policies, and oversee FortiGate/FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer platforms in a large enterprise environment.

You will mentor teams, support architecture reviews, and coordinate incident troubleshooting while maintaining security posture and operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Advanced Fortinet experience with FortiGate/Manager/Analyzer.
• Strong firewall policy management and security architecture knowledge.
• Experience with incident response, risk assessments and upgrades.
• Excellent communication for stakeholders and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Act as SME for Fortinet technologies and best practices.
• Lead governance, firewall policy oversight, and platform admin tasks.
• Mentor engineering teams and provide knowledge transfer.
• Support architecture reviews, design discussions, and planning.
• Review and approve firewall policy changes and impacts.
• Maintain FortiGate, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer configurations.

Skills

Security leadership

Tools

FortiGate

FortiManager

FortiAnalyzer

IPSec

SSL VPN

Job description

Brooksource is seeking a Senior Fortinet Security Engineer as a contract role to support a large-scale enterprise environment. This position focuses on Fortinet technical leadership, governance, firewall policy oversight, platform administration, firmware lifecycle management, and escalation-level incident troubleshooting for enterprise security services.

Location and Employment Details

• Location: Jacksonville, FL 32254 (hybrid remote)
• Job Type: Contract
• Expected Hours: 40.0 per week
• Compensation: USD 80 - 95 per hour

Pay range note: The pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the primary SME for Fortinet security technologies, standards, and best practices.
• Collaborate with network, security, and infrastructure teams on enterprise security initiatives.
• Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and knowledge transfer to engineering teams.
• Contribute to architecture reviews, design discussions, and strategic planning sessions.
• Recommend improvements to strengthen security posture and operational efficiency.
• Review, assess, and approve firewall policy changes, including proposed rule modifications and their security, operational, and performance impacts.
• Ensure changes align the organizational standards and compliance requirements.
• Identify opportunities for firewall rule optimization and policy standardization.
• Support implementation of approved changes during maintenance windows.
• Administer and support FortiGate Firewalls, FortiManager, and FortiAnalyzer, including monitoring platform health, logging, reporting, and automation capabilities.
• Recommend enhancements to improve visibility, scalability, and security effectiveness.
• Maintain security management platforms and associated configurations.
• Evaluate Fortinet firmware releases and security advisories, conduct risk assessments for upgrades and platform changes, and develop testing plans, implementation strategies, and rollback procedures.
• Assess production impacts prior to deployment and support upgrade execution and post-implementation validation.
• Troubleshoot complex network security incidents and support planned maintenance activities and emergency change events.
• Partner with infrastructure, application, and security teams to resolve critical issues, including participation in root cause analysis and corrective action planning.
• Provide escalation support for enterprise security challenges.
• Deliver technical briefings covering security findings, operational risks, firmware upgrade impacts, troubleshooting outcomes, configuration recommendations, implementation documentation, runbooks, and post-change reports.
• Communicate technical concepts effectively to both engineering and leadership audiences.

Required Technical Technologies

• FortiGate
• FortiManager
• FortiAnalyzer
• IPSec
• SSL VPN

Requirements

• Advanced experience supporting Fortinet security platforms, including FortiGate, FortiManager, and FortiAnalyzer.
• Strong understanding of firewall policy management, network security architecture, routing and switching, IPSec and SSL VPN technologies, High Availability (HA) configurations, and security logging and analysis.
• Experience with security risk assessments, firmware lifecycle management, change management processes, incident response and troubleshooting, and the ability to analyze complex security issues to provide strategic recommendations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including experience presenting technical findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong mentoring and knowledge-sharing abilities.
• Ability to work effectively in maintenance windows and high-pressure incident response situations.
• Proven ability to collaborate across multiple technical disciplines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Fortinet NSE 4, NSE 5, NSE 6, or equivalent Fortinet certifications.
• Progression within the Fortinet Network Security Expert certification track.
• CISSP, Security+, or other industry-recognized security certifications.
• Experience supporting large enterprise or multi-site environments.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health Savings Account
• Dependent Care FSA
• Supplemental coverage
• 401k plan includes a company match and is fully vested after you become eligible
• Paid time off
• Sick time
• Paid company holidays
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with services such as virtual counseling, financial services, legal services, and life coaching