Senior Network Engineer | Fortinet & SD-WAN Lead

Paradies Lagardère; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Paradies Lagarde8re is seeking a Sr Network Engineer in the Atlanta area to lead advanced network operations across corporate, retail, and cloud environments. You will own the resolution of high-impact incidents, design deployment standards, and mentor junior engineers while aligning with security baselines and architecture roadmaps.

You will collaborate with internal teams and vendors to maintain stability and scalability, support SD-WAN initiatives, and drive modernization through proactive

Qualifications

• 5+ years in network operations and engineering for enterprise environments.
• Experience supporting SD-WAN, multi-site environments, and cloud integrations.
• Professional certifications preferred (CCNP, Fortinet NSE, Network+).

Responsibilities

• Lead resolution of Tier 3 network incidents and outages across locations.
• Perform deep technical troubleshooting including routing/switching analysis and packet captures.
• Own deployment standards for network technologies and security baselines.
• Architect, implement, and support enterprise network solutions across retail and corporate environments.
• Lead FortiNAC administration and policy enforcement across wired/wireless networks.
• Lead network monitoring strategy and proactive detection improvements.
• Support and optimize SD-WAN design and circuit failover strategies.
• Collaborate with vendors and service providers to resolve complex network issues.
• Mentor Level 1/2 engineers and contribute to documentation and training.

Skills

Advanced network troubleshooting

LAN/WAN expertise

Security policy design

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor7s degree in IT or related field

Associate degree or equivalent experience

Tools

FortiGate

FortiNAC

FortiSwitch

FortiAP

FortiManager

FortiAnalyzer

Job description

Paradies Lagarde8re is seeking a Sr Network Engineer in the Atlanta area to lead advanced network operations across corporate, retail, and cloud environments. You will own the resolution of high-impact incidents, design deployment standards, and mentor junior engineers while aligning with security baselines and architecture roadmaps.

You will collaborate with internal teams and vendors to maintain stability and scalability, support SD-WAN initiatives, and drive modernization through proactive