Senior Network Engineer — SD-WAN, Cisco/FortiGate (Onsite/Hybrid)

Forbes Technical Consulting; Wood Dale (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Forbes Technical Consulting in Wood Dale, IL seeks a Network Engineer for a 24+ month contract. The role is onsite four days a week with 20–25% travel domestically and internationally; expects expertise in Cisco/FortiGate, SD-WAN, and data migration during M&A activities.

You will design and implement hybrid networks (on‑prem and cloud) and manage Cisco infrastructure, ISE, routers, and switches to support a multi‑VLAN environment, including Windows/VMware contexts.

Qualifications

• Must have 5+ years’ work experience in a Network Consultant/Engineer role.
• Must 3+ years experience in Cisco and FortiGate technologies.
• Experience with M&A network integration, including data migration and app alignment.
• Experience designing/implementing/administrating FortiGate SD-WAN networks.
• Knowledge of Cisco infrastructure management, control, and monitoring best practices.
• Knowledge of routing protocols such as EIGRP, BGP, and MPLS.
• Experience with hybrid networks (on-prem and cloud: Azure, AWS).
• Working knowledge of Cisco ISE environments and Cisco WIFI configuration.
• Ability to connect hardware to multiple WAN technologies and multi-VLAN environments.
• Experience with Windows and VMware environments.

Skills

Network Engineer

Cisco

FortiGate

SD-WAN

M&A network integration

WAN/LAN

VMware/Windows

Tools

Cisco IOS

FortiGate

Azure

AWS

VMware

Cisco ISE

Job description

Forbes Technical Consulting in Wood Dale, IL seeks a Network Engineer for a 24+ month contract. The role is onsite four days a week with 20–25% travel domestically and internationally; expects expertise in Cisco/FortiGate, SD-WAN, and data migration during M&A activities.

You will design and implement hybrid networks (on‑prem and cloud) and manage Cisco infrastructure, ISE, routers, and switches to support a multi‑VLAN environment, including Windows/VMware contexts.