Senior Network Security Engineer — Fortinet & Zero Trust Lead

Lantern; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Short & Long Term Disability

Life Insurance

401k with company match

Flexible Time Off

Job summary

Lantern is seeking a Sr. Network Security Engineer to design, implement, and defend our network security architecture across on‑premises, Azure, and edge environments.

You will own the Fortinet security fabric and Zero Trust network access, driving automation and providing technical leadership across firewall, VPN, segmentation, and cloud security domains. This role operates in a HIPAA, HITRUST CSF, and SOC 2 regulated environment and requires hands‑on expertise, strong judgment, and

Qualifications

• 7+ years in network and/or security engineering with increasing scope and ownership.
• 5+ years of hands-on Fortinet solutions (FortiGate, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, EMS, SD‑WAN) and FortiCloud services.
• 5+ years of Azure networking and security experience in hybrid environments.
• Practical experience designing or operating Zero Trust / ZTNA / SASE architectures.
• Experience with an NDR platform (e.g., Darktrace, ExtraHop) and SIEM integration.
• Strong scripting and automation: Python/PowerShell, REST APIs; IaC with Terraform/Ansible preferred.
• Deep knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, BGP/OSPF, TLS; security architecture and incident response.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage secure network infrastructure across on-prem and Azure hybrid environments.
• Own and operate the Fortinet security fabric and SD‑WAN, including upgrades and vulnerability remediation.
• Advance Zero Trust architecture with design and operation of ZTNA/SASE controls and micro-segmentation.
• Maintain and optimize firewall rules, NAT, IPS/IDS, and VPN configurations; ensure hardening.
• Automate network security operations using IaC and scripting to reduce errors.
• Monitor traffic/detections; lead network incident response and root-cause analysis.
• Secure AI/API traffic and collaborate with governance and threat detection programs.
• Collaborate with IT/cloud teams for secure-by-design integration; support audits.

Skills

Network security

Security engineering

Azure networking

Zero Trust / ZTNA / SASE

Scripting (Python, PowerShell)

REST APIs

Infrastructure as code

Tools

FortiGate

FortiManager

FortiAnalyzer

FortiCloud

SD-WAN

Terraform

Ansible

Darktrace

ExtraHop

Cloudflare Zero Trust

Zscaler

Job description

Lantern is seeking a Sr. Network Security Engineer to design, implement, and defend our network security architecture across on‑premises, Azure, and edge environments.

You will own the Fortinet security fabric and Zero Trust network access, driving automation and providing technical leadership across firewall, VPN, segmentation, and cloud security domains. This role operates in a HIPAA, HITRUST CSF, and SOC 2 regulated environment and requires hands‑on expertise, strong judgment, and