Staff Network Engineer — Global Data Center & Security Lead

NGP Management Oy; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 127,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid holidays and vacation

Job summary

Fortinet is seeking a Staff Network Engineer to design, implement, and support our global enterprise and data center network infrastructure. This senior role provides technical leadership, drives infrastructure projects, and mentors other engineers while ensuring reliability and security across global networks.

You will design, implement, and maintain enterprise, WAN, and data center networks, lead architecture and modernization efforts, and collaborate with vendors to deliver secure, scalable

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of network engineering experience.
• Proven experience designing and operating mission-critical network infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain enterprise, WAN, and data center network infrastructure.
• Lead network architecture, expansion, and modernization projects for offices, labs, and data centers.
• Maintain critical infrastructure through upgrades, hardware refreshes, and lifecycle management.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex network issues and lead root cause analysis for major incidents.
• Develop and maintain network standards, documentation, and operational procedures.
• Enhance network security by implementing best practices, hardening standards, and new technologies.
• Collaborate with vendors and service providers for hardware, software, and connectivity solutions.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to network engineers and other IT staff.
• Participate in an on-call rotation supporting global infrastructure outside normal business hours.

Skills

Routing & switching

TCP/IP

Fortinet products

Enterprise networks

Troubleshooting

Project leadership

Networking automation

NSE4+

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Job description

Fortinet is seeking a Staff Network Engineer to design, implement, and support our global enterprise and data center network infrastructure. This senior role provides technical leadership, drives infrastructure projects, and mentors other engineers while ensuring reliability and security across global networks.

You will design, implement, and maintain enterprise, WAN, and data center networks, lead architecture and modernization efforts, and collaborate with vendors to deliver secure, scalable