Staff Software Engineer - Cloud Platform (FortiSIEM)

Fortinet, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 179,000 - 219,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity program

Job summary

Fortinet, Inc. is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join the FortiSOC Cloud Platform team in Santa Clara, CA.

You will own the cloud infrastructure powering FortiSOC Cloud deployments and drive automation, reliability, and scalability across the full software stack. As a senior member, you will design, build, and operate cloud platform services, modern CI/CD pipelines, and disaster recovery processes while collaborating with global engineering teams to deliver highly available security SaaS

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with at least 4 years in cloud platform or infrastructure engineering.
• Strong Python programming skills.
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform, OpenTofu, or similar technologies.
• Experience building cloud-native services using containers and Kubernetes.
• Experience designing and operating highly available distributed systems.
• Must be able to work onsite in Santa Clara, CA five days per week.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain cloud platform infrastructure that provisions and manages customer environments.
• Develop automation for deployment, provisioning, upgrades, scaling, backup, and disaster recovery.
• Build and enhance platform services written in Python and other backend technologies that orchestrate cloud resources and manage platform lifecycle.
• Improve infrastructure-as-code using Terraform/OpenTofu and related automation frameworks.
• Enhance monitoring, observability, alerting, and operational tooling across platform and tenant environments.
• Improve platform reliability through high availability, resiliency, and disaster recovery capabilities.
• Design and improve CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and rollback mechanisms.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues across cloud infrastructure, backend services, databases, networking, and deployment systems.
• Partner with product, QA, SRE, and security teams to deliver secure and highly available cloud services.
• Drive continuous improvements in operational efficiency, automation, and platform scalability.
• Participate in production support and on‑call rotation to ensure service reliability.

Skills

Python

Distributed systems

Linux

Networking

Troubleshooting

Automation

On-call collaboration

Tools

Terraform

OpenTofu

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join the FortiSOC(SIEM) Cloud Platform team in Santa Clara, US. This role is responsible for designing, building, and operating the cloud infrastructure that powers FortiSOC Cloud deployments.

As a senior member of the platform team, you will own the automation, reliability, scalability, and operational excellence of our cloud platform. You will work across infrastructure, backend services, deployment automation, observability, and disaster recovery to ensure customers can deploy and operate FortiSOC reliably at scale.

This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer who enjoys solving complex distributed systems and infrastructure challenges while working across the full software stack.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain cloud platform infrastructure that provisions and manages customer environments.
• Develop automation for deployment, provisioning, upgrades, scaling, backup, and disaster recovery.
• Build and enhance platform services written in Python and other backend technologies that orchestrate cloud resources and manage platform lifecycle.
• Improve infrastructure-as-code using Terraform/OpenTofu and related automation frameworks.
• Enhance monitoring, observability, alerting, and operational tooling across platform and tenant environments.
• Improve platform reliability through high availability, resiliency, and disaster recovery capabilities.
• Design and improve CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and rollback mechanisms.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues across cloud infrastructure, backend services, databases, networking, and deployment systems.
• Partner with product, QA, SRE, and security teams to deliver secure and highly available cloud services.
• Drive continuous improvements in operational efficiency, automation, and platform scalability.
• Participate in production support and on‑call rotation to ensure service reliability.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with at least 4 years in cloud platform or infrastructure engineering.
• Strong Python programming skills.
• Experience with Infrastructure‑as‑Code using Terraform, OpenTofu, or similar technologies.
• Experience building cloud‑native services using containers and Kubernetes.
• Experience designing and operating highly available distributed systems.
• Strong Linux, networking, and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills with a systems‑thinking mindset.
• Must be able to work onsite in Santa Clara, CA five days per week and collaborate effectively with local and global engineering teams.

Preferred

• Experience with one or more cloud platforms such as AWS, OpenStack, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Experience with ClickHouse or other distributed databases.
• Experience with observability platforms, monitoring, logging, and alerting.
• Experience designing disaster recovery and high availability solutions.
• Experience building SaaS platforms or operating large-scale production services.
• Experience in cybersecurity, SIEM, or cloud security products.

What We’re Looking For

The ideal candidate enjoys building reliable cloud platforms rather than individual features. They are comfortable working across infrastructure, automation, backend services, and operations, and are passionate about improving scalability, reliability, and engineering efficiency through automation.

Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.

The US base salary range for this full‑time position is $179,000-$219,000. Fortinet offers employees a variety of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, 401(k), 11 paid holidays, vacation time, and sick time, as well as a comprehensive leave program.

Wage ranges are based on various factors, including the labour market, job type, and job level. Exact salary offers will be determined by factors such as the candidate’s subject knowledge, skill level, qualifications, experience, and geographic location.

All roles are eligible to participate in the Fortinet equity program. Bonus eligibility is reviewed at the time of hire and annually at the Company’s discretion.

Why Join Us

We encourage candidates from all backgrounds and identities to apply. We offer a supportive work environment and a competitive Total Rewards package to support you with your overall health and financial well‑being.

Embark on a challenging, enjoyable, and rewarding career journey with Fortinet. Join us in bringing solutions that make a meaningful and lasting impact to our 890,000+ customers around the globe.