Staff Software Engineer – Cloud Platform (FortiSIEM)

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

Job summary

Fortinet in Santa Clara, CA is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join the FortiSOC Cloud Platform team. You will design, build, and operate the cloud infrastructure powering FortiSOC Cloud deployments.

Responsibilities include building cloud platform infrastructure, automating deployment and scaling, and enhancing Python-based services that orchestrate resources. You will work with product, QA, SRE, and security teams to ensure high availability and secure services, participating in

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.
• Must be able to work onsite in Santa Clara, CA five days per week and collaborate effectively with local and global engineering teams.

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

Terraform/OpenTofu

Kubernetes

Linux

Networking

CI/CD

Troubleshooting

Systems thinking

Tools

Docker

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.

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 Required

• 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.

About Us

Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) secures the largest enterprise, service provider, and government organizations around the world. Fortinet empowers its customers with intelligent, seamless protection across the expanding attack surface and the power to take on ever-increasing performance requirements of the borderless network - today and into the future. Only the Fortinet Security Fabric architecture can deliver security without compromise to address the most critical security challenges, whether in networked, application, cloud or mobile environments. Fortinet ranks number one in the most security appliances shipped worldwide and more than 500,000 customers trust Fortinet to protect their businesses.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at [e-mail].

Fortinet is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity in our company, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, military/veteran status or any other applicable legally protected characteristics in the location in which the candidate is applying.