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Tower Loan

Senior Network Fortinet Engineer

Tower Loan, Flowood, Mississippi, United States

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Senior Network Engineer

Position Overview:

We are actively seeking a

Senior Network Fortinet Engineer

to join our IT infrastructure team for our financial services organization. This position is responsible for the architecture, implementation, and management of advanced Fortinet-based network security solutions across enterprise environments.

The ideal candidate brings deep hands-on experience with FortiGate firewalls, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, Switches, SD-WAN, and related technologies, and is comfortable working in a fast-paced, large-scale, multi-tenant or multi-site environment.

Key Responsibilities: Design, deploy, and manage

Fortinet solutions (FortiGate, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, FortiWeb, FortiAuthenticator) across enterprise and hybrid on-prem / datacenter environments. Act as a

subject matter expert (SME)

for Fortinet infrastructure, firewall policy design, VPN configuration (IPSec/SSL), and UTM services. Build and maintain

resilient and scalable network security architectures

supporting multi-site and nationwide connectivity (including SD-WAN). Perform advanced

network and firewall troubleshooting , analyzing traffic flows, logs, and potential threats. Collaborate with cross-functional teams' infrastructure, security, support, and application teams to align Fortinet capabilities with business needs. Conduct

risk assessments , and security audits, and enforce

best practices

for network segmentation and perimeter defense. Support incident response and

root cause analysis

for network-related security events. Document network and firewall topologies, rulesets, standard operating procedures, and runbooks. Mentor junior engineers and contribute to internal knowledge sharing and skills development. Qualifications:

Required:

7+ years of experience as a network engineer with at least 3 years of

Fortinet-specific

engineering experience. Expertise in Fortinet product suite (FortiGate, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer). Fortinet NSE 4 Certification

(NSE 5-7 preferred). In-depth knowledge of routing, switching, TCP/IP, VPN, OSPF / BGP technologies, and network security protocols. Experience supporting

enterprise or multi-site network infrastructures

(remote users, datacenters, branch offices). Strong understanding of

firewall policy design , NAT, high availability (HA) configurations, and logging/reporting. Ability to work independently with minimal supervision. Preferred:

NSE 6 or NSE 7 certification

or in progress. Strong understanding of SD-WAN. Background in security operations, penetration testing, or regulatory compliance (HIPAA, PCI-DSS, NIST, etc.) Experience with scripting/automation (e.g., Python, Ansible) is a plus. Fortinet zero touch deployment Travel Requirement:

Up to 10% domestic travel for data center visits or branch deployments