Cloud Network Security Architect
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Job Location:
Denver, CO - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 170000 - 280000
Posted on:
2 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Fortinet is seeking a Cloud Network Security Architect specializing in cloud networking SD-WAN on-ramp design and SASE convergence. As part of Fortinets Cloud Architecture team this role drives the design and deployment of secure high-performance connectivity across public cloud data center and edge environments. The ideal candidate combines strong DevOps engineering skills with deep understanding of secure cloud networking architectures including dynamic routing constructs transitive routing models and cloud-native route services. This role will work closely with Product Management R&D Field Engineering and global customers to develop reference architectures integrations and automation for secure adaptive cloud connectivity.
Responsibilities:
- Design and implement secure cloud network architectures that leverage Fortinet SD-WAN SASE and cloud-native routing to deliver optimized multi-cloud connectivity.
- Develop automation workflows and DevOps pipelines for network provisioning telemetry and policy enforcement using services such as Terraform Ansible and cloud-native templates.
- Architect solutions using transitive routing route services dynamic path selection and zero trust segmentation to enable secure scalable network topologies.
- Partner with Product Management and Development teams to identify feature integrations that enhance secure cloud networking capabilities.
- Lead proof of concept deployments and customer solution validations across public and hybrid cloud environments.
- Develop and maintain reference architectures scripts and code repositories applying industry best practices.
- Provide architectural guidance on secure traffic steering network segmentation and cloud interconnects.
- Support Professional Services and Sales Engineering teams in customer design and migration projects.
- Create organizational workflow enhancements to deliver public cloud-sourced services such hands-on labs customer POCs tool integration data enrichment and other uses
- Provide technical guidance on Public Cloud matters to internal stakeholders
- Document and maintain script and application libraries or repositories
- Provide technical guidance on Public Cloud integration and development ex. the use of CSP APIs and how they can be leveraged
- Translate business requirements to programmatic logic
- Develop customer-facing documentation
- Create reference designs and code that applies CSP best practices
- Advise Product and field Engineering on solution options feature requirements and reference designs.
Requirements:
- 5 years of experience in cloud networking network security or secure SD-WAN/SASE design.
- Strong development and scripting experience in one or more languages (Python C# Go or equivalent).
- Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Git Jenkins) and IaC orchestration (Terraform Ansible or CloudFormation).
- Experience with IaaS and SaaS networking constructs such as VPCs/VNets route tables peering VPNs and load balancers.
- Knowledge of BGP transitive routing network segmentation and traffic engineering in cloud environments.
- Hands-on experience with containerized environments (Docker Kubernetes) and cloud-native network policies.
- Proficiency with data formats such as YAML JSON or XML.
- Familiarity with cloud security services (CNAPP CASB CWP SCA DAST).
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across engineering product and customer-facing teams.
- Experience in network security highly desired including VPN Proxies Authentication etc.
- Technical writing and network documentation skills highly desired
- Kubernetes and Docker experience required
Education:
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science or similar and/or equivalent experience required
- Masters preferred
Fortinet offers employees a variety of benefits including medical dental vision life and disability insurance 401(k) 11paid holidays vacation time and sick time as well as a comprehensive leave program.
Wage ranges are based on various factors including the labor market job type and job level. On target earnings for this position is expected to be $170000 - $280000 per salary offers will be determined by factors such as the candidates subject knowledge skill level qualifications experience and geographic location.
All roles are eligible to participate in the Fortinet equity program and this position is also eligible for commissions based on the terms of the Sales Compensation Plan
Key Skills
- Load Balancing
- Routing Protocols
- Network Engineering
- BGP
- LAN
- Computer Networking
- IPsec
- OSPF
- Cisco ASA
- Juniper
- MPLS
- Network Architecture
About Company
From the start, the Fortinet vision has been to deliver broad, truly integrated, high-performance security across the IT infrastructure. We provide top-rated network and content security, as well as secure access products that share intelligence and work together to form a cooperativ ... View more
