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# Network Security Engineer (Fortinet) - Resident Engineer

- **Company:** C Services L.L.C.
- **Location:** Plano, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Antivirus Softwares, Email Filtering, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Network Security, Routing, Wide Area Networks, Wi-Fi Technology, Load Balancing, In-Plane Switching (IPS), Web Filtering, Fortinet
- **Published:** July 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=97370d7712d56d75

## About the Role

Must-haves

 * 7+ years in LAN/WAN/Internet consulting, support or administration
 * 5+ years with network security products, 2+ years specifically with Fortinet
 * Strong hands-on FortiGate firewall expertise
 * Strong knowledge of Fortinet SD-WAN design, with hands-on experience in a global, multi-site architecture
 * Comfort working in a regulated, high-stakes financial environment
 * Must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship

Nice-to-haves

 * ADVPN experience
 * 2 to 3 Fortinet certifications, EPSP-track certifications are the best-case scenario
 * Prior professional services or consulting engineer experience
 * Solid grounding in switching, routing, load balancing, WiFi, IPS, VPN, antivirus/antispam, web filtering and application control

## Description

* Day-to-day operation and support of enterprise Fortinet infrastructure in a high-security, financial services environment
 * Building methods of procedure (MOPs) for migrations, upgrades and releases that hold up under audit
 * Testing new features and releases before they touch production
 * Evaluating how third-party devices interoperate with Fortinet products
 * Training client staff so they're not dependent on you for everything
 * Being the person who catches issues early and escalates the ones that matter


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