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# Resident Engineer - Network Security (Fortinet)

- **Company:** C & E Service Solutions, LLC
- **Location:** Columbus, OH, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $145,600.0 - $164,320.0
- **Contract:** Temporary to permanent
- **Skills:** Antivirus Softwares, Email Filtering, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Network Security, Routing, Wide Area Networks, Web Applications, Wi-Fi Technology, Load Balancing, In-Plane Switching (IPS), Firewalls (Computer Science), Web Filtering, Fortinet
- **Published:** July 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/us947a5ce895e4a398d8c6d4ac46ea2d5f

## About the Role

What we need from you
· 7+ years in LAN/WAN/Internet consulting, support or administration
· 5+ years with network security products; 2+ years specifically with Fortinet
· Strong hands on Fortinet firewall expertise
· Strong knowledge of Fortinet SD-WAN design, with hands on experience configuring SD-WAN in a global architecture
· ADVPN experience a strong plus
· 2 to 3 Fortinet certifications preferred; certifications aligned to the EPSP track are the best case scenario
· Solid grounding in switching, routing, load balancing, WiFi, firewalls, IPS, VPN, antivirus, antispam, web filtering and application control
· Prior experience in a professional services or consulting engineer capacity, a strong plus
· Comfort working in a regulated, high stakes financial environment where precision matters
· The judgment to work independently, and the collaboration skills to work well with client stakeholders at every level
· Excellent troubleshooting instincts and the composure to handle shifting priorities without losing the thread
· Willingness to travel as needed
· Must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship
Direct hire or contract flexibility, a role with real ownership rather than a support seat, and a placement with a firm that treats financial sector security work as the specialist discipline it is.

## Description

· Day to day operation and support of enterprise Fortinet infrastructure for 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
· Verifying configurations against best practice, not just "it works" but "it's right"
· Evaluating how third party devices interoperate with Fortinet products
· Training client staff so they are not dependent on you for everything
· Being the person who catches issues early and escalates the ones that matter


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