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# Senior Network Security Engineer - Fortinet Implementation Focused

- **Company:** TRAVERSA SOLUTIONS -
- **Location:** Richardson, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Wireless LAN, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Border Gateway Protocol, Cisco PIX, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Network Address Translation, Domain Name System (DNS), Internet Protocol Security (IP SEC), IPv6, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Python (Programming Language), Local Area Networks, Network Security, Lightweight Directory Access Protocols (LDAP), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), PCI Data Security Standards, Remote Access Technology, Ansible, Zero Trust Network Access, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Microsoft SharePoint, TCP/IP, Wide Area Networks, Data Logging, Transport Layer Security, Sonicwall, Juniper, Web Filtering, Odoo, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, Restful APIs, Cisco, SSL VPN
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/senior-network-security-engineer-fortinet-implementation-focused-richardson-tx--6a285dc0-1964-43dc-aa81-19791656a4e8

## About the Role

Network Security, Network Security, Service Delivery, Willing to Travel, Professional Services, Juniper Networks Product Family, Cisco Network Systems, Wide Area Network (WAN), Wireless LAN, Local Area Network (LAN), * 7 or more years of enterprise networking and network security experience

 * 4 or more years of hands-on FortiGate design and implementation, including end-to-end enterprise deployments you led
 * 2 or more years deploying Fortinet SD-WAN in production
 * 5 or more years with a value-added reseller, systems integrator, managed services provider or professional services firm, consulting directly with customers: requirements gathering, design and implementation
 * Active Fortinet NSE 4 certification (FortiOS Administrator) and an active NSE 5 or NSE 6 certification, preferably in the Secure Networking track, such as FortiManager Administrator or FortiAnalyzer Administrator
 * Strong command of TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, IPsec, NAT, DNS, DHCP and IPv6
 * Ability to explain design decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
 * Able to travel 20 to 30 percent, including overnight travel, and to support after-hours cutovers
 * Authorized to work in the United States. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role, * Fortinet NSE 7 Secure Networking Architect or SASE Architect
 * FortiNAC, FortiClient EMS or FortiSASE deployment experience
 * Experience with compliance frameworks such as PCI DSS, HIPAA, NERC CIP or IEC 62443
 * Experience securing industrial and OT networks
 * Python, Ansible or the FortiOS REST API for automation
 * CCNP Security, PCNSE or another professional-level security certification
 * Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline, or equivalent experience

## Description

The Senior Network Security Engineer leads Fortinet implementations from discovery through cutover and handoff. You will own the technical outcome on your projects: running design sessions with the customer, building and migrating FortiGate, SD-WAN and Security Fabric deployments, and reviewing the work of other engineers on the project. We are looking for someone who has already delivered end-to-end FortiGate deployments for external customers and can do it again from day one., * Lead discovery and design workshops, and produce high-level and low-level designs for FortiGate, SD-WAN and Security Fabric deployments

 * Implement FortiGate next-generation firewall: policy and NAT, IPS, web filtering, application control, SSL inspection, VDOMs and HA clustering
 * Design and deploy Fortinet SD-WAN, including hub-and-spoke and ADVPN overlays, performance SLAs and SD-WAN rules
 * Migrate customers from other firewall platforms (Palo Alto Networks, Cisco ASA/FTD, Check Point, SonicWall), including policy conversion, testing and cutover
 * Migrate remote access from SSL VPN tunnel mode to IPsec VPN and ZTNA as customers move to FortiOS 7.6.3 and later
 * Deploy and configure FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer: ADOMs, templates, device provisioning, logging and reporting
 * Integrate FortiAuthenticator and FortiToken with RADIUS, LDAP and SAML identity sources, and FortiSwitch and FortiAP into the Security Fabric where in scope
 * Deploy FortiGate-VM in AWS and Azure
 * Act as technical lead on assigned projects: manage technical risk, review configurations and mentor other engineers
 * Support pre-sales with scoping, level-of-effort input and bill-of-materials review
 * Deliver knowledge transfer sessions and as-built documentation
 * Maintain customer documentation in SharePoint and record time and project notes in Odoo daily