Network Security Engineer

Fortinet
Frankfurt
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: CybersecuritySkills: ["Troubleshooting","Documentation","Independent work","Communication","Context switching"]

Build, operate, and scale SASE architecture spanning logical and physical infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code. Partner with network architecture, security operations, and automation to drive incident resolution and prevent recurrence. Maintain datacenter network architectures and observability, perform root-cause analysis, and act as an escalation point for production issues. Participate in a 24x7 NOC on-call rotation with some staffed weekend coverage.

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Fortinet
Fortinet
5 months ago

Network Security Engineer

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Job Summary

Build, operate, and scale SASE architecture spanning logical and physical infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code. Partner with network architecture, security operations, and automation to drive incident resolution and prevent recurrence. Maintain datacenter network architectures and observability, perform root-cause analysis, and act as an escalation point for production issues. Participate in a 24x7 NOC on-call rotation with some staffed weekend coverage.
Location: Frankfurt
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Cybersecurity
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Maintain network architectures across datacenter environments (logical and physical).
  • •Build and optimize network monitoring and observability systems.
  • •Develop automation to detect, mitigate, and remediate network events and solve problems.
  • •Perform root cause analysis and drive issues to resolution; implement systemic improvements to prevent recurrence.
  • •Maintain documentation and provide top-tier escalation support for production issues, participating in a 24x7 NOC on-call rotation and staffed weekend coverage.

Key Requirements

  • •8+ years hands-on experience with L2 switching, IP routing, and protocols including BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VRRP, STP, GRE, IPsec, and SNMP.
  • •Large-scale BGP experience, including public ASNs, peering, route arbitration, and IRRs.
  • •8+ years network security experience with access control and threat management (vulnerabilities, malware, APTs, botnets).
  • •Experience with SSL inspection, content categorization, and security/risk frameworks.
  • •5+ years Linux and infrastructure administration (RHEL/CentOS, Ubuntu) including web servers, SQL databases, and LDAP; OpenStack experience is a plus.
Experience:SASENetwork securityNetworkingNOCInfrastructure as codeOpenStack
Skills:TroubleshootingDocumentationIndependent workCommunicationContext switching
Certifications:NSE7/8CCIE R&SRHCSA/RHCE
Languages:English
Tech Stack:SASEInfrastructure as CodeFortinetLinuxOpenStackRHELCentOSUbuntuRHEL/CentOSWeb serversSQLLDAPRHOSPRHOSOTerraformAnsibleAWSGCPAzureBGP

Company Brief

Fortinet
Provides enterprise cybersecurity solutions including data protection, cloud security, network security, and user and entity behavior analytics to help organizations prevent insider threats, secure cloud and on-premises environments, and enforce data loss prevention policies.
Industry: Cybersecurity
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Funding: Private Equity Backed
Headquarters: Austin, United States
Founded: 1994
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