Network Engineer (Fortigate Certification Mandatory)

3 years

4 - 7 Lacs

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Remote

Job Type

Full Time

Job Description

Primary Title: Network Security Engineer (FortiGate)

About The Opportunity

A growing player in the Telecommunications & Cloud Communications sector delivering managed voice, contact-center and enterprise connectivity solutions. We operate multi-tenant, high-availability networks and need a hands-on Network Security Engineer to secure and scale on-premise and edge network infrastructure.This is an on-site role in India requiring proven FortiGate expertise and Fortinet certification.Role & Responsibilities
  • Design, deploy and operate FortiGate NGFWs: implement firewall policies, IPS/IDS tuning, NAT, and application control to protect enterprise networks.
  • Configure and maintain secure VPNs (IPSec & SSL VPN), site-to-site and remote access, and troubleshoot connectivity and performance issues.
  • Manage HA clusters and FortiGate firmware lifecycle: perform upgrades, backups, patching and recovery planning with minimal downtime.
  • Integrate and administer FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer for centralized configuration, policy orchestration, logging and security analytics.
  • Collaborate with NOC, Cloud and Infrastructure teams to implement routing (BGP/OSPF), switching (VLANs, L2/L3) and network segmentation for multi-tenant environments.
  • Perform hands-on incident response and root-cause analysis, produce clear runbooks, diagrams and operational documentation; contribute to continuous improvement and automation efforts.

Skills & Qualifications

Must-Have

  • FortiGate certification mandatory (NSE4 or higher); proven hands-on FortiGate configuration experience.
  • 3+ years in network engineering / network security with deep practical knowledge of firewalls, VPNs, routing and switching.
  • Strong CLI skills, packet-level troubleshooting (tcpdump/Wireshark), and working knowledge of TCP/IP, VLANs, NAT, QoS.
  • Experience implementing HA, clustering and performing firmware upgrades/patch management in production.

Preferred

  • Experience with FortiManager / FortiAnalyzer, FortiSandbox and other Fortinet ecosystem tools.
  • Familiarity with automation/scripting (Ansible, Python), cloud networking fundamentals and managed services/NOC operations.
Benefits & Culture Highlights
  • On-site, hands-on role with ownership of critical network security infrastructure and rapid impact.
  • Structured learning path for advanced Fortinet certifications and exposure to multi-tenant telecom infrastructure.
  • Collaborative engineering culture focused on reliability, documentation and continuous improvement.

Location & Work Type:

India — On-site (mandatory).

Note:

FortiGate certification (NSE4 or equivalent) is mandatory and will be validated during screening.Skills: multi-tenant,infrastructure,connectivity,network security,fortinet

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