Title: Fortinet Architect L3 SME

Location: Plano, TX (Onsite)

• Act as the technical authority and Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Fortinet-based security and networking solutions across enterprise and telecom environments
• Design enterprise-grade network security, SD WAN, and SASE architectures for on prem, cloud (AWS/Azure), and hybrid environments
• Define target-state architectures, migration strategies, and transformation roadmaps aligned with business and security requirements
• Lead the implementation, configuration, optimization, and lifecycle management of Fortinet solutions
• Deploy and manage FortiGate NGFW, Secure SD WAN, VPN, and SASE solutions
• Provide L3/L4 escalation support for complex incidents, performance degradation, and security events
• Drive standardization, hardening, and adoption of best practices across Fortinet environments
• Ensure alignment with enterprise security, risk, and compliance frameworks, including Zero Trust, segmentation, and secure access models
• Integrate Fortinet platforms with SOC, SIEM, SOAR, and security operations workflows
• Serve as a trusted advisor to customers during solution design reviews, technical workshops, and governance forums
• Support pre-sales activities, including RFP/RFI responses, solution architecture, and effort estimation
• Collaborate with OEMs, service providers, architects, and delivery teams to ensure successful solution outcomes
• Create and maintain high- and low-level design documents, runbooks, SOPs, and implementation guides
• Contribute to knowledge repositories, training materials, and enablement for operations and delivery teams
• Configure and manage FortiGate NGFW features including firewall policies, NAT, IPS, antivirus, and web filtering
• Design and operate Fortinet Secure SD WAN architectures including hub and spoke, DIA, MPLS, and LTE/5G connectivity
• Implement Fortinet Security Fabric integrations across network and security domains
• Design and support VPN technologies including IPSec and SSL VPN
• Administer and operate FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer platforms
• Apply strong routing and switching knowledge including BGP, OSPF, and VLAN design
• Apply enterprise LAN, WAN, and Wi Fi networking fundamentals
• Support Fortinet integrations with AWS, Azure, and hybrid cloud environments
• Apply experience with cloud delivered security models and SASE architectures
• Bring extensive hands-on experience supporting large enterprise, telecom, and multi geo network environments
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical teams and executive stakeholders