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Position Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Network Engineer with expert-level certification in Arista Networks and hands-on experience in Fortinet firewalls. This is a 21-month contract role and will require a candidate with proven supervisory experience, as they will be responsible for overseeing a team of other network engineers.
The ideal candidate will bring 7–10 years of enterprise networking expertise and play a key role in designing and implementing the migration of existing Cisco network infrastructure to Arista platforms.
Key Responsibilities
- Architect and maintain Arista-based network infrastructures and Fortinet NGFW & SD-WAN solutions
- Design Layer 2/3 topologies using Arista EOS, Cloud Vision, and spine-leaf architecture
- Lead configuration, policy development, and performance tuning of Fortinet firewalls
- Supervise and mentor a team of network engineers, ensuring quality and timely delivery of projects
- Drive automation efforts using Python, Ansible, and Fortinet APIs
- Collaborate across cybersecurity, infrastructure, and cloud application teams
- Develop and enforce Zero Trust segmentation across Arista and Fortinet platforms
- Troubleshoot complex network and security events using Forti Manager and Forti Analyzer
Required Qualifications
- Experience:
- 7–10 years in enterprise network engineering
- Minimum 5 years with Arista Networks
- Minimum 5 years senior-level experience with Fortinet Firewall technologies
- Must have team leadership or supervisory experience managing network engineers
- Certifications:
- Mandatory: Arista Certified Engineering Expert (ACE Level 3+)
- Preferred: Cisco CCNP/CCIE or Juniper JNCIP/JNCIE
- Bonus: Fortinet NSE Level 4 or higher
- Skills:
- BGP, OSPF, VXLAN, EVPN
- Cisco IOS and NX-OS configuration and troubleshooting
- FortiOS rule base management, threat mitigation, and HA deployment
- Python, Ansible, and RESTful APIs
- Hybrid cloud integration: Azure, AWS, GCP
- SDN architecture and micro segmentation
Preferred Traits
- Strategic and security-conscious infrastructure thinker
- Strong leadership with mentoring capabilities
- Detail-driven and flexible in dynamic enterprise environments
- Eager to innovate and elevate network performance
Below is the pay range of this position for considered candidates based on qualifications and experience.
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