Senior Fortinet Security Engineer

Brooksource is seeking a Senior Fortinet Security Engineer as a contract role to support a large-scale enterprise environment. This position focuses on Fortinet technical leadership, governance, firewall policy oversight, platform administration, firmware lifecycle management, and escalation-level incident troubleshooting for enterprise security services.

Location and Employment Details

• Location: Jacksonville, FL 32254 (hybrid remote)
• Job Type: Contract
• Expected Hours: 40.0 per week
• Compensation: USD 80 - 95 per hour

Pay range note: The pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the primary SME for Fortinet security technologies, standards, and best practices.
• Collaborate with network, security, and infrastructure teams on enterprise security initiatives.
• Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and knowledge transfer to engineering teams.
• Contribute to architecture reviews, design discussions, and strategic planning sessions.
• Recommend improvements to strengthen security posture and operational efficiency.
• Review, assess, and approve firewall policy changes, including proposed rule modifications and their security, operational, and performance impacts.
• Ensure changes align with organizational standards and compliance requirements.
• Identify opportunities for firewall rule optimization and policy standardization.
• Support implementation of approved changes during maintenance windows.
• Administer and support FortiGate Firewalls, FortiManager, and FortiAnalyzer, including monitoring platform health, logging, reporting, and automation capabilities.
• Recommend enhancements to improve visibility, scalability, and security effectiveness.
• Maintain security management platforms and associated configurations.
• Evaluate Fortinet firmware releases and security advisories, conduct risk assessments for upgrades and platform changes, and develop testing plans, implementation strategies, and rollback procedures.
• Assess production impacts prior to deployment and support upgrade execution and post-implementation validation.
• Troubleshoot complex network security incidents and support planned maintenance activities and emergency change events.
• Partner with infrastructure, application, and security teams to resolve critical issues, including participation in root cause analysis and corrective action planning.
• Provide escalation support for enterprise security challenges.
• Deliver technical briefings covering security findings, operational risks, firmware upgrade impacts, troubleshooting outcomes, configuration recommendations, implementation documentation, runbooks, and post-change reports.
• Communicate technical concepts effectively to both engineering and leadership audiences.

Required Technical Technologies

• FortiGate
• FortiManager
• FortiAnalyzer
• IPSec
• SSL VPN

Requirements

• Advanced experience supporting Fortinet security platforms, including FortiGate, FortiManager, and FortiAnalyzer.
• Strong understanding of firewall policy management, network security architecture, routing and switching, IPSec and SSL VPN technologies, High Availability (HA) configurations, and security logging and analysis.
• Experience with security risk assessments, firmware lifecycle management, change management processes, incident response and troubleshooting, and the ability to analyze complex security issues to provide strategic recommendations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including experience presenting technical findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong mentoring and knowledge-sharing abilities.
• Ability to work effectively in maintenance windows and high-pressure incident response situations.
• Proven ability to collaborate across multiple technical disciplines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Fortinet NSE 4, NSE 5, NSE 6, or equivalent Fortinet certifications.
• Progression within the Fortinet Network Security Expert certification track.
• CISSP, Security+, or other industry-recognized security certifications.
• Experience supporting large enterprise or multi-site environments.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health Savings Account
• Dependent Care FSA
• Supplemental coverage
• 401k plan includes a company match and is fully vested after you become eligible
• Paid time off
• Sick time
• Paid company holidays
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with services such as virtual counseling, financial services, legal services, and life coaching