Network Engineer (3-6 Years)

Overview

Network Engineer (3-6 Years)

What you'll do?

• Design, implement, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure with a focus on high availability and security.
• Manage and configure Fortinet firewalls, Fortinet and Cisco switches and access points, to support business operations.
• Administer and optimize Fortinet tools including FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, FortiEMS, FortiClient, and FortiAuthenticator.
• Monitor network performance and troubleshoot issues to ensure minimal downtime.
• Collaborate with the NOC, local IT, application owners, vendors, and other teams to support network-related initiatives and projects globally.
• Maintain documentation for network configurations, procedures, and policies.
• Being available to perform after hours network changes and answering to on-call escalations for P1 issues.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and recommend improvements to enhance network security and performance.
  
  
  

• Minimum 3 years of experience in network support or engineering within a global enterprise or manufacturing environment.
• At least 2 years of hands-on experience managing Fortinet firewalls and switches.
• At least 2 years of experience with Fortinet tools: FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, FortiEMS, FortiClient, and FortiAuthenticator.
• At least 2 years of experience with Cisco switches, wireless LAN controllers, and access points.
• Strong understanding of network protocols, routing, switching, and security best practices.
• Experience with network and diagnostic tools, such as SolarWinds platform tools (Orion, NCM, IPAM), ping, traceroute, CDP/LLDP, using ARP to track learned MAC addresses, check routing tables, match traffic with firewall policies, look-up and more.
• Strong understanding of network/security protocols and concepts, including:
• IP addressing, subnetting, CIDR
• MAC addresses, ARP, VLANs
• L2 and L3 segmentation
• ACLs, firewall policies
• NGFW concepts, IPS/IDS
• Static and dynamic routing (BGP preferred)
• VPN (site to site, remote access) and SD-WAN
• NAT (IPv4)
• Use of certificates
• Redundancy, HA, clustering, stacking, failover, and load balancing
• Wireless controllers and access points
• SNMP, NTP, HTTP/HTTPS, SSH, telnet, FTP/SFTP
• Public and private cloud network concepts
• Proxy servers
• Data plane, control plane, management plane
• Basic experience with using Microsoft Windows Active Directory, DHCP, DNS.
• Fortinet NSE certifications (e.g., NSE 4, NSE 5, or higher).
• Ability to review system and traffic logs for troubleshooting network issues.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and documentation abilities.
  
  

• Fortinet NSE certifications (e.g., NSE 4, NSE 5, or higher).
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification.
• Experience with other network security platforms or tools.
• Familiarity with automation and scripting for network management.