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In this role, you will manage day-to-day Fortinet security operations, configure and troubleshoot firewalls and VPNs, support high availability and disaster recovery readiness, and resolve network security incidents within agreed service levels. You will work closely with internal teams and client stakeholders, applying Zero Trust principles and security best practices across the environment, while maintaining clear technical documentation and providing knowledge transfer where needed.\nThe ideal candidate brings strong hands-on experience across the Fortinet Security Fabric, sound networking fundamentals, and confident troubleshooting instincts. You operate independently in a client-facing managed services or break-fix capacity, communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, and bring a methodical, detail-oriented approach to incident response and documentation.\nResponsibilities\nManage, monitor, and administer Fortinet security infrastructure on a day-to-day basis.\nConfigure, optimize, and troubleshoot FortiGate firewalls, VPNs, and associated Fortinet platforms.\nMaintain High Availability configurations and ensure disaster recovery readiness.\nRespond to and resolve network security incidents within agreed service level agreements.\nImplement and enforce Zero Trust principles and security best practices across the environment.\nPerform firmware updates, patching, and routine system health checks.\nRequirements\nFortinet certification at the NSE 5, NSE 6, NSE 7, or FCSS (Fortinet Certified Solution Specialist) level is required. (Certifications from other vendors like Cisco, Palo Alto, or Check Point do not qualify.)\n5+ years of hands-on experience with Fortinet technologies in an enterprise environment.\nStrong working knowledge of FortiGate NGFW, FortiManager, and FortiAnalyzer.\nExperience with HA cluster management, failover validation, and disaster recovery processes.\nSolid understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, routing, switching, VLANs, DNS, and VPN (SSL/IPSec).\nExperience with SD-WAN, SASE, NAC, and Zero Trust implementation.\nExperience working in managed services, break-fix, or client-facing support environments.\nCompensation will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.\nNice to Have\nCandidates with experience in any of the following areas will be given preference:\nCISSP or CompTIA Security+ certification.\nApplication delivery, load balancing, or WAF technologies.\nSIEM, MDR, and endpoint detection and response (EDR/XDR).\nExposure to Cloudflare, Cisco, or Arista platforms.\nAbout Anovia\nWith over 20 years of expertise in telecommunications outsourcing, Anovia is a trusted support partner to some of the world's most successful Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 companies. 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