Network Security Firewall - Fortinet - L3 Salisbury, NC / REMOTE Job Description - Network Security Consultant The ideal candidate will have deep experience of networking technologies, such as Routing and switching, Firewalls, proxy, GNAC, IDS/IPS, routing, switching, managing heterogeneous environment & generate metrics related to Security, Network performance, capacity, availability, failure rates, and will also have a strong background in network performance management, service delivery and strategic operations planning with a strong technical orientation & creative in problem solving. Required Qualifications and Experience:

• Minimum 5+ years of working in a Network / Telecommunications role, with expert level experience with Routing and Switching , Firewall Management, Proxy Management, IDS/IPS Management, NAC Management, SD-WAN, VPN, Firewalls, etc technologies
• Experience with technologies Forti Manager, FortiAnalyzer, Fortinet Firewalls and Fortinet SD-WAN is must.
• Experience with SDWAN technologies is must.
• Experience of working in a multi-cultural, virtual team, across multiple geographical regions
• Experience with technologies such as: Cisco VPN, Any connect, Aruba GNAC & ClearPass
• Ability to complete project with in time
• Extensive support of Routing Protocols/Technologies such BGP,OSPF, Logical Overlay, IOS-XR, MPLS VPN, Multicast.
• Strong understanding of application communication methodologies.
• Ability to perform TCP/IP Network traces/packet captures with solid experience interpreting results.
• High level of confidence and competence communicating on bridges.
• Solid background in vendor management to drive incident resolution.
• Experience with monitoring tools and strategies
• Execute and analyze packet captures using Wireshark and other related technologies.
• Perform or participate in complex maintenance or deployment activities.
• Create or modify documentation in response to new events and learnings.
• Excellent customer focus and engagement skills
• Ability to develop solutions within a complex operational environment
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Advanced knowledge of technical/business environment and problem determination strategies
• Develops and maintains standard operating Key responsibilities include:
• This is a hands-on technical role:
• • Independently own the Security Infrastructure support solving complex issues and suggest design modifications as appropriate. - Ensure SLAs are met - Responsible for performance analysis, proactive troubleshooting and capacity planning for the Security platforms. - Perform monitoring and maintenance of overall environment working with experienced team members. - Perform change controls. Update process documentation and team portals - Participate in troubleshooting, capacity planning and analysis, performance analysis & Root Cause Analysis. - Communicate with peers and managers regarding system issues & participate in 24x7 on-call. - Automate operational tasks to make processes simpler and more robust. - Ability to handle multiple complex tasks in a dynamic environment, with tight deadlines concurrently.
• Refresh heat-maps and operations plans for campus network Security connectivity
• Monitor and analyze statistical data to develop improvement plans for network Security and application performance
• Provide an effective network Security capacity plan
• Develop and monitor global weekly and monthly trending reports by business sectors to justify future growth Additional Responsibilities Include:
• Oversees and directs all aspects of the 24/7/365 mission critical network/telecommunication infrastructure operations, including planning, supporting, and maintaining functions