Data Security SME Plano - TX - Texas

Act as the technical authority and Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Fortinet-based security and networking solutions across enterprise and telecom environments

Lead the implementation, configuration, optimization, and lifecycle management of Fortinet solutions

Deploy and manage FortiGate NGFW, Secure SD WAN, VPN, and SASE solutions

Drive standardization, hardening, and adoption of best practices across Fortinet environments

Ensure alignment with enterprise security, risk, and compliance frameworks, including Zero Trust, segmentation, and secure access models

Serve as a trusted advisor to customers during solution design reviews, technical workshops, and governance forums

Support pre-sales activities, including RFPRFI responses, solution architecture, and effort estimation

Contribute to knowledge repositories, training materials, and enablement for operations and delivery teams

Configure and manage FortiGate NGFW features including firewall policies, NAT, IPS, antivirus, and web filtering

Implement Fortinet Security Fabric integrations across network and security domains

Design and support VPN technologies including IPSec and SSL VPN

Apply strong routing and switching knowledge including BGP, OSPF, and VLAN design

Apply enterprise LAN, WAN, and Wi Fi networking fundamentals

Apply experience with cloud delivered security models and SASE architectures

Bring extensive hands on experience supporting large enterprise, telecom, and multi geo network environments

Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical teams and executive stakeholders