Senior Security Engineer

Fortinet

Senior Security Engineer at Fortinet securing corporate and research environments while managing vulnerability and compliance initiatives. Collaborating with teams on network security challenges in a fast-paced environment.

Posted 4/25/2026full-timeSunnyvale • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $216,000 - $264,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber SecurityDNSFirewallsSwitchingTCP/IP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Administer and operate the infrastructure Vulnerability Management platform in alignment with security standards and the Vulnerability Management program
Lead the internal Fortinet products vulnerability management process for critical and exposed production systems
Support security compliance programs (e.g., SOX, ISO 27001, SSAE‑16)
Develop and maintain configuration compliance tooling (firewalls, routers, hosts) and monitor standards deployment coverage
Partner with system owners and operations teams to improve security posture, vulnerability remediation, and automated testing
Initiate escalations for critical threats and vulnerabilities
Maintain external attack surface definitions and continuously improve global IPAM data accuracy for both internal and external IP spaces
Promote the security standards with IT and productions teams
Help Monitor, optimize, troubleshoot, document, and otherwise ‘pamper’ the network
Review and continuously improve security standards, policies, and risk posture
Conduct ad‑hoc risk assessments, security reviews, and log analysis
Design, implement, and support security tools, services, and infrastructure
Evaluate emerging security technologies and threats
Participate in incident response, SIEM event review, and network testing activities
Automate operational tasks through scripting
Provide on‑site support for security infrastructure deployment and maintenance
Maintain security operations documentation and support audits and capability assessments

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least 5 years hands-on work experience in IT networking and/or security engineering
Strong foundation in network and web related protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, UDP, IPSEC, HTTP, TLS, DNS, DHCP NetFlow, BGP, OSPF, IPv6 etc.)
Knowledge of system security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques
Solid experience and technical knowledge in security engineering, system and network security, authentication and security protocols, cryptography, application security
Solid understanding in designing and deploying networks
Knowledge of threat modeling or other risk identification techniques
Knowledge of Network Design, Operation and Architecture principals (hardware, routing, switching, segmentation)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Excellent teamwork skills
Results oriented, high energy, self-motivated
Diligent and detail-oriented mindset
A BS degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, other tech-related degree, or equivalent experience

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical
dental
vision
life insurance
disability insurance
401(k)
11 paid holidays
vacation time
sick time
comprehensive leave program

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Hard Skills & Tools

Vulnerability ManagementNetwork SecuritySecurity EngineeringConfiguration ComplianceThreat ModelingScriptingIncident ResponseSecurity ToolsCryptographyApplication Security

Soft Skills

CommunicationTeamworkResults OrientedSelf-MotivatedDetail-OrientedDiligentLeadershipOrganizational SkillsProblem SolvingAdaptability

Certifications

BS in Computer ScienceBS in Cyber SecurityISO 27001 CertificationSOX Compliance CertificationSSAE-16 Certification