Security Engineer- Fortinet/Fortigate Firewall Specialist

Hiring Now| Security Engineer Fortinet/FortiGate Firewall Specialist Opportunity: Security Engineer ISM | Fortinet Firewall Specialist Rate: INR 8,000/- per day Duration: 46 Months Experience: 5+ Years Key Responsibilities: *Manage day-to-day FortiGate firewall operations and service requests *Handle firewall rule creation, modification, validation, and removal requests (ITSR) *Review firewall changes for business justification, least privilege, accuracy, and security risk *Implement approved firewall policy changes through change management processes *Troubleshoot connectivity issues involving firewall policies, NAT, routing, VPNs, zones, and security profiles Support firewall outages, incidents, pre-change and post-change validations Fortinet Firewall Administration: Configure and manage FortiGate policies, objects, groups, VIPs, NAT, routes, and security profilesSupport FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer operationsAnalyze FortiGate logs, traffic flows, denied/allowed sessions, threat events, and policy hitsTroubleshoot IPsec VPN, site-to-site VPN, and remote access VPN issuesSupport firmware upgrades, HA validation, backup/restore, and compliance checksSecurity & Risk Management: Identify risky firewall rules including any-any access, broad access, stale rules, and high-risk servicesPerform rule cleanup, optimization, recertification, and risk assessmentsSupport SOC investigations, firewall alerts, suspicious traffic analysis, and policy violation reviewsProcess & Automation: Create SOPs, runbooks, troubleshooting guides, and operational documentationImprove firewall review processes, exception workflows, and reportingSupport automation for rule reviews, hit-count analysis, duplicate detection, and risk reportingRequired Skills: *Strong Fortinet FortiGate firewall experience *Good knowledge of firewall policies, NAT, routing, VPN, objects, and security profiles *Strong TCP/IP, DNS, VLAN, routing, and network troubleshooting skills *Experience with firewall change management and ITSM processes *Understanding of SOC operations, incident response, and security monitoring Preferred Skills: FortiManager & FortiAnalyzer experienceFirewall policy cleanup, compliance reviews, and risk assessmentsExperience with Palo Alto, Cisco ASA/FTD, Check Point, or Juniper SRXSIEM exposure (Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, QRadar)KQL/SIEM query knowledgeCloud security exposure (Azure/AWS/GCP)Python, PowerShell, APIs, or firewall automation experiencePreferred Certifications: Fortinet NSE 4 / FCP Network Security | NSE 5 | CCNA/CCNP Security | Security+ | CEH | CISSP/CISM Interested candidates can share their updated profile at newleafhrsolutions@gmail.com #SecurityEngineer #Fortinet #FortiGate #CyberSecurity #Firewall Compensation: From 5,801.49 per day Work Location: Remote Hiring Now| Security Engineer Fortinet/FortiGate Firewall Specialist Opportunity: Security Engineer ISM | Fortinet Firewall Specialist Rate: INR 8,000/- per day Duration: 46 Months Experience: 5+ Years Key Responsibilities: *Manage day-to-day FortiGate firewall operations and service requests *Handle firewall rule creation, modification, validation, and removal requests (ITSR) *Review firewall changes for business justification, least privilege, accuracy, and security risk *Implement approved firewall policy changes through change management processes *Troubleshoot connectivity issues involving firewall policies, NAT, routing, VPNs, zones, and security profiles Support firewall outages, incidents, pre-change and post-change validations Fortinet Firewall Administration: Configure and manage FortiGate policies, objects, groups, VIPs, NAT, routes, and security profilesSupport FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer operationsAnalyze FortiGate logs, traffic flows, denied/allowed sessions, threat events, and policy hitsTroubleshoot IPsec VPN, site-to-site VPN, and remote access VPN issuesSupport firmware upgrades, HA validation, backup/restore, and compliance checksSecurity & Risk Management: Identify risky firewall rules including any-any access, broad access, stale rules, and high-risk servicesPerform rule cleanup, optimization, recertification, and risk assessmentsSupport SOC investigations, firewall alerts, suspicious traffic analysis, and policy violation reviewsProcess & Automation: Create SOPs, runbooks, troubleshooting guides, and operational documentationImprove firewall review processes, exception workflows, and reportingSupport automation for rule reviews, hit-count analysis, duplicate detection, and risk reportingRequired Skills: *Strong Fortinet FortiGate firewall experience *Good knowledge of firewall policies, NAT, routing, VPN, objects, and security profiles *Strong TCP/IP, DNS, VLAN, routing, and network troubleshooting skills *Experience with firewall change management and ITSM processes *Understanding of SOC operations, incident response, and security monitoring Preferred Skills: FortiManager & FortiAnalyzer experienceFirewall