Job Summary:
Anovia Inc. is seeking an experienced Fortinet-certified engineer to support, manage, and maintain an enterprise Fortinet environment onsite in Virginia. The role involves managing day-to-day Fortinet security operations, configuring and troubleshooting firewalls and VPNs, and ensuring high availability and disaster recovery readiness.
Responsibilities:
โข Manage, monitor, and administer Fortinet security infrastructure on a day-to-day basis.
โข Configure, optimize, and troubleshoot FortiGate firewalls, VPNs, and associated Fortinet platforms.
โข Maintain High Availability configurations and ensure disaster recovery readiness.
โข Respond to and resolve network security incidents within agreed service level agreements.
โข Implement and enforce Zero Trust principles and security best practices across the environment.
โข Perform firmware updates, patching, and routine system health checks.
Qualifications:
Required:
โข Fortinet 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.)
โข 5+ years of hands-on experience with Fortinet technologies in an enterprise environment.
โข Strong working knowledge of FortiGate NGFW, FortiManager, and FortiAnalyzer.
โข Experience with HA cluster management, failover validation, and disaster recovery processes.
โข Solid understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, routing, switching, VLANs, DNS, and VPN (SSL/IPSec).
โข Experience with SD-WAN, SASE, NAC, and Zero Trust implementation.
โข Experience working in managed services, break-fix, or client-facing support environments.
Preferred:
โข CISSP or CompTIA Security+ certification.
โข Application delivery, load balancing, or WAF technologies.
โข SIEM, MDR, and endpoint detection and response (EDR/XDR).
โข Exposure to Cloudflare, Cisco, or Arista platforms.
Company:
Anovia is a white-label technical delivery partner for MSPs, VARs, and OEM ecosystems. Founded in 1999, the company is headquartered in Saint John, New Brunswick, CA, , with a team of 201-500 employees. The company is currently Growth Stage.