Professional Services Consultant

Location: Australia (Sydney)

**Role Overview**:
Join Fortinet, a cybersecurity pioneer with over two decades of excellence, as we continue to shape the future of cybersecurity and redefine the intersection of networking and security. At Fortinet, our mission is to safeguard people, devices, and data everywhere. We are currently seeking a dynamic Professional Services Consultant to contribute to the success of our rapidly growing business.

**As a Professional Services Consultant, you will**:

- Provide consulting services to Fortinet’s customers and partners both remotely as well as onsite
- This role could necessitate being onsite with a customer for extended periods of time in the form of a Resident Engineer, helping our top-tier customers adopt and operationalize our solutions
- Develops a clear overall understanding of the customer requirements (project scope, technical requirements and solution design)
- Assists in the deployment, configuration, cut-over, testing and troubleshooting of Fortinet security solutions in customer environments
- Mentors fellow PS team members to obtain necessary skills to evolve in the PS organization.
- Continuously developing knowledge and skills to remain proficient with Fortinet technologies to provide best practice advice during project delivery
- Maintain expert-level technical knowledge in the following technology disciplines as they relate to Fortinet’s products:

- Network Security Infrastructure - Switching, Routing, SD-WAN, Proxies
- Firewalls, UTM, APT (Sandboxing), Application Control & Content Filtering,
Web Proxying, SLB, Cryptology
- VPN technologies (SSL VPN/IPSEC VPN) & associated topologies
- Web Application Firewalling
- Centralized Logging and Reporting solutions
- Write & present whitepapers, technical notes, and other high-level technical documentation as required
- Interface with Fortinet’s Business and Technology partners within designated technology discipline and distribute that knowledge internally to SE’s, CSE’s and TAC Engineers
- Effectively communicates relevant project information to Fortinet management as appropriate
- Resolves and/or escalates issues in a timely fashion
- Completes and submits any required administrative tasks in a timely manner
(timesheets, activities report, project reports, etc ).
- Followings up with customer and internal Fortinet departments to ensure project documentation is completed:

- Creation of Statement of Work document
- Acknowledgement of work performed including work complete signing
- Knowledge Transfer
- Customer satisfaction surveys

**We Are Looking For**:

- 8 - 10 years + relevant experience preferably in a network security vendor
- 5+ Years’ experience in LAN/WAN /Internet Support or Administration
- 3+ Years’ experience with Network Security Products
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong knowledge of the security threat landscape
- Administrator level working knowledge of Windows, UNIX or Linux.
- Previous Technical support position (other PS or TAC position), or Sales Engineering
- background advantageous
- Network security certifications (Fortinet FCP minimum level and above)
- External network security & vendor certifications such as Cisco, F5, Juniper, AWS area plus
- Strong general knowledge of common networking (switching & routing) and security protocols
- Scripting experience (PERL, Javascript, PHP etc) & experience of API (Restful API)
- Ability to work according to customer’s schedules which may include weekends/evenings/holidays
- Team player and ability to work remotely & interact with remote teams & employees
- Ability to work well under pressure and remain focused on the tasks in hand.
- Ability to troubleshoot complex network & security environment
- Bachelors Degree in EE, CS, or CE or equivalent experience.
- Network Security Certifications

**Why Join Us**:
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