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We are looking for a talented SD-WAN Engineer with expertise in Fortinet and/or VMware technologies to join our team as a consultant. You will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining our software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) infrastructure, leveraging Fortinet and/or VMware solutions.
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in network engineering, with a focus on SD-WAN technologies and a deep understanding of Fortinet and/or VMware platforms.
Responsibilities:
- Design, architect, and implement SD-WAN solutions based on business requirements and network performance objectives.
- Deploy and configure Fortinet SD-WAN appliances and/or VMware SD-WAN Edge devices to establish secure and optimized connectivity between branch offices, data centers, and cloud environments.
- Develop and maintain network diagrams, documentation, and standard operating procedures for SD-WAN deployments.
- Configure and optimize SD-WAN policies, including traffic routing, Quality of Service (QoS), and application steering, to ensure optimal performance and resource utilization.
- Monitor and troubleshoot SD-WAN connectivity issues, identifying and resolving network-related problems in a timely manner.
- Implement security features and protocols within the SD-WAN environment, leveraging Fortinet security solutions to protect against threats and vulnerabilities.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate SD-WAN solutions with existing network infrastructure, including routers, switches, firewalls, and VPNs.
- Ensure interoperability between SD-WAN components and third-party applications or services, such as cloud providers and SaaS platforms.
- Conduct testing and validation of SD-WAN configurations to verify functionality, performance, and compatibility with different network environments.
- Implement monitoring tools and dashboards to track the performance and health of SD-WAN connections, bandwidth utilization, and application performance.
- Generate reports and metrics to measure the effectiveness of SD-WAN deployments and identify opportunities for optimization or improvement.
- Proactively identify trends and patterns in network traffic and usage to anticipate capacity requirements and address potential bottlenecks.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
- Proven experience as a Network Engineer, SD-WAN Engineer, or similar role, with a focus on Fortinet and/or VMware technologies.
- Strong understanding of networking concepts, protocols, and technologies, including TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, VLANs, and MPLS.
- Hands-on experience with Fortinet SD-WAN (FortiGate Secure SD-WAN) and/or VMware SD-WAN (formerly VeloCloud).
- Proficiency in configuring and troubleshooting Fortinet security appliances (FortiGate, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer) and/or virtualization technologies, particularly VMware vSphere and NSX.
- Familiarity with cloud computing concepts and architectures (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform).
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment.
- Knowledge of software-defined networking (SDN) principles and technologies.
- Excellent communication skills.
Why we think this job is great:
- It’s a remote full-time, 100% remote position where you’ll work from home.
- You’ll have clear goals and the training resources you need to deliver. How you execute and deliver is up to you.
About Us
Bold Business is a remote-first, global outsourced solutions company with over $7B in service solutions over the past 25 years. Our international team helps the world’s leading companies transform their ideas into bold impacts. From Fortune 500 organizations looking to reduce operational costs by 40%-60% to fast-growth startups looking to scale, we work behind the scenes and empower companies to do more for less.
If you like to move fast and have a bias for action, you’ll fit right into our fast-paced, results-based environment. We’re a 100% remote/virtual team environment where you can work from wherever you are.
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