Senior Technical Support Engineer

Fortinet

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Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Salary
$87,000–$107,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
152 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $97k
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This role pays less than 97% of similar roles. Most pay $140,825–$177,250 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $97k versus about $159k for comparable roles.

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About Fortinet

Fortinet is a US-based cybersecurity company best known for its FortiGate next-generation firewalls. It sells a broad security platform spanning network security, SD-WAN, endpoint protection, cloud security, and SIEM/SOC operations.

Fortinet currently has 84 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $150,000–$183,000 across 61 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Senior Technical Support Engineer

As a Senior Technical Support Engineer, you will provide technical support for security devices and cloud deployments while performing data collection, analysis, and configuration recommendations based on network information and packet captures. You will conduct real-time phone or remote access sessions to troubleshoot issues involving device misconfigurations, connectivity, and L3 routing. Utilizing an engineering background, you will recreate customer issues in a lab environment to collaborate with the engineering team on debugging and verifying fixes. The role requires expertise in networking protocols including TCP/IP, UDP, SSH, TLS, SSL, HTTP, HTTPS, Proxy, VLAN, and dynamic routing like OSPF and BGP. You must be proficient in Windows, Unix, or Linux operating systems while managing internet security technologies such as firewalls, IPSs, and Mail Security Gateways to solve complex networking problems across the OSI model.

What you'll do

  • Provide technical support for security devices and cloud deployments.
  • Analyze customer network configurations and packet captures to provide change recommendations.
  • Recommend corrective actions based on gathered data and analysis.
  • Conduct real-time phone or remote access sessions with customers.
  • Troubleshoot networking issues related to device misconfigurations, connectivity, and L3 routing.
  • Recreate customer issues in a lab environment to debug problems with the engineering team.
  • Verify workarounds and fixes for identified technical issues.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's or Master’s Degree in Engineering.
  • US Citizenship is required.
  • Experience with network protocols including TCP/IP, UDP, SSH, TLS, SSL, HTTP, HTTPS, Proxy, VLAN, and Routing.
  • Knowledge of the OSI model.
  • Proficiency in Windows, Unix, or Linux operating systems.
  • Knowledge of internet security technologies such as firewalls, IPSs, or Mail Security Gateways.
  • Industry certifications like FCNSA, CCNA, or CCIE (preferred).
  • Experience with dynamic routing protocols (OSPF, BGP) and authentication methods (LDAP, SSO, 2FA) (preferred).

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