Cloud Solution Architect

Fortinet

6h

About The Position

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.
Fortinet is seeking an experienced Cloud Solution Architect. This individual will be part of the Cloud Security Consulting team and become the center of excellence for specific Cloud Security technology areas and associated Fortinet products/ solutions. They will need to be comfortable in front of customers of all levels and be able to deliver paid consulting services and proof of concepts. Ideal candidates will have excellent knowledge of public and/or private cloud technologies, software development experience, network/application security expertise, Generative AI / Agentic AI experience, and support four main areas of responsibility:
Cloud and AI Security Solution Expert
Assist customers with creating multi-cloud and hybrid cloud security blueprints with a focus on vendor-neutral and cloud-agnostic design and implementation best practices
Work with other team members to develop Agentic AI applications to address customers’ challenges in the cloud and cybersecurity domains effectively
Become an expert in Fortinet products within cloud solutions
Maintain knowledge of competitive products and services
Respond to industry analyst inquiries and conduct demos
Trusted Advisor
Attend customer meetings and provide expert opinion on cloud security design/ architecture
Provide custom architecture and automation code, as per the requirements set by a given customer for their cloud deployments
Publish reference architectures for specific use cases
Continuous Learner
Dedicate a percentage of their time to ongoing training/education for new technologies
Help drive technical webinars and hands-on demo’s
Help the NSE institute with advanced course materials
Help training teams at SE Training events
Evangelist
Publish public information, such as whitepapers and blogs around salient technology topics
Draft architecture papers for in-depth analysis and reasoning for technology adoption
Continuous active networking within the industry to build relationships and awareness

Requirements

• The ideal candidate will have 10+ years in roles such as SE, Consulting SE, Software Architect, or Solution Architect in the Cloud, Networking, Infrastructure, and/or Cybersecurity industries
• In depth knowledge and hands on experience with one or more of the following public/ private cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP, NSX
• Proficiency in modern software architecture using CI/CD, DevOps tools (Ansible / CloudFormation / Azure ARM), Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Scalability, and API-first strategy
• Working knowledge of Python, Java and/or other programming languages
• Excellent presentation and demo skills
• Superior documentation and technical writing capabilities
• Five or more years of experience with cloud solutions, virtual platforms, and software development
• Proficiency in English languages is required
• Comfortable in public speaking
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience. Graduate Degree favorable

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in building Agentic AI applications is highly desired
• Cloud certifications such as AWS Solution Architect and GCP Cloud Architect are desired
• Prior experience in designing and building applications using Container and serverless technologies is preferred

Responsibilities

• Assist customers with creating multi-cloud and hybrid cloud security blueprints with a focus on vendor-neutral and cloud-agnostic design and implementation best practices
• Work with other team members to develop Agentic AI applications to address customers’ challenges in the cloud and cybersecurity domains effectively
• Become an expert in Fortinet products within cloud solutions
• Maintain knowledge of competitive products and services
• Respond to industry analyst inquiries and conduct demos
• Attend customer meetings and provide expert opinion on cloud security design/ architecture
• Provide custom architecture and automation code, as per the requirements set by a given customer for their cloud deployments
• Publish reference architectures for specific use cases
• Dedicate a percentage of their time to ongoing training/education for new technologies
• Help drive technical webinars and hands-on demo’s
• Help the NSE institute with advanced course materials
• Help training teams at SE Training events
• Publish public information, such as whitepapers and blogs around salient technology topics
• Draft architecture papers for in-depth analysis and reasoning for technology adoption
• Continuous active networking within the industry to build relationships and awareness

Benefits

• We offer a supportive work environment and a competitive Total Rewards package to support you with your overall health and financial well-being.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level