Director- DevOps

Fortinet · Sunnyvale, CA · DevOps Engineering

director software engineering DevOps Engineer ic 5+ yrs Bachelor's · Posted Jul 30, 2025

About this role

Fortinet is hiring a director-level DevOps Engineer in the software engineering function based in Sunnyvale, CA. The posting calls out experience with Python, Bash, AWS, GCP and roughly 5+ years of relevant work. Listed education preference: a bachelor's degree or equivalent.

Role
DevOps Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
director
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
Sunnyvale, CA
Experience
5+ years
Education
Bachelor's degree
Department
DevOps Engineering
Posted
Jul 30, 2025
AI Summary
Director-level DevOps engineer leading a 50-person team overseeing cloud infrastructure strategy, deployment, and operations. Requires 5+ years leadership experience, 5+ years DevOps/cloud infrastructure with 3+ years Kubernetes expertise. Must be proficient in Kubernetes, Docker, cloud platforms (AWS, OpenStack, VMware), infrastructure-as-code tools, and CI/CD pipelines.
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Job description

from Fortinet careers

Fortinet is looking for an enthusiastic and talented Devops- Director to join our cloud computing DevOps team to work with software developers and other operational specialists to support our FortiCloud services. You will be involved with working in a wide variety of cloud computing technologies in both the development and operational stages. The everyday working environment is Linux servers, containers, Kubernetes, OpenStack, VMware and AWS.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop and implement technical strategy for Private Cloud design, deployment and operation
  • Collaborate with leadership to implement long term vision of datacenter, Private Cloud and architecture strategy
  • Oversee a breadth of Cloud Services from conception to maintenance
  • Manage project resources, timelines, and budgets to deliver productivity and high level of service
  • Provide technical guidance in containerization, virtualization and datacenter architecture
  • Lead a team of 50 in the HQ
  • Report to Leadership of MIS in Canada

Experience and skills:

  • Minimum of 5 years in leadership role
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in DevOps or cloud infrastructure roles, with at least 3 years focused on Kubernetes.
  • Proficient in Kubernetes, Docker, docker-compose and container orchestration.
  • Experience with cloud platforms such as Openstack, VMware, AWS, GCP, or Azure.
  • Experience with different Kubernetes orchestration tools such as Openshift, Rancher k3s and rke2, EKS etc.
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