Cloud Network Security Architect
Fortinet · Denver, CO · Consulting Systems Engineering
About this role
Fortinet is hiring a mid-level Cloud Security Engineer based in Denver, CO. The posting calls out experience with Python, C#, Node.js, Kubernetes and roughly 5+ years of relevant work. Compensation is listed at $170,000–$280,000 per year.
- Role
- Cloud Security Engineer
- Function
- security
- Level
- mid
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Denver, CO
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Department
- Consulting Systems Engineering
- Posted
- Nov 13, 2025
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Job description
from Fortinet careersFortinet is seeking a Cloud Network Security Architect specializing in cloud networking, SD-WAN on-ramp design, and SASE convergence. As part of Fortinet’s Cloud Architecture team, this role drives the design and deployment of secure, high-performance connectivity across public cloud, data center, and edge environments. The ideal candidate combines strong DevOps engineering skills with deep understanding of secure cloud networking architectures, including dynamic routing constructs, transitive routing models, and cloud-native route services. This role will work closely with Product Management, R&D, Field Engineering, and global customers to develop reference architectures, integrations, and automation for secure, adaptive cloud connectivity.
Responsibilities:
- Design and implement secure cloud network architectures that leverage Fortinet SD-WAN, SASE, and cloud-native routing to deliver optimized multi-cloud connectivity.
- Develop automation workflows and DevOps pipelines for network provisioning, telemetry, and policy enforcement, using services such as Terraform, Ansible, and cloud-native templates.
- Architect solutions using transitive routing, route services, dynamic path selection, and zero trust segmentation to enable secure, scalable network topologies.
- Partner with Product Management and Development teams to identify feature integrations that enhance secure cloud networking capabilities.
- Lead proof of concept deployments and customer solution validations across public and hybrid cloud environments.
- Develop and maintain reference architectures, scripts, and code repositories applying industry best practices.