System Administrator Engineer
Fortinet · Sophia Antipolis, France · Readiness Testing Engineering
About this role
Fortinet is hiring a mid-level Systems Engineer in the operations function based in Sophia Antipolis, France. The posting calls out experience with Python, Bash, Docker, Terraform.
- Role
- Systems Engineer
- Function
- operations
- Level
- mid
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Sophia Antipolis, France
- Work mode
- On-site
- Department
- Readiness Testing Engineering
- Posted
- Mar 2, 2026
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Job description
from Fortinet careersJob Description Summary:
Fortinet is looking for System Administrator Engineer to join the EMEA Customer Readiness Testing team in Sophia Antipolis Technical Assistance Centre, France. This is a technical role, to manage and optimize a technical infrastructure dedicated to Fortinet product validation projects. The role involves maintaining and improving a heterogeneous environment composed of Linux servers, virtualization systems, Docker containerization, and various testing, monitoring, and storage solutions.
The Customer Readiness Testing team performs tests designed to specifically replicate the customer environment in which the Fortinet products are used with the end goal to improve confidence in our released software builds.
The position requires candidates with a solid background in Linux system administration, virtualization and container technologies, and infrastructure automation, combined with a collaborative mindset and attention to detail.
The position entails an excellent ability to clearly write all detailed information and to understand and interpret written information.
Key Responsibilities:
Infrastructure Management
- Install, configure, and maintain Linux servers and virtual machines in production and development environments
- Maintain and administer Docker infrastructure:
- Deploy and monitor containerized applications
- Manage Docker images, containers, volumes, and private registries
- Ensure container security and network configurations
- Administer Traffic Generators (FortiTester / Spirent / Ixia)
- Provision or assist in hardware provisioning in CRT datacenter
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