Fortinet Consultant - Systems Integrator

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Join a specialist network security consultancy that proactively manages hundreds of firewalls around the clock from its 24/7 NOC, handling firmware, configuration changes, HA failovers, and compliance so customers can focus on what matters. Accredited across advanced specialisations including SD-WAN, SASE, and cloud security, the team brings deep expertise to complex, multi-site, high-availability environments.

The organization is inviting applications from experienced professionals for the role of Network Security Consultant, delivering enterprise-grade projects across the UK. This is a project-based, customer-facing, predominantly remote role covering design, migration, build, test, and handover, with the level and salary depending on experience, from strong delivery engineers through to senior architects.

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Responsibilities:

• Design, migrate, build, test, and hand over Fortinet network security solutions for enterprise customers
• Own projects end to end, from initial design through to customer sign-off
• Work predominantly remotely, site visits are minimal (typically 2–3 days per 30-day project), mileage reimbursed
• Communicate directly and confidently with customers throughout the project lifecycle
• At senior level: provide technical authority and architectural direction to the wider project team
• Participate in an on-call rota, 1 in 6 weeks, 6pm–8am, 13.5% allowance (~£5,000/year)
• Fortinet FortiGate (Fortinet-specialist environment,no Palo Alto or Firepower)
• FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, FortiSD-WAN
• NSE4 minimum, NSE7 for senior / architect level

Skills/Must Have:

• Hands on Fortinet FortiGate experience, covering CLI configuration, design and deployment
• NSE4 minimum, with candidates without NSE4 considered if it can be achieved quickly
• Project delivery background, having taken network security projects from design through to handover
• At senior level, architectural design capability and the confidence to be the technical authority
• Strong customer facing communication skills, representing the business directly with clients
• Based in South Wales, Cardiff preferred and North Wales considered, with 2 days per month in the office and hotel covered
• Right to work in the UK and able to pass a DBS check
• There is a short technical assessment early in the process, a 30 minute FortiGate CLI configuration exercise over Teams. Come prepared.

Location & Working Pattern:

• £5,000 on-call allowance (13.5% of base), 1 in 6 weeks, 6pm–8am
• Mileage reimbursed for all site travel
• NSE7 training and certification supported
• Remote-first with 2 days/month in the South Wales office

Benefits:

• Fortinet-specialist environment, go deep on one platform and become genuinely expert
• Salary range reflects real flexibilitym they'll pay for the right level, not a fixed budget
• Predominantly remote with very low site visit frequency
• Project-based delivery, meaningful work with a clear start and end, not an endless support queue
• On-call well compensated at 13.5%, above average for the market
• NSE7 funded, a significant certification that opens doors at the senior end of the market

Salary:

• £50,000–£70,000 base salary (level and experience dependent)