Onsite for first 90 days in Burbank, hybrid thereafter. Contract-to-hire. No 3rd party vendors, please. Overview We are seeking a skilled Network Administrator with hands-on Fortinet experience to support and optimize a complex enterprise network environment. This role will be responsible for maintaining high-availability infrastructure across LAN/WAN, data center networks, wired/wireless systems, and converged services while serving as an escalation point for advanced network issues. Key Responsibilities Administer and support FortiGate firewalls, including configuration, VPN, SD-WAN, security policies, logging, and firmware upgrades Serve as Tier III escalation for network incidents, outages, and performance issues Maintain and troubleshoot enterprise LAN/WAN infrastructure across multiple locations Manage routing, switching, VLANs, ACLs, and QoS across Cisco and/or Juniper environments Support data center network technologies and connectivity Monitor network health, capacity, and uptime using tools such as Auvik or similar Assist in network change control, documentation, and standards improvements Collaborate with MSP partners and internal IT teams to ensure efficient issue resolution Contribute to continuous improvements in network performance, resilience, and security posture Required Qualifications 3+ years of experience supporting enterprise or service provider networks Fortinet experience required FortiGate firewalls (NSE 4 or higher strongly preferred) Demonstrated experience resolving escalated networking issues (Tier 2/3) Strong understanding of TCP/IP networking, routing, switching, VPN, network security, and wireless technologies Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills Cisco or Juniper switching experience CCNA or higher certification MSP environment exposure including: Auvik or similar network monitoring platform ConnectWise RMM and PSA tools or comparable solutions Experience with converged services (voice/video over IP), SD-WAN, and data center networking
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