Principal Infrastructure Engineering Lead

Job Description

Fortinet is looking for an enthusiastic and talented Infrastructure Engineering Leader to join our cloud infrastructure 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, GCP, OCI and AWS.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement technical strategy for monitoring and supporting infrastructure for Fortinet Cloud services
• Standardize operational model for infrastructure and service operations to improve organization efficiency
• 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
• Provide technical guidance in optimizing service architecture and performance including containerization, virtualization and datacenter architecture
• Report to IT Leadership 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.
• Strong knowledge of configuration management and infrastructure as code (Ansible, Terraform).
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Argo CD).
• Proficient in scripting and programming languages (Python, Bash).
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (FortiMonitor, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Nagios, Cacti, Zabbix).
• Understanding of networking within Kubernetes (Istio, Calico, Cilium).
• Strong focus on security best practices in Kubernetes.

Personal attributes:

• Highly motivated, positive, responsible and able to work in a mission critical on-call environment
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Detail-oriented with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Excellent language skills in English - oral and written

Bonus experience:

• Experience with Fortinet Cloud products
• CKA, CKAD and CKS certificate
• Other certifications of Cloud platform and networking

Educational Requirement:

• Bachelor degree or above in Computer Science, Computer Technology, or related field.

About Our Team:

Join our team, known for its collaborative ethos, working seamlessly with global customers, internal engineering teams and product development groups. Our team culture emphasizes continuous learning, innovation, and a strong commitment to customer satisfaction. We embrace Fortinet's core values of openness, teamwork and innovation, fostering an environment where team members support each other, share knowledge, and leverage AI to solve complex technical challenges. Our inclusive and dynamic team thrives on collaboration and is driven by the shared goal of maintaining Fortinet's high standards of excellence in cybersecurity solutions.

Why Join Us:

We encourage candidates from all backgrounds and identities to apply. We offer a supportive work environment and a competitive Total Rewards package to support you with your overall health and financial well-being. Embark on a challenging, enjoyable, and rewarding career journey with Fortinet. Join us in bringing solutions that make a meaningful and lasting impact to our 660,000+ customers around the globe.

About Us

Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) secures the largest enterprise, service provider, and government organizations around the world. Fortinet empowers its customers with intelligent, seamless protection across the expanding attack surface and the power to take on ever-increasing performance requirements of the borderless network - today and into the future. Only the Fortinet Security Fabric architecture can deliver security without compromise to address the most critical security challenges, whether in networked, application, cloud or mobile environments. Fortinet ranks number one in the most security appliances shipped worldwide and more than 500,000 customers trust Fortinet to protect their businesses.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at View email address on click.appcast.io.

Fortinet is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity in our company, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, military/veteran status or any other applicable legally protected characteristics in the location in which the candidate is applying.