Job Description
This individual will be part of the Cloud Security Consulting team and become the center of excellence for specific Cloud Security technology areas and associated Fortinet products / solutions.
She / he will need to be comfortable in front of customers of all levels and be able to deliver paid consulting services and proof of concepts.
Ideal candidate will have excellent knowledge of public and / or private cloud technologies, software development experience, network / application security expertise and support four main areas of responsibility :
1) Cloud Security Solution Expert
Assist customers with creating multi-cloud and hybrid cloud security blueprints with a focus on vendor-neutral and cloud-agnostic design and implementation best practices
Become an expert in Fortinet products within cloud solutions
Maintain knowledge of competitive products and services
Respond to industry analyst inquiries and conduct demos
2) Trusted Advisor
Attend customer meetings and provide expert opinion on cloud security design / architecture
Provide custom architecture and automation code, as per the requirements set by a given customer for their cloud deployments
Publish reference architectures for specific use cases
3) Continuous Learner
Dedicate a percentage of their time to ongoing training / education for new technologies
Help drive technical webinars and hands-on demo’s
Help the NSE institute with advanced course materials
Help training teams at SE Training events
4) Evangelist
Publish public information, such as whitepapers and blogs around salient technology topics
Draft architecture papers for in-depth analysis and reasoning for technology adoption
Continuous active networking within the industry to build relationships and awareness
Required Skills :
The ideal candidate will have 10+ years in roles such as SE, Consulting SE, or Solution Architect in the Cloud, Networking, Infrastructure, and / or Cybersecurity industries
In depth knowledge and hands on experience with one or more of the following public / private cloud platforms : AWS, Azure, GCP, NSX
Proficiency in modern software architecture using CI / CD, DevOps tools (Ansible / CloudFormation / Azure ARM), Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Scalability, and API-first strategy
Working knowledge of Python, Java and / or other programming languages
Cloud certifications such as AWS Solution Architect and GCP Cloud Architect are desired
Prior experience in designing and building applications using Container and serverless technologies is preferred
Excellent presentation and demo skills
Superior documentation and technical writing capabilities
Three or more years of experience with cloud solutions, virtual platforms, and software development
Proficiency in English languages is required
Comfortable in public speaking
Education :
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience. Graduate Degree favorable