What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dist Engr-Ntwk Engring position at Verizon?
When you join Verizon
You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely — even if they’re daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love — driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together — lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always. Want in? Join the V Team Life.
What you’ll be doing...
You will be part of a team of network, security, and systems engineers providing advanced operations and life-cycle engineering support of Fortinet enterprise management systems for the hub-and-spoke SD-WAN enterprise of a Federal customer. You will be responsible for Tier 2 / 3 Change, Release, Incident, and Problem Management of the Fortinet production applications that comprise the Fortinet network management system, and the configuration tuning of the SD-WAN enterprise. This position will require the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Public Trust security clearance.
Review and evaluate security warnings or vulnerabilities pertaining to the management systems.
Install hardware or software fixes associated with security vulnerabilities.
Perform ongoing code updates to the management systems and headend devices.
Manage change to the management systems and headend devices per established Change Management framework.
Work with Verizon Operations and the customer to perform initial test and acceptance of new site device installations, and ongoing ad-hoc tuning of the Fortinet SD-WAN devices.
Participate in rotational team on call support of the Fortinet management systems.
What we’re looking for…
You'll need to have:
Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience.
Six or more years of relevant work experience.
Strong knowledge of and experience with Fortinet management systems and devices, including FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, and FortiProvisioner.
Strong knowledge of and experience with Fortinet SD-WAN design, configuration, management, and tuning.
The ability to obtain and maintain a DHS Public Trust security clearance.
Willingness to travel estimated at <25%
Willingness to participate in 7x24x365 team on-call support rotation.
Even better if you have one or more of the following:
A degree in computer science, computer engineering, or engineering.
Planning, architecture, or program management experience.
Problem-solving and analytical skills.
Ability to act independently, assess risk, and make calculated decisions.
Program and project management skills.
Fortinet NSE-5 certification.
ITIL Foundation certification.
Current DHS Public Trust security clearance
If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every “even better” qualification listed above.
Where you’ll be working
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40Equal Employment Opportunity
Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.
