Fortinet Design Engineering Lead (LAN/WLAN)

Overview

NSC Global is currently looking for a Fortinet Design Engineering Lead (LAN/WLAN) to join our growing company.

NSC Global provides global network implementation and support solutions to world-class organizations, delivering cost savings and operational simplicity. Our goal is to partner with world-class enterprises, helping them become more agile, create commercial advantage and build quality through design, deployment, support and management of their global IT communications. NSC Global is a US Cisco Global Gold Certified Partner with a corporate headquarters in London, UK. Please review our website at www.nscglobal.com for more information on our organization.

Fortinet Design Engineering Lead (LAN/WLAN)Fulltime/PermanentRemote-South Africa

We are seeking a senior Design Engineering resource to lead the design and delivery of a Fortinet-based LAN/WLAN solution as part of a global transformation and managed service engagement. This role will be critical in shaping Day-1 architecture and ensuring a robust, scalable design that transitions effectively into Day-2 operations.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

•Own end-to-end design of Fortinet LAN/WLAN solutions across enterprise environments•Produce high and low-level designs (HLD/LLD) aligned to customer requirements and best practice•Lead technical governance, design authority, and solution assurance activities•Support transformation delivery, including remote design and onsite implementation guidance•Work closely with Project Management, GNOC, and Service Delivery teams to ensure seamless transition into BAU•Provide technical leadership for IMACD, optimisation, and continuous improvement activities•Engage with stakeholders (internal and customer) to translate business requirements into technical solutions

Qualifications

Core Skills & Experience:

•Proven experience designing and implementing Fortinet LAN/WLAN solutions (FortiGate, FortiSwitch, FortiAP)•Strong understanding of enterprise networking (routing, switching, security, SD-WAN)•Experience operating in global managed service environments•Ability to operate as a design authority and make architectural decisions•Strong documentation skills (HLD/LLD, standards, governance artefacts)•Experience supporting transition from project (Day-1) into managed services (Day-2)

Desirable:•Fortinet certifications (e.g. NSE4–NSE7 or equivalent)•Experience working within multi-vendor environments•Exposure to global delivery models and distributed engineering teams