Senior Fortinet SDWAN Network Architect | Jobs in Cairo, Egypt by Orange | Apply Now

JOB DESCRIPTION / ROLE

Employment: Full Time

Senior Fortinet SDWAN Network Architect - Connectivity Development - Products and Marketing

About the role

• Present connectivity development in the BUILD for Fortinet SDWAN connectivity services in conjunction with marketing and security experts.
• Monitor technological developments with Fortinet suppliers in order to develop new services or evolutions, in conjunction with the marketing teams.
• Design the technical architecture of the services.
• Design and test the implementation of the services on Cisco devices (routers, switches.) based on architecture design et security rules.
• Write equipment configuration guides.
• Implementing test mock-ups, performing tests and writing test reports.
• Support the IT teams in charge of industrialisation.
• Monitor anomalies (manufacturer, IT) detected in the lab or in the field.
• Regular interaction with stakeholders (pre-sales, operations, security, supplier Cisco.).
• Be the reference point and support pre-sales (THINK), and operational (BUILD & RUN) teams.
• Study of customized offers.

Requirements:

About you

• Minimum 12 years Telecommunication and Network experience
• BSC in Engineering, and master's degree is a plus.
• Certifications in Fortinet NSE4, NSE5, NSE7 is a big plus
• Minimum 8 years of experience designing, deploying, and implementing WAN networks in accordance with industry best practices.
• Strong experience in Fortinet equipment (Fortigate and Fortimanager) configuration, troubleshooting.
• Strong knowledge and experience in IP communication and routing is required (OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, VRRP, HSRP).
• Experienced with logical design models (L2/L3, Spanning tree, VFR, VTP, VLANs, PPP, physical cabling).
• Working technical knowledge of network control protocols (QoS, PfR, NTP, DHCP), network management protocols (CDP, FTP, TFTP, SFTP, SCP, SNMP) and security protocols (SSH, AAA, IPSec).
• Experienced with WAN/LAN and transport technologies (Ethernet, Frame Relay, DMVPN, IPSec and MPLS).
• Experienced with lab testing (based on physical device or GNS3 emulation), network testing (IXIA, iPerf), scripting (EEM, python, robot framework).
• Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills with the ability to work well in a collaborative environment.
• Able to conduct research into networking issues and products as required.
• Strong customer service orientation with proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Previous experience in Team leading technical experts is a plus
• English fluency is a must.
• French fluency is a big plus.

Department
Products and Marketing

Orange Business manages and integrates the complexity of international communications, freeing our customers to focus on the strategic initiatives that drive their business. Our extensive experience and knowledge in global communication solutions, together with our understanding of multinational business and local support in 166 countries and territories, ensure that our customers receive a consistent, global solution wherever they do business.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators with sales of 43.5 billion euros in 2022 and 136,000 employees worldwide at 31 December 2022, including 75,000 employees in France. The Group has a total customer base of 287 million customers worldwide at 31 December 2022, including 242 million mobile customers and 24 million fixed broadband customers. The Group is present in 26 countries. Orange is also a leading provider of global IT and telecommunication services to multinational companies under the brand Orange Business.

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