Cloud Solution Architect

Preferred location: Saudi Arabia

 

This individual will be part of the Fortinet Cloud Security Consulting team and become the center of excellence for specific Cloud Security technology areas and associated Fortinet products/solutions. They 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 candidates will have excellent knowledge and hands-on experience 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 for the advanced course materials and with constructive feedback

 

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 two 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 Public Cloud certifications are highly recommended (Azure, AWS or GCP) Proven expertise in Networking and Security; industry certifications form leading vendors are highly desirable Prior experience in designing and building applications using Container and serverless technologies is preferred Excellent presentation and demo skills Prior experience working at a cybersecurity and networking consulting company is highly desirable Superior documentation and technical writing capabilities Three or more years of experience with cloud solutions, virtual platforms, and software development Proficiency in English language is required Comfortable in public speaking

 

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