Sr. Security Engineer

Sr. Security Engineer The Judge Group
• Compton, CA

The judge Group direct client is seeking Senior Cybersecurity engineer in Los Angeles, CA.Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer (Fortinet Firewall Replacement)
Duration: 6 month contract-to-hire

Location:

Los Angeles, CA Overview:

The Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer will perform the planning, installation, configuration, and cutover for the replacement of two enterprise Fortinet Forti Gate firewalls. This role requires advanced experience with Fortinet security solutions, high-availability designs, and secure migration practices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review existing firewall architecture, security policies, NAT rules, VPN configurations, and routing.
• Recommend appropriate Forti Gate models, licensing (including Security Fabric) and high-availability design (active-active or active-passive).
• Build and configure two new Forti Gate firewalls, including interfaces, VLANs, static and dynamic routing, SD-WAN (if applicable), and security profiles.
• Recreate or migrate firewall rules, segmentation policies, objects, and address groups from legacy systems.
• Perform firewall cutover with minimal downtime and full rollback plan.
• Conduct validation testing for traffic flow, application availability, routing, and policy enforcement.
• Create documentation including diagrams, rule sets, and post-deployment configuration standards.

Required Experience &

Skills:

• Strong firewall and cybersecurity experience.
• Expertise in Forti Gate, Forti Manager, Forti Analyzer, and Security Fabric components.
• Experience with firewall replacements, rule migrations, high-availability setups, and VPN reconstructions.

Sr Security Engineer
• Compton, CA