Firewall Administrator

About the role

OC Sports & Entertainment seeks a skilled Firewall Administrator to manage and protect its network infrastructure across multiple sites in Southern California. You will work on FortiGate devices, ensuring secure connectivity and optimal performance.

Key responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and maintain FortiGate firewalls, including policy rules, routing, and high‑availability setups.
• Manage site‑to‑site and remote‑access VPNs (IPsec, SSL) and monitor network traffic for threats.
• Perform security operations such as IPS/IDS monitoring, web/application filtering, and incident response.
• Conduct firmware updates, hardware refreshes, and apply security patches.
• Document configurations, create SOPs, and ensure compliance with security standards.
• Travel to local sites in Southern California for hardware replacement and troubleshooting.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Cybersecurity or related field (preferred).
• 3–5+ years of experience in network administration, security, or firewall management.
• Hands‑on experience with FortiGate firewalls and FortiManager.
• Experience supporting multi‑site environments and VPN deployments.

Required skills

• FortiGate firewall configuration and management
• VPN technologies (IPsec, SSL)
• IPS/IDS and UTM features (Antivirus, Web Filtering, App Control)
• FortiManager, SIEM tools
• Extreme Networks switch hardware (plus)
• Networking protocols, TCP/IP, routing
• Cloud security basics (AWS/Azure WAF) (plus)