Fortinet Design Engineering Lead (LAN/WLAN)

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/Permanent
Remote-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.

• 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

• 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