Lead Network Engineer Arista & Fortinet SME

Join New Era Technology, where People First is at the heart of everything we do. With a global team of over 4,500 professionals, we’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, empowered, and inspired to grow. Our mission is to securely connect people, places, and information with end-to-end technology solutions at scale. At New Era, you’ll join a team-oriented culture that prioritizes your personal and professional development. Work alongside industry-certified experts, access continuous training, and enjoy competitive benefits. Driven by values like Community, Integrity, Agility, and Commitment, we nurture our people to deliver exceptional customer service. If you want to make an impact in a supportive, growth-oriented environment, New Era is the place for you. Apply today and help us shape the future of work—together. Position Summary We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Network Engineer with expert-level certification in Arista Networks and hands-on experience in Fortinet firewalls. This is a 21-month contract role and will require a candidate with proven supervisory experience, as they will be responsible for overseeing a team of other network engineers. The ideal candidate will bring 7–10 years of enterprise networking expertise and play a key role in designing and implementing the migration of existing Cisco network infrastructure to Arista platforms. Key Responsibilities - Architect and maintain Arista-based network infrastructures and Fortinet NGFW & SD-WAN solutions - Design Layer 2/3 topologies using Arista EOS, Cloud Vision, and spine-leaf architecture - Lead configuration, policy development, and performance tuning of Fortinet firewalls - Supervise and mentor a team of network engineers, ensuring quality and timely delivery of projects - Drive automation efforts using Python, Ansible, and Fortinet APIs - Collaborate across cybersecurity, infrastructure, and cloud application teams - Develop and enforce Zero Trust security principles.Please mention the word **TALENTED** and tag RMjYwNzo1MzAwOjIwZDo3ZDAwOjo= when applying to show you read the job post completely (#RMjYwNzo1MzAwOjIwZDo3ZDAwOjo=). This is a beta feature to avoid spam applicants. Companies can search these words to find applicants that read this and see they're human.