Fortinet Network Security Engineer (Independent Contractor)
Anovia · VA
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Jun 29, 2026
VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
An onsite contract role in Virginia focused on day-to-day administration of an enterprise Fortinet environment. The work centers on managing FortiGate firewalls, VPNs, and related Fortinet platforms, handling security incidents, maintaining high-availability configurations, and applying Zero Trust practices. Suited to an independently operating engineer with at least five years of Fortinet hands-on experience and a current NSE 5/6/7 or FCSS certification.
Senior level · 5+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Contract
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What the occupation pays Median $148,950 (middle half $122,590–$173,850).
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Why we read it this way (6)
The role sits at the boundary between 15-1212 (Information Security Analysts) and 15-1244 (Network and Computer Systems Administrators). The primary day-to-day work is operating and maintaining a Fortinet security fabric — firewall management, VPN, incident response, patching — which leans more toward security operations than pure network administration, hence 15-1212 as primary.
Location is stated as 'Virginia, USA' without a specific city. The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV CBSA is the most likely match given the enterprise/managed-services context, but the exact metro is unconfirmed.
Compensation is explicitly stated as commensurate with experience — no figures provided.
The Fortinet certification requirement (NSE 5, NSE 6, NSE 7, or FCSS equivalent) is a hard gate per the Requirements section; NSE 5 is listed as the primary name with the others captured as alternatives since any one satisfies the requirement.
CISSP and CompTIA Security+ appear together as a single preference under 'Nice to Have'; they are treated as interchangeable alternatives for that one preferred credential.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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