Cloud Solutions Architect

Job Description

Cloud Solution Architect (Preferred location Moorgate, London United Kingdom. Office based 4 days per week) This individual will be part of the Fortinet Professional Services with a specific focus around Public Cloud and Cloud Security technology areas and associated Fortinet products/solutions. Youwill need to be comfortable in front of customers of all levels and be able to deliver paid consulting services and proof of concepts. Ideal candidates will have excellent knowledge and hands-on experience of public and/or private cloud technologies, software development experience, network/application security expertise and support four main areas of responsibility:

• Cloud Security Solution Expert
• Assist customers with creating multi-cloud and hybrid cloud security blueprints with a focus on vendor-neutral and cloud-agnostic design and implementation best practices
• Become an expert in Fortinet products within cloud solutions
• Maintain knowledge of competitive products and services
• Respond to industry analyst inquiries and conduct demos
• Attend customer meetings and provide expert opinion on cloud security design/ architecture
• Provide custom architecture and automation code, as per the requirements set by a given customer for their cloud deployments
• Publish reference architectures for specific use cases
• Dedicate a percentage of their time to ongoing training/education for new technologies
• Help drive technical webinars and hands-on demos
• Help the NSE institute for the advanced course materials and with constructive feedback
• Publish public information, such as whitepapers and blogs around salient technology topics
• Draft architecture papers for in-depth analysis and reasoning for technology adoption
• Continuous active networking within the industry to build relationships and awareness

Job Description

Cloud Solution Architect (Preferred location Moorgate, London United Kingdom. Office based 4 days per week) This individual will be part of the Fortinet Professional Services with a specific focus around Public Cloud and Cloud Security technology areas and associated Fortinet products/solutions. Youwill need to be comfortable in front of customers of all levels and be able to deliver paid consulting services and proof of concepts. Ideal candidates will have excellent knowledge and hands-on experience of public and/or private cloud technologies, software development experience, network/application security expertise and support four main areas of responsibility:

• Cloud Security Solution Expert
• Assist customers with creating multi-cloud and hybrid cloud security blueprints with a focus on vendor-neutral and cloud-agnostic design and implementation best practices
• Become an expert in Fortinet products within cloud solutions
• Maintain knowledge of competitive products and services
• Respond to industry analyst inquiries and conduct demos
• Trusted Advisor
• Attend customer meetings and provide expert opinion on cloud security design/ architecture
• Provide custom architecture and automation code, as per the requirements set by a given customer for their cloud deployments
• Publish reference architectures for specific use cases
• Continuous Learner
• Dedicate a percentage of their time to ongoing training/education for new technologies
• Help drive technical webinars and hands-on demos
• Help the NSE institute for the advanced course materials and with constructive feedback
• Evangelist
• Publish public information, such as whitepapers and blogs around salient technology topics
• Draft architecture papers for in-depth analysis and reasoning for technology adoption
• Continuous active networking within the industry to build relationships and awareness

Required Skills:

• The ideal candidate will have 10+ years in roles such as SE, Consulting SE, or Solution Architect in the Cloud, Networking, Infrastructure, and/or Cybersecurity industries
• In depth knowledge and hands on experience with two or more of the following public/ private cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP, NSX
• Proficiency in modern software architecture using CI/CD, DevOps tools (Ansible / CloudFormation / Azure ARM), Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Scalability, and API-first strategy
• Working knowledge of Python, Java and/or other programming languages
• Public Cloud certifications are highly recommended (Azure, AWS or GCP)
• Prior experience in building Agentic AI applications is highly desired
• Prior experience in designing and building applications using Container and serverless technologies is preferred
• Proven expertise in Networking and Security; industry certifications form leading vendors are highly desirable
• Excellent presentation and demo skills
• Superior documentation and technical writing capabilities
• Three or more years of experience with cloud solutions, virtual platforms, and software development
• Proficiency in English
• Comfortable in public speaking

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience. Graduate Degree favorable