Security Architect (Fortinet) – Winterthur

About the role

NTT DATA is looking for an experienced Security Architect (Fortinet) to provide technical leadership and architecture governance for enterprise security environments in the Winterthur area. The role defines and evolves security architectures, including firewall strategies, network segmentation, IPS/IDS frameworks, cloud security integration and operational security controls, and supports complex security incidents and changes.

Key responsibilities

• Design, implement and govern enterprise security architectures focused on Fortinet FortiGate environments.
• Define security standards, firewall policies, segmentation strategies and IPS/IDS architectures.
• Lead architecture reviews and guide cloud security integration and operational security controls.
• Support and oversee complex security changes, major incidents and root cause investigations.
• Ensure security solutions meet compliance, resilience and business requirements.
• Develop and maintain security governance frameworks, standards and technical documentation.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, network and operations teams, and act as the senior escalation point for security issues.
• Promote continuous improvement and security best practices.

Required profile

• Extensive experience designing and operating enterprise security architectures.
• Strong expertise in Fortinet FortiGate, network security, firewall technologies and security operations.
• Experience supporting complex security incidents, risk mitigation and compliance requirements.
• Ability to balance security objectives with operational practicality.
• Strong analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• German at least B2 level; applicants must hold Swiss citizenship.
• Based in or regularly available in the Winterthur region.

Required skills

• Preferred: Fortinet Certified Solution Specialist (FCSS) in Network Security or equivalent NSE7-level certification; Fortinet Certified Expert (FCX) preferred.
• Preferred: CISSP.
• Advantageous: additional security, network, storage or compute infrastructure certifications.