Datacenter Operations Manager

Job Description The Datacenter Operations Manager is responsible for the operational management of data center infrastructure located in Fortinet’s Chicago office. This equipment supports the FortiMonitor and FortiSASE products, both fast‑growing product lines with ever‑increasing capacity needs. The office houses production FortiSASE hardware as well as development, QA, and testing hardware for FortiMonitor.

Responsibilities Effectively manage network and server equipment, including setup, configuration, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair, on a day‑to‑day basis. Understand the relationships between datacenter equipment and hard‑facility services, including lighting, plumbing, HVAC, fire safety systems, UPS, etc. Work with the larger Fortinet MIS team on datacenter planning, operations, and compliance processes.

Configure and manage monitoring and alerting systems to provide effective systems oversight and the ability to respond rapidly to incidents. Oversee well‑defined compliance processes covering SOC 2 and ISO 9001, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, including user access reviews, permissions reviews, physical infrastructure reviews and cleanup, and evidence collection for audit cycles. Qualifications Must have Kubernetes experience. 5+ years of experience with physical datacenter infrastructure management, including servers, network firewalls, switches and routers, UPS and power backup equipment.

Excellent organizational and collaboration skills and the ability to perform under pressure. Ability to speak clearly and confidently about technology and internet concepts and interact with other technical parties. Familiarity with industry standard system management and virtualization tools, such as GCP cloud APIs, Ansible, Docker, Terraform, etc.

Capable of performing financial analysis and administrative work. Experience with compliance processes such as SOC 2 and ISO 9001, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018. Deep knowledge of Unix command‑line tools and experience with scripting languages including Bash and Python.

Employment Details Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship. US base salary range: $90,000–$125,000. Fortinet offers medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, 401(k), 11 paid holidays, vacation time, sick time, and a comprehensive leave program.

All roles are eligible to participate in the Fortinet equity program. Bonus eligibility is reviewed at the time of hire and annually. Equity & Benefits Benefits include a comprehensive leave program and competitive Total Rewards package.

EEO Statement Fortinet is an equal‑opportunity employer. We value diversity in our company and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, military/veteran status or any other legally protected characteristics in the location in which the candidate is applying. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with disabilities.

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