Assignment
Fortinet consultants — Forsvarsbygg network migration
— Hybrid · Oslo · Published: Nov 13, 2026 · Application deadline: Nov 23, 2026
About the assignment
Forsvarsbygg (Norwegian Defence Estates Agency), RES-IT, is to migrate and roll out new network infrastructure at sites throughout Norway and is seeking a deployment team of four named roles through a dynamic purchasing system. Together, the team will be responsible for management, architecture, implementation and physical installation of a Fortinet-based network solution. The roles comprise project manager, solution architect, deployment lead/senior consultant and on-site installation consultant/junior consultant. The consultants must be eligible for security clearance to HEMMELIG/NATO SECRET and be proficient in Norwegian and English.
Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate the delivery of the network migration as project manager (role 1)
- Technical design, quality assurance and documentation of the network solution as solution architect (role 2)
- Configure and implement the Fortinet-based network solution and carry out the migration (role 3)
- Manage firewalls and associated security components and provide technical support (role 3)
- Install and mount network equipment at sites throughout Norway (role 4)
- Verify installations, carry out functional testing and document the work performed (role 4)
- Contribute to standardisation and automation using Jinja2 and FortiManager (role 2)
- Coordinate with the deployment lead during commissioning and troubleshooting (role 4)
Required skills
- Project manager: at least 5 years of relevant experience
- Solution architect: at least 10 years of relevant experience
- Deployment lead/senior consultant: at least 6 years of relevant experience
- On-site installation consultant/junior consultant: 1-5 years of relevant experience
- Documented project management expertise and experience of leading similar projects (role 1)
- Documented expertise in Fortinet products within the SD-WAN portfolio and FortiManager (roles 2,3,4)
- Project management experience from security-classified environments (role 1)
- Should have experience of leading projects in which Fortinet network products formed part of the delivery (role 1)