Fortinet
Software Engineer – FortiSIEM Threat Detection & Integration
$123K–$151K
Sunnyvale, CA · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of software engineering experience with a BS, or 2+ years with an MS.
- Education
- BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
About the job
Develop production software, integrations, parsers, and security detections for FortiSIEM by analyzing and normalizing security telemetry.
What you'll do
- Build and maintain log parsers, integrations, and supporting tools; test and troubleshoot them with representative logs.
- Create and update FortiSIEM security rules, reports, dashboards, and detection content.
- Research vendor materials and collaborate with engineering, QA, support, and security teams to validate and release content.
What they ask for
- BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Strong Python and regular-expression skills, including testing, debugging, and parsing irregular log data.
- Solid programming fundamentals and good working knowledge of Linux and shell scripting.
- Working knowledge of Git/GitLab and collaborative code review; ability to interpret logs, APIs, schemas, and vendor documentation.
Nice to have
- Experience with SIEM, security analytics, log management, or other security telemetry; SIEM parser or detection development is a plus.
- Working knowledge of C++; experience with REST APIs, JSON, XML, syslog, TLS, sockets, distributed event processing, cloud platforms, or CI/CD tooling.
Pay
$123,000-$151,000 USD base salary
Tools
Python, regex, Linux, Git/GitLab, C++, REST APIs, JSON, XML
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