Fortinet

Sales Engineer, SLED

Fortinet • $90K — $120K *
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311In-Person
Telecommunications & Hardware
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 5-8 years of experience in technical/pre-sales support as a Sales or Systems Engineer
  • 5-7 years of experience in LAN/WAN/Internet services administration
  • Solid understanding of DNS, NFS, SMTP, HTTP, TCP/IP protocols
  • Knowledge of networking technologies including Routing, Switching, and VPN solutions
  • Experience with encryption and authentication technologies
  • Exceptional presentation skills
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience, with a Graduate Degree being preferable

Responsibilities

  • Assist in qualifying sales leads from a technical standpoint during pre-sales
  • Serve as the main technical resource during sales calls, addressing customer inquiries
  • Engage in networking applications and solutions
  • Act as the lead technical contact for post-sales support for specific accounts
  • Collaborate with technical support and engineering teams to resolve customer technical issues
  • Provide post-sales training for identified customers

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with sales teams
  • Opportunity to work directly with named accounts
  • Involvement in both pre-sales and post-sales processes
  • Access to ongoing training and skill enhancement opportunities
Full Job Description
Job Description

We are looking for a Systems Engineer to work closely with a Named Account Manager in a defined territory. The Systems Engineer's main mission will be to support the sales organization in all technical matters regarding pre-sales, sales calls, and post-sales.

Responsibilities:
  • Pre-sales - assist in qualifying sales leads from a technical standpoint.
  • Sales calls - be the main technical resource on sales calls and answer or educate the customer and partner onissues ranging from features, specifications and functionality to integration.
  • Conversant with networking applications and solutions.
  • Post-sales - be the lead technical contact for identified accounts for technical issues and will work closely with the technical support team and engineering to answer, elevate and resolve customer's technical issues.
  • Provide assistance to identified customers with post-sales training.

Required Skills:
  • 5 - 8 years experience in technical/pre-sales support as a sales or systems engineer
  • 5 - 7 years experience in LAN/WAN/Internet services administration
  • Proven understanding of DNS and NFS, SMTP, HTTP, TCP/IP
  • Knowledge of the following technologies: Routing, Switching, VPN, LAN, WAN, Network Security, Intrusion Detection, and Anti Virus.
  • Solid understanding in the following technologies and protocols: RADIUS, PKI, IKE, Certificates, L2TP, IPSEC, FIREWALL, 802.1Q, MD5, SSH, SSL, SHA1, DES, 3DES
  • Experience with encryption and authentication technologies required
  • Exceptional presentation skills


Education:
  • Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience. Graduate Degree favorable


About Fortinet

Fortinet is a cybersecurity company that provides network security solutions to businesses, service providers, and government organizations worldwide. The company's products and services include firewalls, VPNs, intrusion prevention systems, endpoint security, and more. Fortinet was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.
Learn more about Fortinet
Size
10,860 employees
Market Cap
$38.2 billion
Industry
Information Technology
Net Income
$486.2 million
Founded
2000
5 Year Trend
+21.2%
Revenue
$2.5 billion
NASDAQ
FTNT
* Ladders Estimates

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