Fortinet

Systems Engineer

Fortinet$80K — $110K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Field sales experience is essential.
  • Technical/pre-sales support experience as a systems engineer is required.
  • Proficiency in LAN/WAN/Internet services administration is necessary.
  • Experience with Wireless technologies, including deployment and site surveys, is required.
  • Strong knowledge of Wireless Authentication technologies is crucial.
  • Exceptional understanding of DNS, NFS, SMTP, HTTP, and TCP/IP is needed.
  • Familiarity with routing, switching, VPN, and network security technologies is important.
  • Certifications such as CCIE or CISSP are necessary for this role.

Responsibilities

  • Assist in qualifying sales leads from a technical standpoint during pre-sales.
  • Serve as the main technical resource on sales calls, addressing customer queries.
  • Provide insights on networking applications and solutions during engagements.
  • Act as the lead technical contact for post-sales support issues with key accounts.
  • Facilitate post-sales training sessions for identified customers.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work closely with sales and technical teams.
  • Exposure to a variety of networking technologies.
  • Engagement in pre-sales to post-sales process enhances professional growth.
  • Access to continuous learning and skill development opportunities.
Full Job Description
Job Description

We are looking for a Systems Engineer to work closely with a sales representative in a defined territory. Your main mission as Systems Engineer will be to support the sales organization in all technical matters regarding pre-sales, sales calls, and post-sales.

Skills & Qualifications
  • Field sales experience.
  • Experience in technical/pre-sales support as a sales or systems engineer
  • Experience in LAN/WAN/Internet services administration
  • Experience with Wireless technologies, deploying, supporting and doing site surveys.
  • Solid understanding of Wireless Authentication technologies
  • Exceptional 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
  • Certifications: CCIE, CISSP


Job duties and responsibilities:
  • Pre-sales - assist in qualifying sales leads from a technical standpoint.
  • Sales calls - be the main technical resource on sales calls and answer/ educate the customer on issues 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.


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
Net Income
$486.2 million
Founded
2000
5 Year Trend
+21.2%
Revenue
$2.5 billion
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