Technical Account Manager

Fortinet, Inc.; Frankfurt; Vor Ort; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A global cybersecurity company seeks a Technical Account Manager to develop a deep understanding of customer needs and provide tailored technical support. Responsibilities include advanced troubleshooting, proactive guidance, and managing customer communications. Ideal candidates will possess at least 6 years of technical support experience and a bachelor's degree in a related field. Office-based in Kelsterbach, Frankfurt, this role requires live interactions with clients and knowledge of Fortinet products is advantageous.

Qualifikationen

• 6+ years of experience in a technical support/post-sales role.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent.
• Fortinet certifications are a distinct advantage.

Aufgaben

• Develop deep understanding of customer needs to provide tailored support.
• Proactively guide customers with technical recommendations.
• Run advanced troubleshooting on Fortinet products and environments.
• Manage customer communications and expectations.
• Produce service reports summarizing service activity and performance.

Kenntnisse

Networking protocols knowledge (TCP/IP)

Experience with security products

Troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

Customer management experience

Communication skills

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Fortinet certification (FCP, FCSS, FCX, or NSE4/7/7)

Jobbeschreibung

As Technical Account Manager you will develop a deep understanding about the customer business/technical needs that will be used to provide technical support solutions tailored to their needs and challenges.

Your proactive guidance will help keeping the customers mission critical environments healthy by identifying potential issues before they become problems and improving the overall customer experience via best practices and technical recommendations that will optimize their return of investment.

If you are keen in helping customers achieving their strategic objectives while working on cutting edge security products then come and join our team.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop a deep understanding about the customer business/technical needs to provide technical information, guidance and support
• Become a trusted advisor by proactively guide your customers with technical recommendations and best practices
• Run advanced troubleshooting on the full range of Fortinet products, reproduce customer environments on lab equipment, recommend potential new solutions
• Take initiatives and ownership of customer incidents to drive for timely resolutions
• Manage customer communications and expectations until the closure of each case
• Participate in customer conference calls or face to face customer meetings
• Produce service reports to summarize service activity and performance for key stakeholders
• Report Software/Hardware related issues to R&D department and assure follow-up

Skills and Attributes Requirements

• Good understanding of data networking protocols, specifically TCP/IP, routing and switching
• Hands-on experience on security products and technologies (e.g. Firewalls, IDS/IPS, DDos, VPN, Web application Firewall)
• Strong troubleshooting and problem solving skills
• Face to face and remote customer management experience
• Previous experience in a technical support position with telco or large enterprise space.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Previous experience on Fortinet products is an advantage

Educational and Experience Requirements

• Minimum of 6 years of experience in a technical support/post-sales role
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field, or an equivalent experience.
• Fortinet certification FCP, FCSS, FCX is a distinct advantage (OR A VALID NSE4/7/7)

Must have the right to work in the UK

Office based 4 days a week Kelsterbach, Frankfurt