Consulting Systems Engineer -Automation

Fortinet, Inc.; Valbonne; Sur place; EUR 65 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Fortinet, Inc. is seeking a Consulting Systems Engineer to support, evolve, and automate solutions that optimize pre-sales workflows. The role blends cybersecurity, systems engineering, and software development with a focus on automation and secure-by-design solutions.

You will design, build, and operate scalable platforms in Linux environments, collaborating with pre-sales and internal systems engineers to improve efficiency and secure technical operations across the organization.

Qualifications

• Senior-level cybersecurity experience with firewall, network security, and incident troubleshooting.
• Strong automation and software engineering background, incl. Python (Django) and Ruby on Rails.
• SDLC practices knowledge including version control (Git, Mercurial), testing, and deployment.
• Advanced Linux administration skills; ability to work with Windows and macOS.
• Strong troubleshooting across infra, network, and application layers.
• Hands-on experience with virtualization and container technologies.

Responsabilités

• Solution & Platform Engineering: support, maintain, and improve internal solutions and tools used across sales and pre-sales.
• Design and implement automation-first solutions to streamline workflows and reduce friction.
• Own solutions across the full SDLC: requirements, design, development, testing, deployment, maintenance.

Connaissances

Cybersecurity

Firewalling

Automation

Python

Ruby on Rails

Linux

Git

Mercurial

Containers

Networking

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Outils

Django

Rails

Description du poste

Consulting Systems Engineer

We are seeking a Consulting Systems Engineerto support, evolve, and automate solutions and tools that optimizepre-sales department workflows. This role blendscybersecurity expertise, systems engineering, and software development, with a strong focus onautomation, reliability, and secure-by-design solutions.

You will work closely with pre-sales stakeholders and internal systems engineers to design, build, and operate scalable platforms that improve efficiency, reduce manual effort, and enable secure technical operations across the organization.

Responsibilities

Solution & Platform Engineering

• Support, maintain, and continuously improve internal solutions and tools used acrosssales and pre-sales organizations.
• Design and implementautomation-first solutionsto streamline workflows, reduce operational friction, and improve consistency.
• Own solutions across the fullsoftware development lifecycle (SDLC): requirements, design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.

Security & Systems Operations

• Troubleshoot complexsecurity, network, and system issuesin primarily Linux-based environments.
• Contribute to secure system architectures involvingvirtualization, containers, and networked services.
• Leadfirewall management, including policy design, rule optimization, auditing, and advanced troubleshooting.

Software Development & Automation

• Develop and enhance internal platforms, APIs, and automation usingPython (Django)andRuby on Rails.
• Apply secure coding practices, code reviews, and automated testing to ensure reliability and maintainability.
• Integrate solutions with existing infrastructure, tools, and services across Linux, Windows, and macOS environments.

Enablement & Collaboration

• Participate in solution validation, internal demonstrations, and technical enablement activities.
• Collab with stakeholders to translate operational and security needs into scalable technical solutions.
• Produce clear documentation and operational runbooks to support adoption and long-term maintainability.

Required Skills & Experience

• Senior-level experience incybersecurity, with strong expertise infirewalls, network security, and incident troubleshooting.
• Strong background inautomation and software engineering, including proficiency inPython (Django)andRuby on Rails.
• Solid understanding ofSDLC best practices, including version control (git and mecurial), testing, and deployment strategies.
• AdvancedLinux system administrationskills; ability to integrate withWindows and macOSenvironments when required.
• Strong troubleshooting skills acrossinfrastructure, network, and application layers.
• Hands-on experience withvirtualization and container technologies.

Soft Skills

• Strongproblem-solverwith a hands-on, analytical mindset.
• Motivated and curious, with a continuous learning attitude and interest in new technologies.
• Open-mindedand adaptable when working with evolving requirements and diverse stakeholders.
• Patient and methodical, especially when troubleshooting complex systems and security issues.
• Autonomous, able to take ownership of tasks and drive solutions end-to-end.
• Fluent in English, with the ability to communicate clearly in both written and verbal contexts.

Nice to Have

• Experience withDevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code.
• Exposure todata science or AIapplied to security analytics or workflow optimization.

For this position, we aren't able to support visa sponsorship

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