Internal Consulting Systems Engineer

Fortinet, Inc.; Valbonne; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading cybersecurity solutions provider in France is seeking an Internal Consulting Systems Engineer to support and automate pre-sales department workflows. The role combines cybersecurity expertise with systems engineering and software development. Responsibilities include designing scalable platforms, and enhancing internal tools using Python and Ruby on Rails. Ideal candidates should have strong skills in cybersecurity, automation, and troubleshooting complex systems, along with a hands-on attitude and a passion for learning new technologies.

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience in cybersecurity with strong expertise in firewalls and network security.
• Proficiency in Python (Django) and Ruby on Rails for automation.
• Solid understanding of software development lifecycle best practices.

Responsabilités

• Support and improve internal solutions used across sales and pre-sales organizations.
• Design automation-first solutions to streamline workflows.
• Develop and enhance internal platforms and APIs.

Connaissances

Cybersecurity expertise

Software engineering

Automation

Troubleshooting skills

Fluent in English

Outils

Python (Django)

Ruby on Rails

Linux

Git

Mercurial

Description du poste

Internal Consulting Systems Engineer

We are seeking anInternal 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.
• Collaborate 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.