Public Sector Systems Engineer - UK (Hybrid, Travel)

Fortinet; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortinet Inc. in the United Kingdom is seeking a Systems Engineer for the Public Sector (Local Government) to support councils and local authorities across the Midlands with secure network transformations and security architectures.

The role requires UK base with regular regional travel and a hybrid work setup. The successful candidate will engage across the full sales cycle, design compliant, scalable Fortinet solutions, and collaborate with partners and internal teams to ensure successful

Qualifications

• Experience in a pre-sales engineering, technical consulting or customer-facing engineering role.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity technologies such as NGFW, SD-WAN, segmentation, SASE, Zero Trust, SOC tooling and cloud security.
• Experience supporting Local Authorities or other Local Government organisations.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical engagements with Local Government customers across the full sales cycle, including discovery, solution design, workshops and proofs of concept.
• Translate council and local authority requirements into secure, scalable Fortinet architectures that fit their operational, compliance and budget constraints.
• Deliver demonstrations, whiteboarding sessions and technical briefings tailored to Local Government environments.
• Support secure network transformation projects, including SD-WAN, NGFW, segmentation, cloud security and SOC integration.
• Work with partners, procurement frameworks and internal teams to ensure successful delivery and long-term adoption.
• Keep up to date with Fortinet's portfolio, UK Public Sector security standards and emerging threats.
• Support RFI/RFP responses and framework submissions, and keep accurate records in Salesforce.
• Act as a trusted advisor to customers and a technical mentor to partners and colleagues.

Skills

Pre‑sales engineering

Technical consulting

Customer-facing engineering

Public sector engagement

Stakeholder communication

Tools

NGFW

SD-WAN

Zero Trust

Cloud security

SOC tooling

Job description

Fortinet Inc. in the United Kingdom is seeking a Systems Engineer for the Public Sector (Local Government) to support councils and local authorities across the Midlands with secure network transformations and security architectures.

The role requires UK base with regular regional travel and a hybrid work setup. The successful candidate will engage across the full sales cycle, design compliant, scalable Fortinet solutions, and collaborate with partners and internal teams to ensure successful