Systems Engineer - Emerging

Fortinet, Inc.; Chennai; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortinet, Inc. is seeking a Pre-Sales System Engineer to collaborate with the sales team and drive technical success for SMB accounts.

You will support pre-sales activities, respond to RFPs, assist in post-sales integration, and lead technical discussions on Fortinet solutions across networking and security domains. The role requires hands-on design experience, strong communication skills, and willingness to travel across India.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in security networking concepts and solutions.
• Understanding of cloud and on-prem security deployments.
• Experience with end point protection technologies.
• Familiarity with Fortinet product portfolio is a plus, including FortiOS and FortiGate.

Responsibilities

• Assist in qualifying sales leads from a technical standpoint.
• Respond to RFPs and support pre-bid meetings.
• Serve as the main technical resource on sales calls and educate customers on Fortinet features.
• Maintain knowledge of cybersecurity solutions and relevant industries.
• Provide complex design and systems engineering configurations for Fortinet solutions.
• Create documentation for POC and coordinate with SME, Sales, and Support teams.

Skills

Networking security

Cloud security

End point security

SD-WAN

NGFW

ZTNA / EDR/XDR

Job description

Join Fortinet, a cybersecurity pioneer with over two decades of excellence, as we continue to shape the future of cybersecurity and redefine the intersection of networking and security. At Fortinet, our mission is to safeguard people, devices, and data everywhere. We are currently seeking a dynamic Pre-Sales System Engineer to contribute to the success of our rapidly growing business.

You would act as the key Systems Engineer to work closely with a sales representative to handle SMB accounts customers. The Systems Engineer's main mission will be to support the sales organization in all technical matters regarding pre-sales, sales calls, and post-sales.

As a Pre-Sales System Engineer - Emerging you will:

Play an integral role in new business solution pitches, foster long-term relationships, to achieve enterprise-wide deployments of Fortinet solutions and deliver meaningful results for all parties involved.

• Pre-sales - assist in qualifying sales leads from a technical standpoint.
• Ability to respond to RFP compliances and able to work on cross references and handling pre-bid meetings.
• 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 escalation team and engineering to answer, elevate and resolve customer's technical issues.
• Understand and follow escalation process
• Provide channel partners sustainable training on Fortinet solutions and competitive differentiation
• Provide channel partners technical expertise and oversight as required
• Work in collaboration with Channel and Sales management to establish channel partners and toqualifypartner’s ability to sell Fortinet solutions
• Provide complex design and systems engineering configurations
• Maintain a high level of technical knowledge ofCyber security solutions and the relevant industry
• Utilize the Fortinet Sales Strategy and Solution Messaging to identify solutions for customer business objectives
• Participate in the development and support of presentations for customers and partners
• Clearly articulate technical elements of the Fortinet value proposition to customers and partners
• Contribute to the creation of case studies, white papers, and media articles for customers and/or partners
• Foster a collaborative, team-based environment, sharing best practices and building lasting relationships
• Effectively negotiate and pursue conflict resolution
• Lead strategic (organizational) opportunities and proactively provide consultative support
• Create documentation for POC
• Work effectively withSME,Sales and Technical Support Team

We Are Looking For:

An insightful and influential collaborator to join our team. We encourage you to apply for this position if you have the following qualities:

• Network, Cloud, Application and End point Security solutions such as SDWAN, NG Firewall, Application Delivery, SASE, Web Application Firewall, ZTNA, EDR/XDR etc.
• NOC/SOC Solutions such as SIEM, SOAR etc.
• Security solutions for Public and Private clouds.
• Knowledge of Fortinet Products / Solution and its competition.
• Should be able to do the POC to demonstrate the Fortinet Solutions to customers.
• Willing to travel across India. Approx. travel 25%.
• Good communication and presentation skill.