Cybersecurity Systems Engineer - Public Sector (Dutch)

Fortinet, Inc.; Utrecht; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortinet, Inc. seeks a Systems Engineer for the Public Sector Netherlands to support the sales team on technical matters during pre-sales and customer engagements.

You will be the primary technical resource on calls, explaining features, specs, and integration while navigating networking and security challenges in hybrid environments. The role requires a practical cybersecurity mindset, collaboration with sales colleagues, and the ability to translate complex cyber topics into actionable

Qualifications

• Must have some pre-sales or technical sales exposure.
• Strong systems engineering background with security focus.
• Solid understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, secure protocols).
• Comfortable communicating complex security topics to technical and business audiences.

Responsibilities

• Qualify sales leads from a technical perspective (Pre-sales).
• Be the main technical resource on sales calls and explain features, specs, and integration.
• Discuss networking applications and security solutions during customer interactions.
• Provide post-sales training and support to identified customers.

Skills

Pre-sales

Systems engineering

Cybersecurity

Networking fundamentals

Clear communication

Dutch language

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

IAM

EDR/XDR

SIEM

Job description

Fortinet, Inc. seeks a Systems Engineer for the Public Sector Netherlands to support the sales team on technical matters during pre-sales and customer engagements.

You will be the primary technical resource on calls, explaining features, specs, and integration while navigating networking and security challenges in hybrid environments. The role requires a practical cybersecurity mindset, collaboration with sales colleagues, and the ability to translate complex cyber topics into actionable