Systems Engineer - Public Sector

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

Role: Systems Engineer - Public Sector Netherlands

Role Overview:

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 Systems Engineer to contribute to the success of our rapidly growing business. The Systems Engineer's main mission will be to support the sales organization in all technical matters regarding pre-sales, sales calls.

As a Systems Engineer you will:

• Assist in qualifying sales leads from a technical standpoint (Pre-sales)
• 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.
• Provide assistance to identified customers with post-sales training.

We are looking for:

An insightful and influential cybersecurity professional who thrives at the intersection of technology, business, and risk. You bring a modern security mindset, strong collaboration skills, and the ability to translate complex cyber challenges into impactful solutions.

Why This Role Might Be Your Next Step:

• You’refluent in Dutchand comfortable operating in a technical, customer-facing environment
• You bringexperience (±2–5years)in systems engineering, pre-sales, or cybersecurity—or you’re ready to grow into it
• You understand the fundamentals ofnetworking and security(TCP/IP, DNS, secure protocols)
• You’re curious aboutmodern cybersecurity trendslike Zero Trust, SASE, and cloud security
• You have exposure tosecurity technologies such as IAM, EDR/XDR, SIEM, or similar—or a strong interest to learn them
• You’re familiar withsecure protocols and authentication methods(TLS, IPsec, OAuth, PKI) at any depth
• You enjoy working onsecure architectures across hybrid, cloud, or enterprise environments
• You care aboutkeeping systems safe, and you stay aware of evolving threats and best practices
• You cancommunicate clearly and confidently, from technical deep-dives to business conversations
• Most importantly: you’remotivated to learn, grow, and make an impact in cybersecurity