Inside Sales Engineer, SLED

Fortinet; Frisco (TX); On-site; USD 136,000 - 151,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k)

Paid holidays and vacation time

Job summary

A leading cybersecurity company is seeking an Inside Systems Engineer to support their SLED sales teams by providing technical matters related to pre-sales, managing opportunities, and ensuring customer success. Candidates should have relevant sales experience along with a background in engineering technology or computer science. This role offers a competitive salary range of $136,000 - $151,100 per year, along with various employee benefits.

Qualifications

• 1-year relevant pre/post-sales experience in engineering technology or computer science.
• 3 years' experience in a related field also acceptable.
• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity issues, concepts, and networking.

Responsibilities

• Assess customer project requirements for technical sales.
• Align customer needs with Fortinet solutions.
• Collaborate with internal teams to pursue opportunities.

Skills

Cybersecurity fundamentals

Critical thinking

Professional communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering Technology, Computer Science, or related field

3 years' experience in a related field

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a Inside Systems Engineer to work closely with our SLED sales teams. The Systems Engineer's main mission is to support the sales organization in all technical matters related to pre-sales, opportunity management, and customer success.

As a Systems Engineer, you will enable sales engagements into a set of new and existing accounts. You will play a pivotal role to discover and assess IT business goals and challenges. You will develop solutions based on those requirements using the Fortinet product and service portfolio. You will provide compelling and accurate presentations of those solutions to the customers or Fortinet partners.

Responsibilities

• Assess customer project requirements
• Align client needs with appropriate Fortinet solutions
• Partner with internal peers to pursue sales opportunities
• Supply Networking/Security guidance in the pre-sale's engagements
• Cross team collaboration
• Continuous self-improvement and learning to keep technical leadership of applicable technologies (data center, SDN (Software Defined Networking), public cloud, security, networking, etc.)
• Ensure ongoing customer success, support, and growth

Requirements

• 1-year relevant pre/post-sales experience and bachelor's degree in Engineering Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field subject

OR

• 3 years' experience in a related field

Strong Proficiencies

• Cybersecurity fundamentals, including common cybersecurity issues, threats, attacks, and vulnerabilities
• Principles of cyber threat management and incident response
• Networking fundamentals including the OSI model and specifics of common network protocols
• Critical thinking
• Professional communication and presentation

General knowledge (at least 2 of the following)

• Network Operations
• Breach Detection and Prevention
• Security Operations
• DevOps
• Wired and wireless Access
• Identity and Access Management
• Public and private cloud
• Web content and security acceleration

Benefits and Compensation

Fortinet offers employees a variety of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, 401(k), 11 paid holidays, vacation time, and sick time as well as a comprehensive leave program.

Wage ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, and job level. On target earnings for this position is expected to be $136,00 - $151,100 per year. Exact salary offers will be determined by factors such as the candidate's subject knowledge, skill level, qualifications, experience, and geographic location.

All roles are eligible to participate in the Fortinet equity program, and this position is also eligible for commissions based on the terms of the Sales Compensation Plan