Regional Sales Engineer

Fortinet, Inc.; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortinet, Inc. in the United States is seeking a Pre-Sales Systems Engineer to support the Mid-Market sales teams.

You will enable sales engagements with new and existing accounts, assess IT business goals, and translate them into Fortinet solutions through accurate, compelling technical presentations and demonstrations. You will collaborate with internal peers to pursue opportunities, provide expert guidance on cybersecurity fundamentals, threat management, and networking, and ensure ongoing

Qualifications

• 3 years relevant pre/post-sales experience and bachelor's degree in Engineering, Technology, Computer Science, or related field.
• Or 5+ years’ experience in a related field.
• Up to 50% travel.

Responsibilities

• Assess customer project requirements.
• Align customer needs with Fortinet solutions.
• Partner with internal peers to pursue sales opportunities.
• Provide expert network and security guidance in pre-sales engagements.
• Cross-team collaboration.
• Continual learning to maintain technical leadership.
• Ensure ongoing customer success and growth.

Skills

Cybersecurity basics

Threat management

Networking fundamentals

Critical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Engineering/Tech/CS degree

Job description

We are looking for a Pre-Sales Systems Engineer to work closely with our Mid-Market sales teams. The Pre-Sales 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 with a set of new and existing accounts. You will play a pivotal role in discovering and assessing 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 customer needs with appropriate Fortinet solutions
• Partner with internal peers to pursue sales opportunities
• Provide expert network and security technical guidance in pre-sales engagements
• Cross-team collaboration
• Continuous self-improvement and learning to maintain technical leadership in applicable technologies
• Ensure ongoing customer success, support, and growth

Requirements

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

OR

• 5+ years’ experience in a related field
• Up to 50% Travel

A strong proficiency in:

• 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 of 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