Regional Sales Engineer – Cybersecurity & Enterprise Growth

Fortinet; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 200,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

401(k)

11 paid holidays

Vacation time

Sick time

Comprehensive leave program

Job summary

Fortinet seeks a Systems Engineer to collaborate with Regional Account Managers across the territory, supporting the sales organization in pre-sales, on sales calls, and post-sales.

The specialist will serve as the primary technical resource on calls, assist in tailoring Fortinet security solutions to customer needs, and ensure effective post-sales outcomes through collaboration with engineering and support teams.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of technical/pre-sales support experience
• 3-5 years in LAN/WAN/Internet services administration
• Understanding DNS/NFS, SMTP, HTTP, TCP/IP
• Knowledge of Routing, Switching, VPN, LAN, WAN, Network Security
• Proficiency with RADIUS, PKI, IKE, Certificates, L2TP, IPsec, Firewall, 802.1Q, MD5, SSH, SSL, SHA1, DES, 3DES
• Experience with encryption and authentication technologies
• Excellent presentation skills

Responsibilities

• Pre-sales: assist in qualifying sales leads from a technical perspective
• On sales calls: be the main technical resource and explain features, specs, and integration
• Post-sales: act as lead technical contact for identified accounts and coordinate with support and engineering
• Provide post-sales training to identified customers

Skills

Pre-sales experience

LAN/WAN administration

Networking protocols

Routing & Switching

VPN & Network Security

Encryption & authentication

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Fortinet seeks a Systems Engineer to collaborate with Regional Account Managers across the territory, supporting the sales organization in pre-sales, on sales calls, and post-sales.

The specialist will serve as the primary technical resource on calls, assist in tailoring Fortinet security solutions to customer needs, and ensure effective post-sales outcomes through collaboration with engineering and support teams.