Regional Sales Engineer, SLED

Fortinet, Inc.; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortinet, Inc. seeks a Systems Engineer to support regional Account Managers in pre-sales, sales calls, and post-sales. You will be the main technical resource on sales calls, qualify leads, and train customers post-sale.

Required are 1–3 years in technical/pre-sales and 3–5 years in LAN/WAN/Internet services, with strong networking and encryption knowledge. Relevant certifications and Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years experience in technical/pre-sales support as a sales or systems engineer.
• 3-5 years experience in LAN/WAN/Internet services administration.
• Proven understanding of DNS and NFS, SMTP, HTTP, TCP/IP.
• Knowledge of Routing, Switching, VPN, LAN, WAN, Network Security, Intrusion Detection, and Anti Virus.
• Solid understanding in RADIUS, PKI, IKE, Certificates, L2TP, IPSEC, FIREWALL, 802.1Q, MD5, SSH, SSL, SHA1, DES, 3DES.
• Experience with encryption and authentication technologies required.
• Exceptional presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Pre-sales - assist in qualifying sales leads from a technical standpoint.
• Sales calls - be the main technical resource on sales calls and educate on features, specs, functionality, and integration.
• Post-sales - lead technical contact for identified accounts and work with support to resolve issues.
• Provide assistance to identified customers with post-sales training.

Skills

Technical pre-sales

Sales support

LAN/WAN administration

DNS/NFS/SMTP/HTTP/TCP-IP

Routing

Switching

VPN

Network Security

Intrusion Detection

Anti Virus

RADIUS

PKI

IPSEC

Firewall

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Graduate Degree favorable

Job description

We are looking for a Systems Engineer to work closely with multiple Regional Account Managers within the regional territory. The Systems Engineer's main mission will be to support the sales organization in all technical matters regarding pre-sales, sales calls, and post-sales.

Responsibilities:

• Pre-sales - assist in qualifying sales leads from a technical standpoint.
• Sales calls - be the main technical resource on sales calls and answer or educate the customer and partner on issues ranging from features, specifications and functionality to integration.
• Conversant with networking applications and solutions.
• Post-sales - be the lead technical contact for identified accounts for technical issues and will work closely with the technical support team and engineering to answer, elevate and resolve customer's technical issues.
• Provide assistance to identified customers with post-sales training.

Required Skills:

• 1-3 years experience in technical/pre-sales support as a sales or systems engineer
• 3-5 years experience in LAN/WAN/Internet services administration
• Proven understanding of DNS and NFS, SMTP, HTTP, TCP/IP
• Knowledge of the following technologies: Routing, Switching, VPN, LAN, WAN, Network Security, Intrusion Detection, and Anti Virus.
• Solid understanding in the following technologies and protocols: RADIUS, PKI, IKE, Certificates, L2TP, IPSEC, FIREWALL, 802.1Q, MD5, SSH, SSL, SHA1, DES, 3DES
• Experience with encryption and authentication technologies required
• Exceptional presentation skills

Education:

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience. Graduate Degree favorable

Why Join Us

This is an opportunity to operate at the intersection ofcybersecurity strategy, executive engagement, and customer success, influencinglarge-scale enterprise organizationsas they modernize operations and adopt cutting-edge solutions. If you excel at combining technical depth with executive presence, this role will allow you to shape customer outcomes while growing your career in a dynamic security landscape.