Regional Systems Engineer - Pre-Sales & Cybersecurity

Fortinet, Inc.; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortinet, Inc. is seeking a Systems Engineer to collaborate with Regional Account Managers within the regional territory, supporting the sales organization in technical matters across pre-sales, during sales calls, and post-sales.

You will engage in qualifying leads, lead technical discussions on features and integration, and provide post-sales support and training to customers and partners.

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.
• Strong knowledge of DNS, NFS, SMTP, HTTP and TCP/IP.
• Knowledge of routing, switching, VPN, network security and IDS.
• Understand PKI, certificates, IPSEC, firewalls and SSH/SHA1/DES.
• Experience with encryption and authentication technologies.

Responsibilities

• Pre-sales: assist in qualifying sales leads from a technical standpoint.
• Sales calls: be the main technical resource on calls and educate customers on features and integration.
• Post-sales: act as lead technical contact for identified accounts and coordinate with support and engineering.
• Provide post-sales training assistance to identified customers.

Skills

Pre-sales support

Systems engineering

Networking basics

LAN/WAN admin

DNS/NFS/SMTP

TCP/IP

Security protocols

Encryption/authentication

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Graduate degree favorable

Job description

Fortinet, Inc. is seeking a Systems Engineer to collaborate with Regional Account Managers within the regional territory, supporting the sales organization in technical matters across pre-sales, during sales calls, and post-sales.

You will engage in qualifying leads, lead technical discussions on features and integration, and provide post-sales support and training to customers and partners.