SLED Solutions Engineer - Pre-Sales Tech Leader

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

Job summary

Fortinet, Inc. in Buffalo/Albany, NY is seeking a Systems Engineer to support SLED Account Managers in a defined territory. The role focuses on pre-sales, sales calls, and post-sales technical guidance.

You will qualify leads, serve as the main technical resource on calls, and stay current on routing, security, VPN, and network protocols, with opportunities for commissions. Ideal candidates have 5–8 years in technical/pre-sales roles and 5–7 years in LAN/WAN/Internet services, with strong

Qualifications

• 5–8 years in technical/pre-sales support as sales or systems engineer.
• 5–7 years in LAN/WAN/Internet services administration.
• Degree or equivalent experience; graduate degree favorable.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Pre-sales support

Networking

DNS

NFS

SMTP

HTTP

TCP/IP

Routing

Switching

VPN

Network Security

Intrusion Detection

Anti Virus

RADIUS

PKI

IKE

Certificates

L2TP

IPSEC

FIREWALL

802.1Q

MD5

SSH

SSL

SHA1

DES

3DES

Encryption

Authentication

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Fortinet, Inc. in Buffalo/Albany, NY is seeking a Systems Engineer to support SLED Account Managers in a defined territory. The role focuses on pre-sales, sales calls, and post-sales technical guidance.

You will qualify leads, serve as the main technical resource on calls, and stay current on routing, security, VPN, and network protocols, with opportunities for commissions. Ideal candidates have 5–8 years in technical/pre-sales roles and 5–7 years in LAN/WAN/Internet services, with strong