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Fortinet, Inc.

Sales Engineer

Fortinet, Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, us, 53774

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We are looking for a Systems Engineer to work closely with a sales representative selling into the market. 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/educate the customer 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 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

5 – 8 years experience in technical/pre‑sales support as a sales or systems engineer

5 – 8 years experience in LAN/WAN/Internet services administration

Strong 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

Strong 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

Strong presentation skills

The Sales Engineer is required to customarily and regularly work outside of their office or home office engaged in selling, including travel as needed to make a sale.

Education

Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience. Graduate degree preferred.

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