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Inside Sales Engineer

Fortinet, Inc., Topeka, Kansas, United States, 66652

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Overview We are looking for a Pre-Sales Systems Engineer to work closely with our SMB sales teams. The Pre-Sales Systems Engineer's main mission is to support the sales organization in all technical matters related to pre-sales, opportunity management, and customer success.

As a Systems Engineer, you will enable sales engagements into a set of new and existing accounts. You will play a pivotal role to discover and assess IT business goals and challenges. You will develop solutions based on those requirements using the Fortinet product and service portfolio. You will provide compelling and accurate presentations of those solutions to the customers or Fortinet partners.

Responsibilities

Assess customer project requirements

Align client needs with appropriate Fortinet solutions

Partner with internal peers to pursue sales opportunities

Supply Networking/Security guidance in the pre-sale's engagements

Cross team collaboration

Continuous self-improvement and learning to keep technical leadership of applicable technologies (data center, SDN (Software Defined Networking), public cloud, security, networking, etc.)

Ensure ongoing customer success, support, and growth

Requirements

1-year relevant pre/post-sales experience and bachelor's degree in Engineering Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field subject

OR

3 years’ experience in a related field

The Inside Systems 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.

A strong proficiency in:

Cybersecurity fundamentals, including common cybersecurity issues, threats, attacks, and vulnerabilities

Principles of cyber threat management and incident response

Networking fundamentals including the OSI model and specifics of common network protocols

Critical thinking

Professional communication and presentation

General knowledge of at least 2 of the following:

Network Operations

Breach Detection and Prevention

Security Operations

DevOps

Wired and wireless Access

Identity and Access Management

Public and private cloud

Web content and security acceleration

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