Fortinet

Systems Engineer

Posted 7 Hours Ago

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Hiring Remotely in Puerto Rico

Remote or Hybrid

Mid level

Security • Software • Cybersecurity

The Role

Support sales with technical pre-sales, sales-call expertise, and post-sales account technical ownership. Qualify leads, perform site surveys, explain integrations/features, escalate issues to engineering, and provide post-sales training and support.

Summary Generated by Built In

We are looking for a Systems Engineer to work closely with a sales representative in a defined territory. Your main mission as Systems Engineer will be to support the sales organization in all technical matters regarding pre-sales, sales calls, and post-sales.

Skills & Qualifications

Field sales experience.
Experience in technical/pre-sales support as a sales or systems engineer
Experience in LAN/WAN/Internet services administration
Experience with Wireless technologies, deploying, supporting and doing site surveys.
Solid understanding of Wireless Authentication technologies
Exceptional 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
Certifications: CCIE, CISSP

Job duties and 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 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.

About Us

Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) secures the largest enterprise, service provider, and government organizations around the world. Fortinet empowers its customers with intelligent, seamless protection across the expanding attack surface and the power to take on ever-increasing performance requirements of the borderless network - today and into the future. Only the Fortinet Security Fabric architecture can deliver security without compromise to address the most critical security challenges, whether in networked, application, cloud or mobile environments. Fortinet ranks number one in the most security appliances shipped worldwide and more than 500,000 customers trust Fortinet to protect their businesses.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at [email protected].

Fortinet is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity in our company, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, military/veteran status or any other applicable legally protected characteristics in the location in which the candidate is applying.

Skills Required

Field sales experience
Experience in technical/pre-sales support as a sales or systems engineer
LAN/WAN/Internet services administration experience
Experience with wireless technologies including deployment, support, and site surveys
Solid understanding of wireless authentication technologies
Expertise with DNS, NFS, SMTP, HTTP, TCP/IP
Knowledge of routing, switching, VPN, LAN, WAN, network security, intrusion detection, and anti-virus
Familiarity with RADIUS, PKI, IKE, certificates, L2TP, IPSEC, firewall, 802.1Q, MD5, SSH, SSL, SHA1, DES, 3DES
Experience with encryption and authentication technologies
Conversant with networking applications and solutions
Certification: CCIE
Certification: CISSP

Fortinet Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Fortinet and has not been reviewed or approved by Fortinet.

Affordable Benefits — Medical coverage includes a no-premium HDHP option with HSA funding alongside PPO/HMO choices, reducing employee costs at enrollment. Eligibility starts on the date of hire and includes company-paid life and disability coverage.
Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Mental-health access through Modern Health and an EAP offers therapy, coaching, and counseling resources. Lifestyle extras such as legal assistance, commuter benefits, pet-insurance discounts, and subsidized meals and snacks enhance everyday support.
Strong & Reliable Incentives — Compensation packages include annual bonuses, sales commissions, and stock awards. Earnings potential can be strong in sales when quotas are realistic and attainment is high.