Systems Engineer - SecOps

Systems Engineer – SecOps 

Our Team 

The Fortinet Systems Engineering team is a group of technically skilled and commercially astute professionals who are passionate about solving our customers' challenges through the delivery of industry-leading Cybersecurity solutions.

We are looking for a Systems Engineer working in a dedicated SecOps Team, mainly with our sales representatives on SecOps opportunities and as well with the channel representatives to grow the Fortinet SecOps partner landscape across the region. The SecOps Systems Engineer's main mission will be to support the sales, presales and channel organization in all SecOps technical matters regarding PoC’s, pre-sales, sales calls and post-sales.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Build trusted advisory relationships with customers, understanding their security challenges and business requirements.
• Work closely with sales teams to identify, develop, and drive SecOps opportunities throughout the sales cycle.
• Support customers and partners with technical discovery, RFIs, RFPs, solution design, and technical evaluations.
• Design and position integrated SecOps architectures leveraging Fortinet solutions.
• Lead technical presentations, demonstrations, workshops, and PoCs/PoVs to demonstrate solution value and competitive differentiation.
• Develop and enable channel partners through technical training, workshops, and joint customer engagements.
• Maintain strong knowledge of Fortinet SecOps solutions, emerging cybersecurity technologies, and the competitive landscape.
• Collaborate with internal teams to address complex customer requirements and ensure successful technical engagement.
• Manage multiple opportunities effectively while maintaining a high standard of customer and partner satisfaction.

Experience/ skills: 

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or Engineering with 5+ years of relevant cybersecurity, SOC, or technical presales experience.

• Strong understanding of SOC operations, including threat detection, incident investigation, incident response, and threat hunting.

• Hands-on experience and technical knowledge in several of the following areas: SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR, NDR, Sandboxing, Email Security, Threat Intelligence, and Deception.

• Good understanding of Network, Endpoint, Cloud, Identity, and OT Security, as well as security architecture and defense-in-depth principles.

• Knowledge of security automation, API integration, and scripting (Python and Shell; Golang is an advantage).

• Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK and modern SOC operating models is desirable.

• Strong customer-facing, presentation, communication, and analytical skills.

• Ability to translate complex technical requirements into business value and demonstrate strong consultative selling and competitive positioning capabilities.

• Experience working with customers, sales teams, and channel partners to develop business opportunities.

• Industry certifications such as GIAC (GCIH, GCIA, GCFA), CISSP or equivalent are highly desirable. Fortinet NSE certification is an advantage.

• Fluency in English, written and spoken.