Fortinet

Delivers integrated cybersecurity via security fabric

Regional Sales Engineer - Sled

Pre-Sales Solution Engineering +1Confirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeIndianapolis, IN, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

At least 1 year of experience in technical or pre-sales support as a sales or systems engineer.
At least 3 years of experience administering LAN, WAN, or Internet services.
Proven understanding of Domain Name System, Network File System, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, Hypertext Transfer Protocol, and Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol.
Knowledge of routing, switching, virtual private networks, local area networks, wide area networks, network security, intrusion detection, and antivirus technologies.
Solid understanding of Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service, public key infrastructure, Internet Key Exchange, certificates, Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol, Internet Protocol Security, firewalls, IEEE 802.1Q, MD5, Secure Shell, Secure Sockets Layer, SHA-1, DES, and 3DES.
Experience with encryption and authentication technologies.
A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
Exceptional presentation skills.

Responsibilities

Assist in qualifying sales leads from a technical standpoint during pre-sales.
Serve as the main technical resource on sales calls, answering customer and partner questions and educating them on features, specifications, functionality, and integration.
Act as the lead technical contact for identified accounts on post-sales technical issues, working with technical support and engineering to answer, escalate, and resolve customer issues.
Provide post-sales training to identified customers.

Desired Qualifications

A graduate degree is favorable.

We are looking for a Systems Engineer to work closely with multiple Regional Account Managers within the regional territory. 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 or educate the customer and partner 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.

Required Skills:

· 1-3 years experience in technical/pre-sales support as a sales or systems engineer

· 3-5 years experience in LAN/WAN/Internet services administration

· Proven 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

· Exceptional presentation skills

Education:

· Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience. Graduate Degree favorable

Why Join Us

This is an opportunity to operate at the intersection of cybersecurity strategy, executive engagement, and customer success, influencing large-scale enterprise organizations as they modernize operations and adopt cutting-edge solutions. If you excel at combining technical depth with executive presence, this role will allow you to shape customer outcomes while growing your career in a dynamic security landscape.

About the Company

Fortinet

Delivers integrated cybersecurity via security fabric

Fortinet provides cybersecurity solutions for organizations with an integrated security approach. Its core offering, the Fortinet Security Fabric, connects firewalls, endpoint protection, intrusion detection, and secure SD-WAN so these tools share threat intelligence and policy controls. The company differentiates itself with a wide, interoperable security stack that spans network, endpoint, cloud, and threat intelligence, enabling centralized management and consistent security across environments. Fortinet aims to help organizations protect digital assets across on-premises, remote, and cloud settings through scalable security and ongoing subscription services.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Sunnyvale, CA
Founded: 2000

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