Systems Engineer, Channel - France

Role Overview

Join Fortinet, a cybersecurity pioneer with over two decades of excellence, as we continue to shape the future of cybersecurity and redefine the intersection of networking and security. At Fortinet, our mission is to safeguard people, devices, and data everywhere. We are currently seeking a Systems Engineer to contribute to the success of our rapidly growing business.

Responsibilities

• Assist in qualifying sales leads from a technical standpoint (Pre‑sales).
• Serve as the main technical resource on sales calls, answering and educating customers on issues ranging from features, specifications, and functionality to integration.
• Demonstrate competent knowledge of networking applications and solutions.
• Provide post‑sales training to identified customers.
• Support the sales organization in all technical matters regarding pre‑sales and sales calls.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of experience in technical/pre‑sales support as a sales or systems engineer.
• 5–8 years of experience in LAN/WAN/Internet services administration.
• Strong understanding of DNS and NFS, SMTP, HTTP, TCP/IP.
• Knowledge of routing, switching, VPN, LAN, WAN, network security, intrusion detection, and anti‑virus technologies.
• Strong knowledge of RADIUS, PKI, IKE, certificates, L2TP, IPSEC, firewall, 802.1Q, MD5, SSH, SSL, SHA‑1, DES, 3DES.
• Experience with encryption and authentication technologies.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. Graduate degree preferred.

Benefits

• We embrace diversity and inclusivity, encouraging applications from diverse backgrounds and identities.
• Comprehensive total rewards package supporting overall health and financial well‑being.
• Opportunity to work with a global customer base of over 660,000 customers.