Presales Security Expert Enterprise

Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) is a worldwide provider of network security appliances and the market leader in unified threat management (UTM). Our products and subscription services provide broad integrated and highperformance protection against dynamic security threats while simplifying the IT security infrastructure. Fortinet is headquartered in Sunnyvale Calif. with offices around the world. If youre looking for a fastpaced challenging and rewarding environment then Fortinet is the place for you. We are an equal opportunity employer offering exciting work competitive compensation and benefits. Fortinet is looking for the best and the brightest to join our highly motivated team.

We are looking for aSenior PreSales Security Expertto work closely with a senior sales representative in a defined territory. The PreSales Security Experts main mission will be to support the sales organization in all technical matters regarding presales sales calls customer POCs (proof of concepts) and postsales.

Responsibilities:

Presales 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.

Postsales 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 customers technical issues.

Provide assistance to identified customers with postsales training.

Regularly interface provides presales support and assist in training Fortinet Channel partners in your region.

Presenting at events seminars customer and partner meetings

Flexible to travel. Travel will primarily be within the SEs designated region but may also include occasional travel to other regions.

Required Skills:

• 8 plus years experience in technical/presales support as a presales or security expert
• 7 plus years experience in LAN/WAN/Internet services administration
• Ability to design network and security solutions effectively utilize Visio ability to create BOMs (Bill of Materials)
• Knowledge of the following technologies: Routing Switching VPN LAN WAN Network Security Stateful Firewalling NGFW Firewall policies Identity based policies NAT IPS AntiMalware Botnet Application Control DDoS Web Filtering
• Strong understanding in the following technologies and protocols: TCP/IP IPv4 IPv6 supernetting and subnetting DNS HTTP SMTP RADIUS LDAP Active Directory PKI IKE Certificates L2TP SSL Decryption SSL VPN IPSEC NAT Stateful Firewall Firewall Policies 802.1Q VLANs LACP MD5 SSH SSL SHA1 SHA512 3DES AES
• Experience with encryption and authentication technologies required
• Strong technical troubleshooting skills desired
• Strong presentation skills
• Strong communication and writing skills. Previous experience on responding to RFPs is beneficial.
• White board skills are beneficial.
• Technical knowledge in Wifi Load Balancing and Application Delivery Ethernet Switching ACI API Two Factor Auth Malware Sandboxes Mail Gateways Web Application Firewalling Cloud (AWS Azure etc) SDN NFV Virtualization Centralized Management SIEM and Data Center redundancy are considered assets.
• Previous Vendor or Reseller experience is an asset.

Education:

Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience.