Sales Engineer, Named Commercial

Fortinet

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Houston, MS - USA

profile Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed
Posted on: 09-11-2025
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

We are seeking a Sales Engineer to partner with a Named Account Manager in a defined territory. This role is designed for a technically strong but strategically minded individual who thrives in customer-facing engagements. The Systems Engineer will act as a trusted advisor guiding large enterprise organizations through cybersecurity transformation initiatives that span SecOps Zero Trust cloud and network security.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with sales to qualify opportunities define solution strategy and align technical capabilities with customer business outcomes.
  • Lead discovery sessions workshops and security assessments that uncover operational and architectural requirements in complex enterprise environments.
  • Design and present secure architectures that incorporate networking cloud and SecOps components.
  • Deliver impactful presentations and demos to both technical stakeholders and executive decision-makers (CISOs CIOs CTOs and business leaders).

Customer Engagement & Strategy

  • Serve as the primary technical expert in sales cycles guiding enterprise accounts through evaluation and decision processes.
  • Advise on cybersecurity strategies such as Zero Trust SASE cloud security and SecOps modernization.
  • Build and maintain long-term trusted relationships with C-level executives and senior leadership positioning yourself as a strategic advisor.
  • Translate technical concepts into business value discussions tailored for executive-level conversations.

Post-Sales Partnership

  • Support smooth deployment transitions by working closely with professional services support and customer success teams.
  • Provide roadmap guidance operational reviews and strategic check-ins to reinforce customer value realization.
  • Continue as a trusted advisor to enterprise leadership ensuring ongoing alignment of their evolving needs with solution capabilities.

Required Skills & Experience

  • 58 years experience in pre-sales or systems engineering roles in enterprise-scale cybersecurity networking or cloud environments.
  • Strong understanding of networking (LAN/WAN routing switching VPNs TCP/IP) and core security protocols (IPSec TLS/SSL PKI SAML OAuth RADIUS etc.).
  • Ability to articulate and design solutions across:
    • SecOps modernization (SIEM SOAR XDR)
    • Zero Trust and SASE architectures
    • Cloud and hybrid security (IaaS SaaS containerized workloads)
    • Identity and access management (MFA SSO PAM)
  • Excellent presentation communication and storytelling skillscapable of engaging both deeply technical audiences and executive decision-makers.
  • Proven track record of leading architectural discussions and aligning technical solutions with business priorities at the enterprise level.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field (or equivalent experience).
  • Industry certifications such as CISSP CCSP or vendor-specific credentials (e.g. NSE CCNP Security AWS Security Specialty).
  • Experience in consulting or advisory roles for large enterprise customers especially in CISO/CIO-level conversations.
  • Familiarity with compliance and security frameworks (MITRE ATT&CK NIST CSF ISO 27001 SOC 2).

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.



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From the start, the Fortinet vision has been to deliver broad, truly integrated, high-performance security across the IT infrastructure. We provide top-rated network and content security, as well as secure access products that share intelligence and work together to form a cooperativ ... View more

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