Job Category: Systems EngineeringJob Description:Systems Engineer - Public SectorLocation: ZurichOur TeamThe Fortinet Systems Engineering team is a group of technically skilled and commercially astute professionals, who are passionate about solving our customer's challenges through the delivery of industry leading cybersecurity solutions.With us you willLead all technical aspects of a sales cycle with the customer, from the initial RFIs, through to RFPs & RFQs when required. This includes the project management and active participation in POCs in partnership with the relevant teams both internally and within the customer and/or commercial partner.Have the ability to listen and to understand the technical requirements of the customer, reading between the lines to build a solution which outperforms the competitor offering.Be the primary technical point of contact and the trusted advisor for our customer(s)Have a strong ability to position Fortinet solutions to the customer, whether this be remotely or in person. This requires strong communication skills and the ability to confidently present through whiteboarding, technical white papers, technical plans or customer discussions.Maintain accurate activity, contact, and account technical information of all customers and prospects.Apply if you2+ years of experience in technical/pre-sales support as a sales or systems engineer working with enterprise customers, preferable at a vendorBSc in computer science, equivalent or equivalent experiencePre-Sales experience in security solutions including, but not limited to firewalls, security proxies, endpoint protectionExperience and knowledge of modern security threatsHave strong analytical skills to evaluate complex problemsUsed to work and organize yourself independentlyHave strong presentation skills towards technical and non-technical audiencesYou are fluent in French.What you can expect from usExcellent training and development opportunities, providing you with all the tools you need to be successful.An open working environment, sharing knowledge and information collaboratively and transparently, with respect to everyone's thoughts and opinions.The opportunity to be part of an innovative, collaborative and winning team.A competitive salary and incentive compensation package, including stock awards, health and welfare benefits.Your New EmployerFrom the start, the Fortinet vision has been to deliver broad, truly integrated, high-performance security across the IT infrastructure. Today, we secure the largest enterprises, service providers and government organizations around the world.Fortinet empowers its customers with intelligent, seamless protection across the expanding attack surface and the power to take on ever-increasing performance requirements of the borderless network - today and into the future. We have proven to be a truly innovative technology driven network security company with over 619 registered Global Patents. This is over 3 times more than our closest most innovative competitor!Fortinet is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity in our company, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics in the location in which the candidate is applying.
