דרושים Presales Security Expert Canda Government Defence ב-Fortinet ב-Canada, Ottawa

This person will help develop and execute upon government-focused priorities and strategy around:

• Building and maintain broad, longstanding positive relationships with key governmental representatives,
• Collaborating with the Fortinet sales and marketing team to help drive public sector business,
• Policy stewardship related to cybersecurity and other areas critical to the business, and
• Grow a strong relationship between Fortinet’s security experts and government representatives in the region.

Responsibilities:

• Help expand the government affairs program and drive it to contribute in meaningful, tangible ways
• Help ensure strong relations such that Fortinet security experts can help support and advise key government officials on cybersecurity and network security matters
• Build effective, trusted, and long-lasting relationships with key government representatives at the federal, provincial/territory, and local level
• Represent Fortinet before industry coalitions & organizations
• Identify opportunities for strategic engagement in government arenas and policy discussions
• Work collaboratively with the Fortinet Government Affairs team and the Fortinet Canadian team to craft and execute a strategy that supports and achieves business goals and strategic objectives
• Draft content for use with government representatives

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in a related field; Master’s degree preferred
• Strong interpersonal skills, with an ability to establish positive relationships with key officials
• 7+ years of relevant experience including government affairs experience, and ideally experience with cybersecurity solutions and policies across the Canadian government
• High integrity and a good understanding of the ethical rules and laws applicable to government affairs and public sector engagement
• Solid understanding of public policy, the policymaking process, including the budgetary, legislative, and regulatory arenas, with ability to help translate these efforts to the broader Fortinet team
• Proven ability to establish plans and objectives, and then execute in an intelligent, cost effective, and strategic way
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong desire to contribute and a positive can-do attitude
• Organized and self-motivated, ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment

As a Presales Security Expert-Federal, you will:

• Pre-Sales Support : Work closely with customers to gain an understanding of their business challenges and technical requirements. Provide tailored solutions and demonstrate the advantages of Fortinet products and solutions. Act as the primary technical expert during the pre-sales phase.
• Post-Sales Support : Provide technical expertise during and after the sales cycle by providing deployment and integration assistance. Collaborate with technical support and development teams when necessary ensuring a positive customer experience.
• Technical Presentation & Demos : Deliver advanced product demos and presentations showcasing the capabilities and benefits of Fortinet products and solutions to a broad range of stakeholders. Regularly interface with Fortinet Channel partners within the region.
• RFP Support : Review and qualify RFIs and RFPs to understand the technical requirements and business drivers and to align them with Fortinet’s products and solutions. Collaborate with internal teams such as product management, development, and sales teams to respond to RFPs with detailed and comprehensive responses and address any concerns raised throughout the process. Ensure that the proposed solution meets relevant technical standards.
• Proof of Concept/Solution : Work closely with customers to identify the success criteria for the PoC/PoS ensuring alignment with business goals and technical requirements. Lead or assist in the deployment and testing and create any necessary technical or architectural documentation that outlines how the solution will be integrated and adopted in both greenfield and brownfield deployments.
• Continuous Learning/Market Intelligence : Stay up to date on the latest cybersecurity trends and threats as well as emerging technologies. Maintain expert-level knowledge and competitive insight of Fortinet’s products and solutions. Create technical marketing collateral such as white papers and solution briefs of Fortinet products and solutions.
• Account Engagement : Build and maintain strong relationships with key customers and prospects.
• Travel : Travel will primarily be within the designated region, but may also include occasional travel to other regions.

Required Skills:

• 7+ years’ experience in pre-sales support as a security expert or systems engineer
• 3+ years’ experience working with the Government of Canada
• 3+ years’ experience in responding to RFPs
• 1 or more FCSS/NSE7 certifications, other certifications are an asset
• Strong understanding of industry standards and compliance frameworks
• Strong understanding of compliance requirements for the Government of Canada
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Excellent technical and business acumen
• Ability to design and develop network and security solutions and reference architectures
• Deep technical knowledge of the following technologies:
  • Secure Networking (TCP/IP, NGFW, IBAC, DPI, PBR, etc.)
  • Secure SD-WAN (Dynamic Routing, VPN, ADVPN, DIA, WWAN, etc.)
  • LAN Edge (VXLAN, 802.1ax, 802.3bz, 802.1q, 802.11, OFDMA, QAM, etc.)
  • Unified SASE (SIA, SPA, SSA, STEA)
  • Universal ZTNA
  • Cloud Security (Public/Private, Automation, Orchestration, Containerization, etc.)
  • Identity and Access Management (LDAP, RADIUS, SAML, FIDO, SSO, MFA, etc.)
  • Network Access Control (Visibility, Automated Response, 802.1x, etc.)
  • Web Application Security (Content Routing, DoS, Bot Mitigation, etc.)
  • Endpoint Security (EPP, EDR, NGAV, Forensics, etc.)
  • Email Security (IBE, DLP, SPF/DKIM/DMARC, BEC, CD&R, etc.)
  • Security Operations (SIEM/SOAR, IR, etc.)
  • OT and Critical Infrastructure Security
  • Cryptography (Encryption/Decryption, Digital Signatures, Protocols, etc.)
• Previous Vendor or Reseller experience is an asset
• Proficiency in both French and English is an asset
• The successful candidate must possess or be eligible to obtain Secret Level II security clearance

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Information Technology or Engineering.

We encourage candidates from all backgrounds and identities to apply. We offer a supportive work environment and a competitive Total Rewards package to support you with your overall health and financial well-being.

Responsibilities:

• Pre-sales - 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.
• Experience with virtualization, NFV and emerging SDN technologies
• 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 customers technical issues.
• Provide assistance to identified customers with post-sales 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:

• 3 – 8 years’ experience in technical/pre-sales support as a pre-sales or security expert
• 5 - 7 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, SDN
• 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, 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
• Candidate must possess or be eligible to successfully obtain
• The successful candidate must possess or be eligible to obtain Secret Level II security clearance

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience