Fortinet Systems Engineer 

Sri Lanka, Western Province, Colombo 

535462661

You would act as the key Systems Engineer to work closely with a sales representative in Srilanka addressing the Cyber Security requirements of Mid Enterprise Customers. Work closely with the Account team, and Local partners and establish yourself as a trusted advisor to prospects and customers. Channel Enablement would also be a core focus area for this role.

The Systems Engineer's main mission will be to support the sales organization in all technical matters regarding pre-sales, sales calls, and post-sales.

As a Pre-Sales System Engineer you will:

Play an integral role in new business solution pitches, foster long-term relationships, to achieve enterprise-wide deployments of Fortinet solutions and deliver meaningful results for all parties involved.

• 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.
• Post-sales - be the lead technical contact for identified accounts for technical issues and will work closely with the technical support escalation team and engineering to answer, elevate and resolve customer's technical issues.
• Understand and follow escalation process
• Provide channel partners sustainable training on Fortinet solutions and competitive differentiation
• Provide channel partners technical expertise and oversight as required
• Work in collaboration with Channel and Sales management to establish channel partners and to qualify partner’s ability to sell Fortinet solutions
• Provide complex design and systems engineering configurations
• Maintain a high level of technical knowledge of Cyber security solutions and the relevant industry
• Utilize the Fortinet Sales Strategy and Solution Messaging to identify solutions for customer business objectives
• Participate in the development and support of presentations for customers and partners
• Clearly articulate technical elements of the Fortinet value proposition to customers and partners
• Contribute to the creation of case studies, white papers, and media articles for customers and/or partners
• Foster a collaborative, team-based environment, sharing best practices and building lasting relationships
• Effectively negotiate and pursue conflict resolution
• Lead strategic (organizational) opportunities and proactively provide consultative support
• Create customer documentation for POC
• Work effectively with SME, Sales and Technical Support Team

An insightful and influential collaborator to join our team. We encourage you to apply for this position if you have the following qualities:

• 10+ year's experience in technical/pre-sales support as a sales or systems engineer
• Stupendous presentation skills
• 5 - 7 years experience in Network & Security
• Strong understanding of SDWAN, SDN, Cloud Security, Virtualization, NFV etc
• Preferably working in OEM.

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.