Fortinet Technical Account Manager 

Portugal, Lisbon 

588568110

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop a deep understanding about the customer business/technical needs to provide technical information, guidance and support
• Become a trusted advisor by proactively guide your customers with technical recommendations and best practices
• Run advanced troubleshooting on the full range of Fortinet products, reproduce customer environments on lab equipment, recommend potential new solutions
• Take initiatives and ownership of customer incidents to drive for timely resolutions
• Manage customer communications and expectations until the closure of each case
• Participate in customer conference calls or face to face customer meetings
• Produce service reports to summarize service activity and performance for key stakeholders
• Report Software/Hardware related issues to R&D department and assure follow-up

Skills and Attributes Requirements:

• Good understanding of data networking protocols, specifically TCP/IP, routing and switching
• Hands-on experience on security products and technologies (e.g. Firewalls, IDS/IPS, DDos, VPN, Web application Firewall)
• Strong troubleshooting and problem solving skills
• Face to face and remote customer management experience
• Previous experience in a technical support position with telco or large enterprise space.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Previous experience on Fortinet products is an advantage

Educational and Experience Requirements:

• Minimum of 6 years of experience in a technical support/post-sales role
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field, or an equivalent experience
• Fortinet certification FCP, FCSS, FCX a distinct advantage
• Right to work in Portugal is essential
• Fluency in Portuguese and English is mandatory (French would be nice to have too)