Sales Engineer, Majors

Fortinet • San Francisco, CA

241d • $200,000 - $240,000

About The Position

We are looking for a Systems Engineer to work closely with a Major Account Manager in a defined territory. 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.

Requirements

• 5 - 8 years experience in technical/pre-sales support as a sales or systems engineer.
• 5 - 7 years experience in LAN/WAN/Internet services administration.
• Proven understanding of DNS and NFS, SMTP, HTTP, TCP/IP.
• Knowledge of Routing, Switching, VPN, LAN, WAN, Network Security, Intrusion Detection, and Anti Virus.
• Solid understanding of RADIUS, PKI, IKE, Certificates, L2TP, IPSEC, FIREWALL, 802.1Q, MD5, SSH, SSL, SHA1, DES, 3DES.
• Experience with encryption and authentication technologies required.
• Exceptional presentation skills.

Nice To Haves

• Graduate Degree favorable.

Responsibilities

• Assist in qualifying sales leads from a technical standpoint during pre-sales.
• Be the main technical resource on sales calls and educate the customer and partner on issues ranging from features, specifications, and functionality to integration.
• Act as the lead technical contact for identified accounts for technical issues post-sales.
• Work closely with the technical support team and engineering to answer, elevate, and resolve customer's technical issues.
• Provide assistance to identified customers with post-sales training.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance.
• 401(k).
• 11 paid holidays.
• Vacation time.
• Sick time.
• Comprehensive leave program.
• Participation in the Fortinet equity program.
• Eligibility for commissions based on the terms of the Sales Compensation Plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Publishing Industries
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree