Assist in qualifying sales leads from a technical standpoint
Serve as the main technical resource on sales calls
Educate customers on features, specifications, functionality, and integration
Work with networking applications and solutions
Apply virtualization, NFV, and emerging SDN technologies
Serve as lead technical contact for identified accounts on post-sales technical issues
Work with technical support and engineering to answer, escalate, and resolve customer technical issues
Provide post-sales training to identified customers
Interface with and provide presales support and training to Fortinet channel partners in the region
Present at events, seminars, and customer and partner meetings
Travel primarily within the designated region, with occasional travel to other regions
Requirements
3–8 years’ experience in technical/pre-sales support as a pre-sales or security expert
Experience in LAN/WAN/Internet services administration
Ability to design network and security solutions
Ability to effectively utilize Visio
Ability to create BOMs (Bill of Materials)
Knowledge of routing, switching, VPN, LAN, WAN, network security, stateful firewalling, NGFW, firewall policies, identity-based policies, NAT, IPS, AntiMalware, Botnet, application control, DDoS, web filtering, and SDN
Strong understanding of 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, and AES
Experience with encryption and authentication technologies required
Strong technical troubleshooting skills desired
Strong presentation skills
Strong communication and writing skills
Previous experience responding to RFPs is beneficial
White board skills are beneficial
Technical knowledge of WiFi, load balancing and application delivery, Ethernet switching, ACI, API, two-factor authentication, malware sandboxes, mail gateways, web application firewalling, cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure, SDN, NFV, virtualization, centralized management, SIEM, and data center redundancy considered assets
Previous vendor or reseller experience is an asset
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
Benefits
Supportive work environment
Competitive Total Rewards package
Support for overall health and financial well-being
Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities
Equal opportunity employer
Flexible travel within the designated region and occasional travel to other regions
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