Inside Sales Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Alabama, +2 more states.

📋 Description

• Collaborate closely with SLED sales teams.

• Assist the sales organization with technical aspects related to pre-sales, opportunity management, and customer success.

• Facilitate sales engagements with both new and existing accounts.

• Identify and evaluate IT business objectives and challenges.

• Create solutions tailored to customer needs utilizing the Fortinet product and service offerings.

• Deliver persuasive and precise presentations of solutions to customers or Fortinet partners.

• Evaluate customer project requirements.

• Align customer needs with suitable Fortinet solutions.

• Collaborate with internal colleagues to pursue sales opportunities.

• Provide guidance on Networking/Security during pre-sales engagements.

• Work together across teams.

• Commit to continuous improvement and learning to uphold technical leadership in relevant technologies, including data center, SDN, public cloud, security, and networking.

• Ensure ongoing customer success, support, and growth.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of 1 year of relevant pre/post-sales experience and a bachelor's degree in Engineering Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, OR 3 years of experience in a related field.

• Strong understanding of cybersecurity fundamentals, including common issues, threats, attacks, and vulnerabilities.

• Solid grasp of cyber threat management principles and incident response.

• Proficient in networking fundamentals, including the OSI model and details of common network protocols.

• Excellent critical thinking skills.

• Strong professional communication and presentation abilities.

• General knowledge of at least two of the following areas: Network Operations; Breach Detection and Prevention; Security Operations; DevOps; Wired and Wireless Access; Identity and Access Management; Public and Private Cloud; Web content and security acceleration.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based incentives.

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.

• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.

• Flexible work environment and work-life balance.