Systems Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany.

📋 Description

• Serve as a trusted technical advisor within Fortinet’s German Sales Organization.

• Comprehend the business and technical needs of both prospective and existing clients.

• Illustrate how Fortinet’s Security Fabric addresses the security challenges faced by customers.

• Create and deliver technical presentations, product demonstrations, and Proofs of Concept.

• Facilitate technical enablement sessions for Fortinet partners both online and on-site.

• Plan, prepare, and implement Proofs of Concept utilizing Fortinet solutions.

• Provide sales teams with technical expertise, best practices, and competitive insights.

• Collaborate with sales teams, partners, systems engineers, solution architects, consulting systems engineers, and internal stakeholders.

• Assist in securing strategic customers and accelerating deal cycles through technical leadership.

• Aid organizations in establishing secure, scalable architectures using Fortinet solutions.

• Offer support to customers and partners within the Bavaria region.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proficiency in both German and English.

• Comfort in presenting in both German and English.

• Practical experience in networking and/or IT security.

• Experience gained at a vendor, system integrator, service provider, consulting firm, or in an enterprise IT setting.

• Pre-sales experience is advantageous but not essential.

• Capability to articulate complex technical concepts in a clear and persuasive manner.

• Strong customer-oriented mindset and a consultative approach.

• Ability to differentiate Fortinet’s offerings from competing solutions.

• Willingness to travel to customer locations, partner events, and industry conferences.

• Keen interest in IT security.

• Networking knowledge: LAN, Wi-Fi, WAN, SDN.

• Security knowledge: Next-Generation Firewalls.

• Experience or interest in SASE, Zero Trust, cloud security, or data center architectures is a plus, though not mandatory.

🏝️ Benefits

• Ongoing enablement, certifications, and career development at Fortinet.

• High degree of autonomy supported by a robust regional and global team.

• Flexible working arrangements.

• Primarily a home-office based role.

• Comprehensive onboarding program.

• Structured enablement sessions.

• Access to mentorship.

• Continuous access to industry-leading technical training.

• Participation in Fortinet certification programs.

• Support for work-life balance.

• Attractive Total Rewards package promoting overall health and financial well-being.