Sales Engineer

🕒 July 24

🌽 Illinois – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote

💵 $240k - $280k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

💸 Sales Engineer

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Fortinet

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10,000+ employees

🔒 Cybersecurity

☁️ SaaS

🤝 B2B

💰 $6.5M Series B on 2005-01

Cybersecurity • SaaS • B2B

Fortinet is a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions, focusing on securing networks, applications, and data across various environments. The company offers a comprehensive platform that includes advanced threat protection, secure access service edge (SASE), and networking solutions, all integrated into a single point of management. With a commitment to innovation and efficiency, Fortinet serves a wide range of industries, securing over 700,000 enterprise customers and government organizations globally.

📋 Description

• Partner with sales to qualify opportunities, define solution strategy, and align technical capabilities with customer business outcomes • Lead discovery sessions, workshops, and security assessments that uncover operational and architectural requirements in complex enterprise environments • Design and present secure architectures that incorporate networking, cloud, and SecOps components • Deliver impactful presentations and demos to both technical stakeholders and executive decision-makers (CISOs, CIOs, CTOs, and business leaders) • Serve as the primary technical expert in sales cycles, guiding enterprise accounts through evaluation and decision processes • Advise on cybersecurity strategies such as Zero Trust, SASE, cloud security, and SecOps modernization • Build and maintain long-term trusted relationships with C-level executives and senior leadership, positioning yourself as a strategic advisor • Translate technical concepts into business value discussions tailored for executive-level conversations • Support smooth deployment transitions by working closely with professional services, support, and customer success teams • Provide roadmap guidance, operational reviews, and strategic check-ins to reinforce customer value realization • Continue as a trusted advisor to enterprise leadership, ensuring ongoing alignment of their evolving needs with solution capabilities.

🎯 Requirements

• 5–8 years’ experience in pre-sales or systems engineering roles in enterprise-scale cybersecurity, networking, or cloud environments • Strong understanding of networking (LAN/WAN, routing, switching, VPNs, TCP/IP) and core security protocols (IPSec, TLS/SSL, PKI, SAML, OAuth, RADIUS, etc.) • Ability to articulate and design solutions across: SecOps modernization (SIEM, SOAR, XDR), Zero Trust and SASE architectures, Cloud and hybrid security (IaaS, SaaS, containerized workloads), Identity and access management (MFA, SSO, PAM) • Excellent presentation, communication, and storytelling skills—capable of engaging both deeply technical audiences and executive decision-makers • Proven track record of leading architectural discussions and aligning technical solutions with business priorities at the enterprise level.

🏖️ 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