Regional Channel SE

Company: Fortinet
Location: Atlanta
Posted on: November 14, 2024

Job Description:

We are looking for a Systems Engineer to work closely with a channel sales representative 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.

Responsibilities:

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• Pre-sales - assist in qualifying sales leads from a technical standpoint.
  
• Sales calls - be the main technical resource on sales calls and answer/ educate the customer and partner onissues ranging from features, specifications and functionality to integration.
  
• Conversant with networking applications and solutions.
  
• Post-sales - be the lead technical contact for identified accounts for technical issues and will 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.
  
  Required Skills:
  
  
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  • 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
    
  • Solid understanding of DNS and NFS, SMTP, HTTP, TCP/IP
    
  • Knowledge of the following technologies: Routing, Switching, VPN, LAN, WAN, Network Security, Intrusion Detection, and Anti Virus.
    
  • Prove understanding in the following technologies and protocols: RADIUS, PKI, IKE, Certificates, L2TP, IPSEC, FIREWALL, 802.1Q, MD5, SSH, SSL, SHA1, DES, 3DES
    
  • Experience with encryption and authentication technologies required
    
  • Excellent presentation skills
    
  • The Channel Systems Engineer is required to customarily and regularly work outside of their office or home office engaged in selling, including travel as needed to make a sale.
    
    
    Education:
    
    
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    • Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience. Graduate Degree favorable
      

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