About this role

Fortinet is hiring a mid-level Systems Engineer in the operations function based in Sophia Antipolis, France. The posting calls out experience with Python, Ruby, Django, Rails.

Role: Systems Engineer
Function: operations
Level: mid
Track: Individual contributor
Employment: Full-time
Location: Sophia Antipolis, France
Department: Consulting Systems Engineering
Posted: Feb 17, 2026

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Internal Consulting Systems Engineer supporting pre-sales workflows through automation and platform engineering. Requires senior cybersecurity expertise with firewalls, network security, Python/Django and Ruby on Rails development, Linux administration, and SDLC best practices. Owns solutions end-to-end from design through deployment.

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Job description

from Fortinet careers

Internal Consulting Systems Engineer

Overview

We are seeking an Internal Consulting Systems Engineer to support, evolve, and automate solutions and tools that optimize pre-sales department workflows. This role blends cybersecurity expertise, systems engineering, and software development, with a strong focus on automation, reliability, and secure-by-design solutions.

You will work closely with pre-sales stakeholders and internal systems engineers to design, build, and operate scalable platforms that improve efficiency, reduce manual effort, and enable secure technical operations across the organization.

Responsibilities

Solution & Platform Engineering

Support, maintain, and continuously improve internal solutions and tools used across sales and pre-sales organizations.
Design and implement automation-first solutions to streamline workflows, reduce operational friction, and improve consistency.
Own solutions across the full software development lifecycle (SDLC): requirements, design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.

Security & Systems Operations

Troubleshoot complex security, network, and system issues in primarily Linux-based environments.
Contribute to secure system architectures involving virtualization, containers, and networked services.
Lead firewall management, including policy design, rule optimization, auditing, and advanced troubleshooting.

Software Development & Automation

Develop and enhance internal platforms, APIs, and automation using Python (Django) and Ruby on Rails.
Apply secure coding practices, code reviews, and automated testing to ensure reliability and maintainability.
Integrate solutions with existing infrastructure, tools, and services across Linux, Windows, and macOS environments.

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