mid operations Systems Engineer ic 5-8 yrs Bachelor's · Posted Mar 11, 2026
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Mid-level Systems Engineer supporting Fortinet's sales organization with pre-sales technical qualification, customer education on networking and security features, and post-sales training. Requires 5-8 years technical/pre-sales support experience, fluent German or French, and strong expertise in networking protocols, VPN, firewalls, and encryption technologies.

 

Systems Engineer - SASE 
 


Role Overview: 

Join Fortinet, a cybersecurity pioneer with over two decades of excellence, as we continue to shape the future of cybersecurity and redefine the intersection of networking and security. At Fortinet, our mission is to safeguard people, devices, and data everywhere. We are currently seeking a Systems Engineer to contribute to the success of our rapidly growing business.                                      

The Systems Engineer's main mission will be to support the sales organization in all technical matters regarding pre-sales, sales calls. 

 

As a Systems Engineer you will: 

  • Assist in qualifying sales leads from a technical standpoint (Pre-sales) 

  • Be the main technical resource on sales calls and answer/ educate the customer on issues ranging from features, specifications and functionality to integration. 

  • Conversant with networking applications and solutions. 

  • Provide assistance to identified customers with post-sales training. 
      

We Are Looking For: 

An insightful and influential collaborator to join our team. We encourage you to apply for this position if you have the following qualities: 

  • Native/fluent German/French 

  • 5 – 8 years experience in technical/pre-sales support as a sales or systems engineer 

  • 5 - 8 years experience in LAN/WAN/Internet services administration 

  • Strong 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. 

  • Strong 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 

  • Strong presentation skills 

 

Education: 

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. Graduate degree preferred. 

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