Regional Sales Engineer, SLED
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LocationRichmond, VA, United States
Work moderemote
Typefull-time
SeniorityMid
Experience1–5 yrs
Company size10,000+ people
First seenOct 30, 2026 · 5d ago
Verified live1d ago
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1-3 years experience in technical/pre-sales support as a sales or systems engineer
3-5 years experience in LAN/WAN/Internet services administration
Proven 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
Solid 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
Exceptional presentation skills
Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience
Graduate Degree
Skills
DNS
NFS
SMTP
HTTP
TCP/IP
Routing
Switching
VPN
LAN
WAN
Network Security
Intrusion Detection
Anti Virus
RADIUS
PKI
IKE
L2TP
IPSEC
FIREWALL
802.1Q
MD5
SSH
SSL
SHA1
DES
3DES
About the role
We are looking for a Systems Engineer to work closely with multiple Regional Account Managers within the regional 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:
· Pre-sales - assist in qualifying sales leads from a technical standpoint.
· Sales calls - be the main technical resource on sales calls and answer or educate the customer and partner on issues 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:
· 1-3 years experience in technical/pre-sales support as a sales or systems engineer
· 3-5 years experience in LAN/WAN/Internet services administration
· Proven 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.
· Solid 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
· Exceptional presentation skills
Education:
· Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience. Graduate Degree favorable
Why Join Us
This is an opportunity to operate at the intersection of cybersecurity strategy, executive engagement, and customer success, influencing large-scale enterprise organizations as they modernize operations and adopt cutting-edge solutions. If you excel at combining technical depth with executive presence, this role will allow you to shape customer outcomes while growing your career in a dynamic security landscape.
Fortinet makes possible a digital world that we can always trust through its mission to protect people, devices, and data everywhere. This is why the world’s largest enterprises, service providers, and government organizations choose Fortinet to securely accelerate their digital journey. The Fortinet Security Fabric platform delivers broad, integrated, and automated protections across the entire digital attack surface, securing critical devices, data, applications, and connections from the data center to the cloud to the home office. Ranking #1 in the most security appliances shipped worldwide, more than 615,000 customers trust Fortinet to protect their businesses. And the Fortinet NSE Training Institute, an initiative of Fortinet’s Training Advancement Agenda (TAA), provides one of the largest and broadest training programs in the industry to make cyber training and new career opportunities available to everyone.