Presales Systems Engineer - Enterprise Financial Services - Fortinet

Presales Systems Engineer – Enterprise Financial Services (FSI)

Location: Frankfurt preferred, remote worker considered

At Fortinet , we are shaping the future of cybersecurity and networking. As a global leader in cybersecurity, we help organizations protect their digital environments and securely accelerate their digital transformation.

We are looking for a Sales Engineer with a robust background in Cyber Security who will be a technical advisor and then a trusted advisor to our customers.

Along with Sales, senior Systems Engineers, and Solution Architects, you will be a great support to customers throughout their sales cycle. Applying your current technical knowledge, you will be able to execute and later on, you will expand your role towards technical leader and advisorship.

This role is a fantastic opportunity to progress within Fortinet to a Senior Systems Engineer.

What You Will Do

In technical pre-sales engagements, support the sales teams through customer meetings, demos, RfX responses and proof of concept activities.

Leverage your cybersecurity background to identify your clients’ needs and implement the most suitable Fortinet solutions.

Help partners and customers to create the best security and network architectures that are tailored to our customers requirements.

Gradually take on responsibility for technical areas or solutions.

On complex opportunities, work together with senior Systems Engineers, Consulting System Engineers (CSEs), Solution Architects, and partners.

Be the lead on customer workshops, technical presentations, and enablement activities

Maintain and continuously expand your knowledge of Fortinet technologies, integrations, and industry trends

What We Are Looking For

Required:

3–5+ years of experience in Cyber Security or Network Security (e.g. firewalling, SOC, SecOps, cloud security, network engineering)

Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (LAN, WAN, routing, switching, SDN) and security concepts (NGFW, IDS/IPS, encryption)

Interest in customer-facing, pre-sales, or consulting-oriented roles

Strong communication skills and willingness to develop presentation and workshop capabilities

Self-motivated mindset and ability to work in a dynamic sales-driven environment

High level of personal responsibility and ownership of your customer projects

Fluency in both German and English and confidence presenting in both languages are essential.

Nice to Have (can be developed on the job):

Experience with FortiOS or similar security platforms

Exposure to one or more of the following areas:

Data center architectures (ACI, NSX-T)

Security architectures (Zero Trust, SASE)

Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Security Operations (SIEM, SOAR, automation)<