Fortinet
AI Sales Engineer
$220K–$260K
Chicago, IL +2 · Remote · Full-time · Posted Oct 21, 2026
- Location
- Chicago, IL
Detroit, MI
Minneapolis, MN - Experience
- 5+ years of technical sales experience, including at least 2 years specializing in AI and related technologies.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer science, data science, information systems, or a related technical field.
About the job
Supports pre-sales execution and adoption of Fortinet’s AI security solutions through technical discovery, demonstrations, proofs of concept, customer and partner enablement, and deployment guidance.
What you'll do
- Partner on regional go-to-market strategy and help identify, qualify, and close AI Security opportunities.
- Lead technical customer engagements, including architecture reviews, demonstrations, integration evaluations, training, and proofs of concept.
- Enable sales engineers and partners, support customer deployments, and facilitate post-sales technical handovers.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field.
- 5+ years of technical sales experience, including at least 2 years specializing in AI and related technologies.
- Hands-on experience with Docker, containerized workloads, and Kubernetes (EKS, GKE, or equivalent).
- Experience deploying production applications on cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with popular agentic AI tools, AI infrastructure, and their security implications.
Pay
$220,000 - $260,000 per year (total pay; on-target earnings)
Tools
Docker, Kubernetes, EKS, GKE, AWS, Azure, GCP, FortiAIGate
AI focus
Supports sales and deployment of AI security solutions, including securing AI application creation and use, advising on agentic AI best practices, and addressing AI security concepts such as access controls, identity management, red-teaming, and guardrails.
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