Fortinet
AI Sales Engineer
$220K–$260K
Sunnyvale, CA +4 · Remote · Full-time · Posted Oct 19, 2026
- Location
- Sunnyvale, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Seattle, WA
Phoenix, AZ
Denver, CO - 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 customer adoption of Fortinet’s AI security solutions through technical discovery, demonstrations, proofs of concept, deployment guidance, and sales enablement.
What you'll do
- Support AI Security sales strategy, customer engagements, demonstrations, proofs of concept, and technical evaluations.
- Train regional sales engineers and channel partners, and support customer deployment and post-sales handovers.
- Educate customers on secure AI deployment and agentic AI practices while building relationships with technical decision-makers.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer science, data science, information systems, or 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 and containerized workloads, and Kubernetes (EKS, GKE, or equivalent).
- Understanding of AI technologies and AI security concepts; experience deploying production applications on cloud computing platforms.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with popular agentic AI tools, AI infrastructure, and their security implications.
Pay
$220,000 - $260,000 per year (on-target earnings; compensation type not stated)
Tools
Docker, Kubernetes, EKS, GKE, AWS, Azure, GCP
AI focus
Supports sales and customer deployment of AI security solutions; educates customers on securing AI applications and agentic AI, including best practices and security implications.
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