Fortinet
OT Specialist Systems Engineer
$215K–$279K
Chicago, IL +2 · Full-time · Posted Jun 10, 2026
- Location
- Chicago, IL
Detroit, MI
PA - Experience
- 8-10 years in sales engineering, system integration, or consulting within OT/ICS environments.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
About the job
Supports pre-sales work by designing, demonstrating, and evaluating Fortinet cybersecurity solutions tailored to Operational Technology environments.
What you'll do
- Partner with sales teams to understand customer objectives and develop OT cybersecurity architectures and proposals.
- Deliver presentations, demonstrations, workshops, and proofs of concept, and advise customers through technical evaluations.
- Track OT security trends and collaborate on product feedback, documentation, and sales enablement.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
- 8-10 years of experience in sales engineering, system integration, or consulting within OT/ICS environments.
- Strong understanding of OT protocols, ICS/SCADA systems, and OT/ICS security standards and guidelines.
- Hands-on experience with firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and OT network segmentation.
Nice to have
- CISSP, CISM, GICSP, or equivalent certifications.
- Experience in energy, manufacturing, transportation, or critical infrastructure; knowledge of IIoT, edge computing, or OT/IT convergence.
Pay
$215,400 - $278,700 per year (on-target earnings; compensation type not stated)
Tools
Modbus, DNP3, OPC-UA, NIST 800-82R2, ISA/IEC 62443, NIST CSF, ISA 95, Purdue Reference Model
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