Fortinet
Sales Engineer, Enterprise
$200K–$240K
Los Angeles, CA +2 · Remote · Full-time · Posted Apr 8, 2026
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
Denver, CO
San Francisco, CA - Experience
- 5–8 years; no alternative stated.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
About the job
Partners with sales to advise enterprise customers, design cybersecurity architectures, and guide technical evaluations and post-sale strategic engagement.
What you'll do
- Qualify sales opportunities, lead customer discovery and assessments, and align technical solutions with business goals.
- Design and present secure architectures and cybersecurity strategies to technical and executive stakeholders.
- Support deployment transitions and provide roadmap guidance, operational reviews, and ongoing customer advisory.
What they ask for
- 5–8 years of experience in pre-sales or systems engineering in enterprise-scale cybersecurity, networking, or cloud environments.
- Strong understanding of networking and core security protocols.
- Ability to design and explain solutions across SecOps, Zero Trust, SASE, cloud and hybrid security, and identity and access management.
- Excellent presentation and communication skills, with a track record of leading enterprise architectural discussions and aligning solutions to business priorities.
Nice to have
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience); industry certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, NSE, CCNP Security, or AWS Security Specialty.
- Consulting or advisory experience with large enterprise customers; familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK, NIST CSF, ISO 27001, or SOC 2.
Pay
$200,000 - $240,000 per year (on-target earnings; not specified as base salary or total pay).
Tools
LAN/WAN, routing, switching, VPNs, TCP/IP, IPSec, TLS/SSL, PKI
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