Drimva

Fortinet

Sales Engineer Enterprise Named

$200K–$240K

Washington, DC +1 · Remote · Full-time · Posted Sep 16, 2026

Location
Washington, DC
Baltimore, MD
Experience
5–8 years; no alternatives 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-sales alignment.

What you'll do

  • Qualify opportunities and develop solution strategies aligned with customer business outcomes; lead discovery, workshops, and assessments.
  • Design and present secure architectures and cybersecurity strategies to technical and executive stakeholders.
  • Support deployment transitions and provide roadmap guidance, operational reviews, and strategic check-ins.

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 (LAN/WAN, routing, switching, VPNs, TCP/IP) and core security protocols (IPSec, TLS/SSL, PKI, SAML, OAuth, RADIUS, etc.).
  • Ability to articulate and design solutions across SecOps, Zero Trust and SASE, cloud and hybrid security, and identity and access management.
  • Strong presentation, communication, and storytelling skills; proven ability to lead architectural discussions and align solutions with enterprise 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, especially in CISO/CIO-level conversations; familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK, NIST CSF, ISO 27001, or SOC 2.

Pay

$200,000 - $240,000 per year (on target earnings; compensation type not stated)

Tools

LAN/WAN, TCP/IP, IPSec, TLS/SSL, SAML, OAuth, SIEM, SOAR

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