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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