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Regional Sales Engineer

Fortinet
New York City, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 26 May 2026
💰 $240,000/yr($200,000/yr$240,000/yr)

About the role

We are seeking a Regional Sales Engineer to partner with Named Account Managers in our mid-market territory. This role is designed for a technically strong but strategically minded individual who thrives in customer-facing engagements. The candidate will act as a trusted advisor, guiding organizations through cybersecurity transformation initiatives that span SecOps, Zero Trust, cloud, endpoint and network security.

 

Responsibilities

  • Partner with sales to qualify opportunities, define solution strategy, and align technical capabilities with customer business outcomes.

  • Lead discovery sessions, workshops, and security assessments that uncover operational and architectural requirements in complex environments.

  • Design and present secure architectures that incorporate networking, cloud, and SecOps components.

  • Deliver impactful presentations and demos to both technical stakeholders and executive decision-makers (CISOs, CIOs, CTOs, and business leaders).

 

Customer Engagement & Strategy

  • Serve as the primary technical expert in sales cycles, guiding named accounts through evaluation and decision processes.

  • Advise on cybersecurity strategies such as Zero Trust, SASE, cloud security, and SecOps modernization.

  • Build and maintain long-term trusted relationships with C-level executives and senior technical leadership, positioning yourself as a strategic advisor.

  • Translate technical concepts into business value discussions tailored for executive-level conversations.

 

Post-Sales Partnership

  • Support smooth deployment transitions by working closely with professional services, technical support, and customer success teams.

  • Provide roadmap guidance, operational reviews, and strategic check-ins to reinforce customer value realization.

  • Continue as a trusted advisor to enterprise leadership, ensuring ongoing alignment of their evolving needs with solution capabilities.

 

Required Skills & Experience

  • 3–5 year experience in pre-sales or sales engineering roles in multi-location cybersecurity, networking, or cloud environments.

  • Strong understanding of networking (Firewall, Network Segmentation, LAN/WAN, Wireless, routing, switching, VPNs, TCP/IP) and core security protocols (IPSec, TLS/SSL, PKI, SAML, OAuth, RADIUS, etc.).

  • Ability to articulate and design solutions across: 

    • Endpoint Security (EDR, DLP)

    • SecOps modernization (SIEM, SOAR, XDR)

    • Zero Trust and SASE architectures

    • Cloud and hybrid security (IaaS, SaaS, containerized workloads)

    • Identity and access management (MFA, SSO, PAM)

  • Excellent presentation, communication, and storytelling skills—capable of engaging both deeply technical audiences and executive decision-makers.

  • Proven track record of leading architectural discussions and aligning technical solutions with business priorities at the enterprise level.

 

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).

  • Industry certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, or vendor-specific credentials (e.g., NSE, CCNP Security, AWS Security Specialty).

  • Experience in consulting or advisory roles for medium enterprise customers, especially in CISO/CIO-level conversations.

  • Familiarity with compliance and security frameworks (MITRE ATT&CK, NIST CSF, ISO 27001, SOC 2).

 

Why Join Us

This is an opportunity to operate at the intersection of cybersecurity strategy, ex

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