Presales Security Expert in Calgary

Join Fortinet, a cybersecurity pioneer with over two decades of excellence, as we continue to shape the future of cybersecurity and redefine the intersection of networking and security. At Fortinet, our mission is to safeguard people, devices, and data everywhere.

As a Presales Security Expert Mid-Market, you will:

• Assist in qualifying sales leads from a technical standpoint.
• Be the main technical resource on sales calls and educate the customer on issues ranging from features, specifications, and functionality to integration.
• Be conversant with networking applications and solutions.
• Have experience with virtualization, NFV, and emerging SDN technologies.
• Be the lead technical contact for identified accounts for technical issues and work closely with the technical support team and engineering to answer, elevate, and resolve customers' technical issues.
• Provide assistance to identified customers with post-sales training.
• Regularly interface, provide presales support, and assist in training Fortinet Channel partners in your region.
• Present at events, seminars, customer, and partner meetings.
• Be flexible to travel primarily within the SEs designated region, with occasional travel to other regions.

We Are Looking For:

• 5 – 8 years’ experience in technical/pre-sales support as a pre-sales or security expert.
• Experience in LAN/WAN/Internet services administration.
• Ability to design network and security solutions, effectively utilize Visio, and create BOMs (Bill of Materials).
• Knowledge of technologies: Routing, Switching, VPN, LAN, WAN, Network Security, Stateful Firewalling, NGFW, Firewall policies, Identity-based policies, NAT, IPS, AntiMalware, Botnet, Application Control, DDoS, Web Filtering, SDN.
• Strong understanding of technologies and protocols: TCP/IP, IPv4, IPv6, supernetting and subnetting, DNS, HTTP, SMTP, RADIUS, LDAP, Active Directory, PKI, IKE, Certificates, L2TP, SSL Decryption, SSL VPN, IPSEC, 802.1Q, VLANs, LACP, MD5, SSH, SSL, SHA1, SHA512, 3DES, AES.
• Experience with encryption and authentication technologies required.
• Strong technical troubleshooting skills desired.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Strong communication and writing skills.
• Previous experience responding to RFPs is beneficial.
• Whiteboard skills are beneficial.
• Technical knowledge in Wifi, Load Balancing and Application Delivery, Ethernet Switching, ACI, API, Two Factor Auth, Malware Sandboxes, Mail Gateways, Web Application Firewalling, Cloud (AWS, Azure, etc), SDN, NFV, Virtualization, Centralized Management, SIEM, and Data Center redundancy are considered assets.
• Previous Vendor or Reseller experience is an asset.

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.

Fortinet strives to provide you and your family with a comprehensive benefits package. Benefits eligibility starts on your first day of hire and comprises of 100% company paid medical, dental, and vision coverage, including a Health Spending Account and a Personal Spending Account that gives you flexibility to spend where you need it the most. Our Employee & Family Assistance Plan (EFAP) offers you and your family access to various services like counseling, legal advice, mental health resources, etc. We also provide critical illness, disability, and life insurance, as well as a Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with a company match to help you save faster for retirement. We offer competitive Paid Time Off and flexible leave policies, including paid health days, to help you take care of yourself and your family members. All roles are eligible to participate in the Fortinet equity program. Bonus eligibility is reviewed at time of hire and annually at the Company’s discretion.

Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) secures the largest enterprise, service provider, and government organizations around the world. Fortinet empowers its customers with intelligent, seamless protection across the expanding attack surface and the power to take on ever-increasing performance requirements of the borderless network - today and into the future. Only the Fortinet Security Fabric architecture can deliver security without compromise to address the most critical security challenges, whether in networked, application, cloud, or mobile environments. Fortinet ranks number one in the most security appliances shipped worldwide and more than 500,000 customers trust Fortinet to protect their businesses.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at accommodations@fortinet.com. Fortinet is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity in our company, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, military/veteran status, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics in the location in which the candidate is applying.