Systems Engineer - Public Sector Netherlands

Fortinet
Utrecht
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: IT Operations (Systems/Network Admin)Experience: 2-5 yearsSkills: ["Collaboration","Communication","Problem-solving","Customer focus"]

Support Fortinet’s public sector sales organization by handling pre-sales technical qualification and serving as the primary technical resource on sales calls. Explain and educate customers on security features, specifications, integrations, and networking/security fundamentals. Provide post-sales training assistance and help translate security and risk challenges into practical solutions. Thrive in a customer-facing, technical environment with strong collaboration and a cybersecurity-first mindset.

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Systems Engineer - Public Sector Netherlands

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Job Summary

Support Fortinet’s public sector sales organization by handling pre-sales technical qualification and serving as the primary technical resource on sales calls. Explain and educate customers on security features, specifications, integrations, and networking/security fundamentals. Provide post-sales training assistance and help translate security and risk challenges into practical solutions. Thrive in a customer-facing, technical environment with strong collaboration and a cybersecurity-first mindset.
Location: Utrecht
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: IT Operations (Systems/Network Admin)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Qualify sales leads from a technical standpoint during pre-sales.
  • •Serve as the main technical resource on sales calls, answering and educating customers on features, specifications, functionality, and integrations.
  • •Apply knowledge of networking applications and solutions to support customer needs.
  • •Provide post-sales training assistance to identified customers.
  • •Translate complex cybersecurity challenges and risk into impactful technical solutions.

Key Requirements

  • •Fluent in Dutch and comfortable working in a technical, customer-facing environment.
  • •2–5 years of experience in systems engineering, pre-sales, or cybersecurity (or readiness to grow into the role).
  • •Understanding of networking and security fundamentals such as TCP/IP, DNS, and secure protocols.
  • •Exposure to cybersecurity technologies such as IAM, EDR/XDR, SIEM, or strong interest to learn them.
  • •Ability to communicate clearly with both technical deep-dives and business conversations.
Experience:2-5 yearsCybersecurityPre-salesSystems engineering
Skills:CollaborationCommunicationProblem-solvingCustomer focus
Languages:Dutch
Tech Stack:TCP/IPDNSTLSIPsecOAuthPKIZero TrustSASECloud securityIAMEDR/XDRSIEMSecure protocols

Company Brief

Fortinet
Provides enterprise cybersecurity solutions including data protection, cloud security, network security, and user and entity behavior analytics to help organizations prevent insider threats, secure cloud and on-premises environments, and enforce data loss prevention policies.
Industry: Cybersecurity
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Funding: Private Equity Backed
Headquarters: Austin, United States
Founded: 1994
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