Senior Consulting Systems Engineer

Fortinet
Sophia Antipolis
Full timeFunction: IT Operations (Systems/Network Admin)Education: bachelorsSkills: ["Stakeholder management","Relationship management","Executive communication","Problem-solving","Presentation skills"]

Serve as Fortinet’s technical authority for select Global System Integrators (GSIs) and technology partners, helping drive adoption of Fortinet cybersecurity across data center, cloud, and AI environments. Lead technical engagements, workshops, and joint architecture initiatives to define secure reference architectures for modern networking, segmentation, hybrid infrastructure, and AI factories. Collaborate with internal teams to address integration challenges and communicate strategy to technical and executive audiences.

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Senior Consulting Systems Engineer

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Job Summary

Serve as Fortinet’s technical authority for select Global System Integrators (GSIs) and technology partners, helping drive adoption of Fortinet cybersecurity across data center, cloud, and AI environments. Lead technical engagements, workshops, and joint architecture initiatives to define secure reference architectures for modern networking, segmentation, hybrid infrastructure, and AI factories. Collaborate with internal teams to address integration challenges and communicate strategy to technical and executive audiences.
Location: Sophia Antipolis
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: IT Operations (Systems/Network Admin)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Serve as Fortinet’s primary technical representative to GSIs and technology partners, aligning technical strategy with global sales objectives.
  • •Drive partner adoption through technical workshops, enablement sessions, architectural briefings, and demonstrations.
  • •Lead joint architecture initiatives for data center, cloud, and AI infrastructure security, creating secure reference architectures and solution blueprints.
  • •Design and promote security architectures for modern data centers and AI factories, including segmentation, east-west/north-south security, and secure hybrid connectivity.
  • •Support regional partner teams with onsite technical advisory, solution validation, proof-of-concepts, and multi-vendor interoperability guidance.
Travel: Extensive travel

Key Requirements

  • •10+ years of experience in technical pre-sales, consulting, architecture, or engineering roles across multiple countries and cultures.
  • •Proven experience working with Global System Integrators, large enterprises, or technology partners in complex multi-vendor environments.
  • •Strong background in enterprise, data center, and network security architecture, including segmentation and secure connectivity in hybrid cloud environments.
  • •Expert troubleshooting and ability to articulate complex security concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • •Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, MIS, or related field (plus relevant industry/vendor certifications such as CISSP, CCNP/CCIE, or cloud certifications).
Experience:CybersecurityData center securityCloud securityAI infrastructureMulti-vendor environments
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Stakeholder managementRelationship managementExecutive communicationProblem-solvingPresentation skills
Certifications:Network+MCSA / MCSEVMware VCPCISSPCCNP / CCIE
Tech Stack:Fortinet Security FabricSASESD-WANTCP/IPBGPOSPFVXLAN / EVPNVPNPKIKubernetesMicro-segmentationHigh-speed EthernetAI securityAI factoriesGPU clusters

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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