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If you thrive on translating complex technical challenges into clear, compelling solutions and enjoy close collaboration with customers and partners, this role is for you.\nFluency in both German and English and confidence presenting in both languages are essential.\nWhy You’ll Love This Role\nWork with one of the industry’s strongest and broadest cybersecurity portfolios\nBe trusted as a technical authority and strategic advisor, not just a demo resource\nInfluence customer security architectures and long-term strategy\nBenefit from continuous enablement, certifications, and career development at Fortinet\nEnjoy high autonomy while being supported by a strong regional and global team\nYour Role\nThis position is part of the Swiss Territory Sales Organization at Fortinet. As a trusted technical advisor, you will work closely with prospective and existing customers to understand their business and technical requirements and demonstrate how Fortinet’s Security Fabric addresses their security challenges.\nYou will design and deliver persuasive technical presentations, product demonstrations, and Proof of Concepts (PoCs) that clearly articulate Fortinet’s value and differentiation.\nYou will collaborate closely with sales teams, partners, and fellow systems engineers, as well as with solution architects, consulting systems engineers, and other internal stakeholders, building long-term relationships based on trust, expertise, and shared success.\nYou will play a key role in winning strategic customers, accelerating deal cycles through technical leadership, and helping organizations build secure, scalable architectures with Fortinet solutions.\nWhat You Will Do\nProduct Demonstrations:\nDeliver engaging, informative, and customer-focused demonstrations that showcase Fortinet’s market-leading technology and innovation.\nTraining & Workshops:\nConduct technical enablement sessions-online and on-site-for Fortinet partners, helping them deepen their technical expertise and successfully position Fortinet solutions.\nProof of Concepts (PoCs):\nSupport the planning, setup, and execution of PoCs using Fortinet solutions, ensuring technical success and strengthening customer confidence in Fortinet as the best security platform on the market.\nTechnical Sales Enablement:\nEnsure that sales teams are equipped with the latest technical knowledge, best practices, and competitive insights to succeed in customer engagements.\nEnjoying What You Do:\nPre-Sales Systems Engineering at Fortinet is a highly respected and rewarding role. You will work with cutting-edge technology, solve meaningful security challenges, and be part of a high-performing, collaborative team.\nWhat We Offer\nFlexibility & Hybrid Work:\nThis role is home-office based ideally in region Basel or Bern, with access to Fortinet offices in Zurich and Lausanne. You will typically support customers and partners within your region. Fortinet supports flexible working models and trusts employees to manage their time responsibly, enabling a healthy work-life balance.\nStructured Onboarding & Continuous Learning:\nFortinet invests heavily in your success. You will benefit from a comprehensive onboarding program, structured enablement sessions, mentorship, and continuous access to industry-leading technical training and Fortinet certification programs throughout your career.\nYour Profile\nTechnical Curiosity & Security Mindset:\nStrong interest in IT security and a desire to continuously grow in a dynamic, fast-evolving industry.\nRelevant Experience:\nHands-on experience in networking and/or IT security gained at a vendor, system integrator, service provider, consulting firm, or within an enterprise IT environment. Experience in pre-sales is valuable, but technically strong engineers with customer-facing ambition are also encouraged to apply.\nStrong Communication Skills:\nAbility to explain complex technical concepts clearly and convincingly. Approximately 80% of customer interactions will be conducted in German and 20% in English; fluency in both languages is required.\nConsultative Approach:\nYou act as a trusted advisor, combining deep technical expertise with a strong customer focus and the ability to position Fortinet’s differentiation against competing solutions.\nWillingness to Travel:\nYou enjoy engaging directly with customers, partners, and the wider security community-whether at customer sites, partner events, or industry conferences.\nInnovation & Growth Mindset:\nYou thrive in an innovative environment and want to actively contribute to Fortinet’s continued success\nKey Skills\nNetworking: LAN, Wi-Fi, WAN, SDN\nSecurity: Next-Generation Firewalls\nAdditional experience or interest in areas such as SASE, Zero Trust, cloud security, or data center architectures , AI Security is a plus.\nIf you enjoy solving complex security challenges, working with cutting-edge technology, and being trusted as a technical leader, Fortinet offers you the platform, scale, and support to thrive.\nWe look forward to getting to know you.\nAt Fortinet, we embrace diversity and inclusivity. 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