Systems Engineer - OT

Location – Kuwait (North/South Gulf region)

We are looking for a Systems Engineer to work closely with a sales representative in a defined territory.

The Systems Engineer's main mission will be to support the sales organization in all technical matters regarding OT/Cyber Security, pre-sales, sales calls, and post-sales.

This exciting role will require an OT/Cyber Security technical expert, who will have a focused messaging, proactively approach customer OT buying centres, create positive awareness around Fortinet OT proposition.

You will support your Sales colleagues to develop and close OT opportunities.

With us you will

• Lead all technical aspects of a sales cycle with the Enterprise customers, from the initial RFIs, through to RFPs & RFQs when required. This includes the project management and active participation in POCs in partnership with the relevant teams both internally and within the customer and/or commercial partner.
• Have the ability to listen and to understand the technical requirements of the customer, reading between the lines to build a solution which outperforms the competitor offering.
• Be the primary technical point of contact for the customer(s) and partners in close collaboration with your sales partner.
• Continuously strive to improve knowledge around the Fortinet products and solutions, along with maintaining a deep understanding of the competitive landscape and Fortinet’s ability to provide long lasting protection against the ever-evolving threats.
• Have a strong ability to position Fortinet solutions to the customer, whether this be remotely or in person. This requires strong communication skills and the ability to confidently present through whiteboarding, technical white papers, technical plans or customer discussions.
• Manage your time effectively when working on multiple deals simultaneously, ensuring a positive customer experience is maintained.
• Maintain accurate activity, contact, and account technical information of all customers and prospects in our CRM (Salesforce).

Apply if you

• Have a high aptitude for security technology, specifically encryption, authentication, with further knowledge of network security, intrusion detection, anti-virus, routing, switching, LAN and WAN being desirable. The CISSP accreditation would also be beneficial.