Technical Marketing Engineer – LAN Edge and NOC

Fortinet•Santa Clara, CA

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Technical Marketing Engineer would be the global subject matter expert for one or more Fortinet products primarily focused on but not limited to the areas of LAN Edge and Network Operations. The TME is expected to work on-site in Fortinet’s Sunnyvale office (HQ). The role requires the person to be the subject matter expert for Switching, Wireless, and Network operations. The TME will have continued collaboration with R&D, Product Management, Marketing and Sales. The TME would work closely with the PM and PMM to provide technical direction and validation on any campaign assets that are in development. Another key function would be providing the PM with competitive assessments based on industry research or hands-on with competitive products. The TME is expected to answer technical field questions for Sales via email or collaboration tools and help when requested to present the product via conference calls, within the Executive Briefing center, at industry events, or on-site. They are responsible for building and maintaining demo systems to help promote the understanding and adoption of the products or technologies under their care. The TME would be part of a larger group of Fortinet experts that evangelize their products or solutions through creation of assets such as videos and white papers and delivering/assisting in webinars.

Requirements

Must have at least 3-5 years technical industry background in a TME, SE/CSE, Support or QA role.
Good communication and presentation skills
Competitive Analysis & Knowledge
Competitive Content/Collateral
Technical expertise in LAN Edge solutions for Enterprise, branch and campus networks,
Expert and real-world hands-on knowledge in any of the following network security products such as Switches, Wireless Access Points, Firewalls, Network Access Control (NAC), and Network Monitoring.
Extensive hands-on experience with designing and maintaining networks involving switching and wireless products.
Experience delivering webinars and live demos.

Responsibilities

Subject matter expert for Switching, Wireless, and Network operations.
Continued collaboration with R&D, Product Management, Marketing and Sales.
Provide technical direction and validation on any campaign assets that are in development.
Providing the PM with competitive assessments based on industry research or hands-on with competitive products.
Answer technical field questions for Sales via email or collaboration tools
Help when requested to present the product via conference calls, within the Executive Briefing center, at industry events, or on-site.
Building and maintaining demo systems to help promote the understanding and adoption of the products or technologies under their care.
Evangelize their products or solutions through creation of assets such as videos and white papers and delivering/assisting in webinars.