OT SE Solution Architect Middle East

OT Solution Architect - Middle East

Location: Middle East flexible

Join Fortinet a cybersecurity pioneer with over two decades of excellence as we continue to shape the future of cybersecurity and redefine the intersection of networking and security. At Fortinet our mission is to safeguard people devices and data everywhere. We are currently seeking a dynamic Presales Solution Architect to contribute to the success of our rapidly growing OT business.

We are looking for an Architect or Expert level Engineer with Operational Technology & Cyber Security experience to work within a small Globally skilled team within Fortinet to enable our Sales and Systems Engineering organization to be highly successful within sales calls to Operational Technology and Critical Infrastructure customers and their environments. The Systems Engineers mission will be to enable industrial organizations to validate cyber security design solutions presented to the Sales and Systems Engineering Organization as a Reference Architecture (RA) to build their business from within these target clients. They will also support the Global compliance laws regulations etc. of these Operational Technology & Critical Infrastructure systems by mapping these criterias back to our Fortinet products.

As the OT Solution Architect for Middle East your role will consist of:

• Pre-sales - Assist in qualifying sales leads from a technical standpoint of Operational Technology and Critical Infrastructure Security Solutions. This could also include the cyber security compliance laws regulations etc. that map to our Fortinet products.
• Sales calls - Enabling technical resources on sales calls and answer/educate the customer on issues ranging from features specifications and functionality to the integration of Fortinets products for Operational Technology and Critical Infrastructure Security Solutions. This could also include the compliance laws regulations etc. that map to our Fortinet products.
• Conversant with Operational Technology Information Technology L1 to L7 networking cyber security applications and solutions.
• Review product Reference Architecture and functional specification design and execute test plan to ensure field success of a real world deployed solution.
• Technically document Reference Architectures as a Technical Guide for end users within Operational Technology and Critical Infrastructure clients to follow when deploying a Solution RA.
• Provide technical guidance to Systems Engineers and SMEs within OT & CI to build future RAs.
• Modify RA network security design and implementation guidance internally and externally to meet the customers requirements.
• Test new features and/or new FortiOS releases to ensure alignment with existing RAs.
• Verify FortiGate configurations and implement the best practices per Sector and with documentation.
• Perform interoperability evaluation of devices that interact with Fortinet products.
• Tackle difficult problems and provide solutions for new product developments.
• Post-sales - be the lead technical contact for identified accounts for technical issues and work closely with the technical support team and engineering team to answer elevate and resolve customers technical issues.
• Provide assistance to identified customers with post-sales training

Apply if you have:

• 3-5 years hands-on experience as well as technical operations of the Operational Technology/Industrial Control Systems/Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition environments (ICS & SCADA systems PLCs & RTUs HMI & Historian Smart sensors & actuators)
• 3-5 years experience dealing with industrial clients within one or more of the following sub-industries (Power O&G Manufacturing transportation & logistics or Smart Buildings)
• 5 8 years experience in technical/pre-sales support as a sales and/or systems engineer
• 5 - 7 years experience in LAN/WAN/Internet services administration
• Knowledge of the key Industrial Security Policies Standards and Guidelines (IEC 62443 NIST CSF CIS Top 20 ISO 27XXX NERC-CIP)
• Familiarity with the common industrial protocols (EthernetIP Modbus DNP3 & IEC 104 OPC )Strong understanding of DNS and NFS SMTP HTTP TCP/IP
• Knowledge of the following technologies: Routing Switching VPN LAN WAN Network Security Intrusion Detection and Anti Virus.
• Strong understanding in the following technologies and protocols: RADIUS PKI IKE Certificates L2TP IPSEC FIREWALL 802.1Q MD5 SSH SSL SHA1 DES 3DES
• Experience with encryption and authentication technologies required
• Strong presentation skills

Why Join Us:

At Fortinet we embrace diversity and inclusivity. We encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and identities. Explore our welcoming work environment designed for a rewarding career journey with an attractive Total Rewards package to support you with your overall health and financial well-being. Join us in bringing solutions that make a meaningful and lasting impact to our 660000 customers around the globe.

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