Solution Architect - Singapore

• Highly skilled individual, involved in analyzing the technology environment, documenting requirement, setting the collaboration framework, creating solution prototype, participate in technology selection, solution development and support in project management.
• Finding the best technical solution among all possible to solve the existing business problems.
• Present to customers as our expert in the domain and Fortinet's Security Fabric at all levels in the customer hierarchy, from technician to CIO.
• Field and deals focused, evangelizing solution offering, customer engagement for strategic or large opportunities.
• Formulate technical win strategies and discuss, with credibility, competitive offers in the marketplace and position ours as the best alternative.
• Lead conversations about industry trends and emerging changes to the security. Landscape that every partner/customer needs to be aware of and planning to deal with when moving to the next generation infrastructure and service offering.
• Work closely with the SE team, Product Management, Technical Marketing, and R&D team, while sharing feedback from the field and promoting new technical requirements (RFEs).
• Provide design consultation and best practice guidance.
• Champion the Customer Engagement Practice to develop deep technical account coverage on strategic FSI account across the region.
• Work closely with the regional cybersecurity specialist and support in demonstration, proof of value and proof of concept that showcase our value argumentations.
• Work closely with regional cybersecurity specialist to demos for strategic prospects and current accounts in all facets of Fortinet's security fabric.
• Help develop relationships with technology alliances, partners who will be critical to winning over new top-tier customers.

• BSCS or equivalent and 8+ years of experience as an SE or systems integrator.
• In-depth knowledge of various enterprise security and networking solution, experience that emphasizes L2-L4 Networking, Network Security, Virtualization and Cloud Computing.
• Experience in Software Define Networking, Network Firewall virtualization and Orchestration.
• Good understanding of Infrastructure automation (like Puppet, Chef, Ansible) Orchestration (Kubernetes, Mesos, Swarm) and Cloud (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Openstack).
• Experience in API scripting, security strategies for container and micro service platform.
• Knowledge of the following technologies: Routing, Switching, VPN, LAN, WAN, Network Security, Intrusion Detection, Anti-Virus, Advance Threat Prevention, Web Application Firewall, Distributed Denied of Services, Application Delivery Controller, and Mail security.
• Strong understanding in concepts of mitigating attack vectors and defense in depth.
• Strong knowledge on upcoming security and networking trends and ability to stitch Fortinet suite of products into a turnkey solution.
• Good understanding on encryption and authentication concepts.
• Good understanding on virtualization and service chaining.
• Strong advocate of consultative-based approach in solutioning and selling.
• Good team player and highly motivated individual with strong problem solver mentality.
• Experience in Private Cloud such as Cisco ACI, VMWARE NSX, Openstack and demonstrable experience in securing these environments.
• Preferably with achievement on CCNP, CISSP, GIAC, FCNSP NSE, AWS CSA or MCSE.

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