Junior Inside Consulting Systems Engineer
full-time•Sophia Antipolis
About this role
Job Description: Inside Consulting Systems Engineer – OT Cyber Security Objective
Fortinet’s mission is to deliver the most innovative, highest-performing network security fabric to secure and simplify IT and OT infrastructures. The Junior Systems Engineer will join a highly experienced OT technical team supporting the positioning and validation of Fortinet security solutions for OT customers across EMEA. The role will actively contribute to the development, improvement, and day-to-day operation of the EMEA OT Lab and its demo/validation capabilities, including lab usage for customer sessions (EBC), internal testing, and partner enablement.
Key responsibilities- Design, build, improve, and maintain the EMEA OT Lab infrastructure (hardware, software, virtualization, containers, network/security components, documentation, internal tools/scripts).
- Operate and continuously enhance demo and validation environments used for customer-facing sessions, including Executive Briefing Center (EBC) engagements in Sophia Antipolis.
- Assist EMEA field CSEs with lab and PoC setup, including solution validation, troubleshooting, reproducibility of issues, and test result documentation aligned with customer needs.
- Execute functional and security tests to support pre-sales activities and internal qualification efforts, producing clear technical artifacts (topologies, runbooks, reports).
- Build automation for lab provisioning and repeatable validation (e.g., Ansible/Terraform, REST APIs, CI-style workflows) to improve speed and quality of demos/PoCs.
- Support OT-oriented event development and delivery (e.g., technical workshops, OT demo days, OT-focused Capture-the-Flag content), including environment prep, scenario creation, and live support during events.
- Diploma of Technology or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Electrical/Computer Engineering.
- Proficient in verbal and written English.
- Strong networking fundamentals (switching/routing, firewalls, IDS/IPS, IPv4/IPv6, TCP/IP, VPN).
- Knowledge of virtualization and container technologies.
- Automation experience (Ansible, Terraform, REST APIs).
- Unix shell and Python programming.
- Low-level programming familiarity (C/C++/Rust) and/or full-stack development is a plus.
Other facts
Tech stack
Networking Fundamentals,Virtualization,Container Technologies,Automation,Ansible,Terraform,REST APIs,Unix Shell,Python Programming,Low-Level Programming,C,C++,Rust,Full-Stack Development
About Fortinet
Fortinet makes possible a digital world that we can always trust through its mission to protect people, devices, and data everywhere. This is why the world’s largest enterprises, service providers, and government organizations choose Fortinet to securely accelerate their digital journey.
Team size: 10,001+ employees
Website: https://www.fortinet.com
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Industry: Computer and Network Security
What you'll do
- The Junior Systems Engineer will design, build, and maintain the EMEA OT Lab infrastructure while enhancing demo and validation environments for customer sessions. They will also assist field CSEs with lab setups and execute functional and security tests to support pre-sales activities.
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What does a Junior Inside Consulting Systems Engineer do at Fortinet?
As a Junior Inside Consulting Systems Engineer at Fortinet, you will: the Junior Systems Engineer will design, build, and maintain the EMEA OT Lab infrastructure while enhancing demo and validation environments for customer sessions. They will also assist field CSEs with lab setups and execute functional and security tests to support pre-sales activities..
Why join Fortinet as a Junior Inside Consulting Systems Engineer?
Fortinet is a leading Computer and Network Security company.
Is the Junior Inside Consulting Systems Engineer position at Fortinet remote?
The Junior Inside Consulting Systems Engineer position at Fortinet is based in Sophia Antipolis, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.
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