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. Requirements and skills 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.