Inside Systems Engineer - Paris, France

Inside Systems Engineer
Location: Paris, France.
Objective:
We are looking for an Inside Systems Engineer (ISE) to work closely with the SE and Sales team in a defined territory. The ISE's main mission will be to support the sales organization in all technical matters regarding pre-sales, sales calls, and post-sales.
Responsibilities:
· Pre-sales - assist in qualifying sales leads from a technical standpoint.
· Sales calls - be the main technical resource on sales calls and answer/ educate the customer on issues ranging from features, specifications and functionality to integration.
· Conversant with networking applications and solutions.
· Provide assistance to identified customers with post-sales training.
Required Skills:
· Experience in technical/pre-sales support as a sales or systems engineer
· Experience in LAN/WAN/Internet services administration
· 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
· Excellent telephone manner with good spoken and written English.
Education:
· Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience. Graduate degree preferred.