Kian Yeylaghi

Systems Engineer at Fortinet

Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, United States

About

My name is Kian and I am passionate for a challenge. I have worked with mechanics and electronics my whole life and have always been intrigued how everything works. You can say I like to find the limitations and stress points. My work ethic is extremely strong, and have always carried a job along with finishing University while working abroad. I currently work at Fortinet as a Sr. systems engineer. I love the evolving security landscape. Please send me a message if you have any questions. --Kian

Experience

  • Sr. Systems Engineer III - Majors NJ,PA at Fortinet
    Jan 2018 - Present · 8 yrs 6 mos

    Currently employment at Fortinet. Pre-Sales System Engineer/SEIII. I am responsible for Major enterprise accounts within my territory. As an SEIII my role help guide and covey corporate messaging based on pain points and security gaps from what a customer is looking to achieve. Working withing the Majors, there are many moving parts that need to align to complete and execute a purchase order. Within my role, I provide custom onsite training for customers as well as engage with any PoV/PoC. With 10+ years of security experience I make sure to always follow best practices and apply out of the box thinking. Working wih the GSI's, Partners and the customer to deliver Enterprise Agreements/ ELA's. Within the last few years I have begun handling large OT/ICS customers in the Gas Control, Renewable energy, Propane and Pharmaceuticals.

  • Check Point Software Technologies (3 yrs 8 mos)
    • Security Engineer
      Jan 2015 - Dec 2017 · 3 yrs

      Implement, and maintain network security policy, standards, and procedures. Deploy and maintain access-list and firewall policies for high throughput environments. Implement firewall, VPN, and IDS/IPS solutions for data center environments. Create proof of concepts within sensitive environments. Become the trusted adviser.

    • Assosiate Security Engineer
      May 2014 - Jan 2015 · 9 mos

      As an Associate Security Engineer I was tasked to deploy proof of concepts within organizations to monitor passing traffic. I trained partners on how to deploy Check Point's products in a secure best practice scenario including High Avalability, deploying IPS, Anti-bot, Anti-malware, Emulation, AWS, Azure, Vmware, NSX, and in checkpoints (VS) Virtual systems. I have also Created whiter board sessions to educate on the deployment of security gateways.

  • Networking IT support at Drexel University @ Goodwin
    May 2013 - Jan 2014 · 9 mos

    Worked along with the System Admin, Network Admin, and Security Admin. In developing VDI (virtual Desktop Infrastructures) scenarios for the students to practice ACL's and Cisco configurations. I created all the student accounts for the CST (Computing Security Technology) students with AD and deployed Linux boxes around the school.