About
Samarth Ahuja is a Senior Technical Support Specialist at Fortinet with experience managing enterprise escalations and cross-functional coordination in security and networking environments. Previously at Verkada, he led program-level initiatives including engineering reviews, risk workflows, and defect lifecycle processes. His background spans customer-facing technical support, technical translation for executive audiences, and cross-team delivery of complex issues.
Experience
- FortinetSenior Technical Support Specialistcurrent2025 β presentAtlanta, Georgia, United States
- VerkadaTechnical Program Manager2025San Mateo, California, United States
- VerkadaSenior Technical Support Engineer2023 β 2025San Mateo County, California, United States
- VerkadaTechnical Support Engineer Intern2022
- BellVulnerability Management Analyst2021
- The Shopping ChannelNetwork Associate2020
- IT Axis Consulting Inc.General Intern2018 β 2019
Skills & more
Leadership2Critical Thinking2Problem Solving1Communication1IPS1SD-WANAntivirusAWS CloudMicrosoft AzureAmazon Web Services (AWS)Active DirectoryPowershell
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LinuxPython (Programming Language)Microsoft OfficeSecure SD-WANLog AnalysisSecure Remote AccessSASEZTNAZero Trust Network AccessFortinetSecurity SystemsEnterprise Customer Management- Fortinet NSE 6 Certified in Secure Networking β Fortinet
- Engagement Evaluation Best Practices for Customer Success Management β LinkedIn
- Engagement Preparation Best Practices for Customer Success Management β LinkedIn
- Value Realization Best Practices for Customer Success Management β LinkedIn
- Onboarding and Adoption Best Practices for Customer Success Management β LinkedIn
- Business Fundamentals for Customer Success Managers β LinkedIn
- Customer Success Management Fundamentals β LinkedIn
- Fortinet FortiManager 7.6 Administrator β Fortinet
- Fortinet FortiGate 7.4 Administrator β Fortinet
- GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH) β GIAC Certifications
From Samarth's professional profile.
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Advisor at Rising Capital
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Ankit Verma
CIO at Rising Capital
Ayan Madaan
Senior Quantitive Developer at Rising Capital
Lakshay Gupta
Senior Analyst at Rising Capital
Pavel Bains
Advisor at Rising Capital
Sankalp Shangari
Founder & Director at Rising Capital
Subhash Bedi
Advisor at Rising Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Samarth Ahuja?
- Samarth Ahuja is a Senior Technical Support Specialist at Fortinet with experience managing enterprise escalations and cross-functional coordination in security and networking environments. Previously at Verkada, he led program-level initiatives including engineering reviews, risk workflows, and defect lifecycle processes. His background spans customer-facing technical support, technical translation for executive audiences, and cross-team delivery of complex issues.
- Where does Samarth Ahuja work?
- Samarth Ahuja is COO at Rising Capital.
- Where did Samarth Ahuja go to school?
- Samarth Ahuja studied at Ontario Tech University (Bachelor's degree, Networking and IT Security).
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