Check Point NGFW & Multi-Cloud Security Architect

Job title: Check Point NGFW & Multi-Cloud Security Architect

About the Role

Provide expert-level technical support for Check Point security technologies, encompassing Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW), Management Servers, VSX, VMSS, and Multi-Domain Security Management (MDS). Design, implement, and maintain robust network security architectures across on-premises data centers, private clouds, and multiple public cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP).

What You'll Do

• Provide expert-level technical support for Check Point NGFW, Management Servers, VSX, VMSS, and MDS.
• Design, implement, and maintain robust network security architectures that ensure secure connectivity across on-premises data centers, private clouds, and multiple public cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Maintain a strong understanding of network protocols, VPNs (IPsec), network segmentation, routing, and switching.
• Architect high-level projects to consolidate third-party VPN communities.
• Manage security controls within multi-cloud environments, ensuring consistent security controls, policy enforcement, and regulatory compliance across diverse cloud platforms.
• Conduct proactive security assessments, risk analysis, and vulnerability mitigation within Check Point and multi-cloud infrastructures.
• Demonstrate extensive experience in the design, implementation, and management of security policies across multi-cloud environments.
• Acquire hands-on experience with security monitoring tools, SIEM solutions, and threat intelligence platforms.
• Uphold knowledge of industry standards and regulatory requirements, including NIST, ISO 27001, and GDPR.
• Demonstrate leadership capabilities by acting as a mentor, guide, and authority on specialized topics; facilitate knowledge-transfer sessions and training.
• Develop a direction to manage the portfolio of to-be-solutions including systems, shared infrastructure services, applications, and hardware related to cyber risk security to better match business outcome objectives.
• Analyse technology environment, enterprise specifics, and client requirements to set a collaboration design framework/architecture.
• Create complete RFPs depending on client needs and standards.
• Provide technical leadership to the design, development, and implementation of custom solutions through thoughtful use of modern technology.
• Define current state solutions and identify improvements, options & tradeoffs to define target state solutions.
• Clearly articulate and sell architectural targets, recommendations, and reusable patterns and propose investment roadmaps.
• Evaluate and recommend solutions to integrate with the overall technology ecosystem.
• Track industry and application trends and relate these to planning current and future IT needs.
• Liaise with stakeholders in relation to cyber security issues and provide timely support and future recommendations.
• Provide assistance in maintaining an information security risk register and help with internal and external audits relating to information security.
• Support audit of security best practices and implementation of security principles across the organization to meet business goals along with customer and regulatory requirements.
• Assist with the creation, maintenance, and delivery of cyber security awareness training to team members and customers.
• Provide training to employees on issues such as spam and unwanted or malicious emails.

What We're Looking For

• Expertise in Check Point NGFW, VSX, and MDS across multi-cloud environments; experience with AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Strong knowledge of network protocols, IPsec VPNs, network segmentation, routing, and switching; security policy management.
• Experience with security monitoring tools, SIEM solutions, and threat intelligence platforms.
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks and standards (NIST, ISO 27001, GDPR).
• Leadership, mentoring, and ability to conduct knowledge-transfer sessions and training.
• Ability to drive architecture discussions, create RFPs, and define target state solutions.
• Strong stakeholder management and audit coordination skills.

Compensation & Benefits

• Not specified in the posting.