Principal Check Point Firewall Architect

Decipher Bureau; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Government is seeking a Principal Security Specialist to own a complex Check Point firewall environment, drive assessment, optimisation and migration strategy. You will lead discovery, transfer knowledge to the internal team and provide ongoing technical support while planning the migration to a future security solution.

The role requires hands-on Check Point expertise, governance across security operations, and the ability to operate within a large, regulated government environment

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience managing and implementing Check Point firewalls.
• Strong experience across Check Point firewall architecture, configuration, software, licensing and connectivity.
• Demonstrated experience leading or delivering firewall migrations and transformation projects.
• Strong technical troubleshooting and problem-solving capability across complex security infrastructure.
• Experience conducting technical discovery, environment assessments and due diligence.
• Ability to document complex technical environments clearly and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Experience providing knowledge transfer and mentoring to technical teams.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience working within large, complex or highly regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Conduct detailed discovery and due diligence of the existing Check Point firewall environment.
• Document the current architecture, configuration, connectivity, support model and operational requirements.
• Assess the existing Check Point environment from a security, technical and supportability perspective.
• Identify risks, gaps, dependencies and opportunities for improvement.
• Estimate ongoing service management and support requirements.
• Provide hands-on technical support across the existing Check Point firewall environment.
• Develop options and recommendations for migrating clients to a more cost-effective and manageable security solution.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of the future-state firewall environment.
• Assist with the migration of existing Check Point firewalls to the chosen solution.
• Troubleshoot complex firewall, network security and connectivity issues.
• Work closely with internal technical teams, clients and external service providers.
• Support the delivery of new security initiatives and enhancements to existing security services.
• Contribute to operational documentation, technical procedures and knowledge management.
• Participate in rostered on-call arrangements supporting critical security infrastructure.

Skills

Check Point firewalls

Firewall architecture

Migration projects

Troubleshooting

Due diligence

Stakeholder management

Technical documentation

Security operations

Large/regulatory environments

Education

Check Point CCSE

Tools

Check Point

VPN

SOC tooling

Job description

Queensland Government is seeking a Principal Security Specialist to own a complex Check Point firewall environment, drive assessment, optimisation and migration strategy. You will lead discovery, transfer knowledge to the internal team and provide ongoing technical support while planning the migration to a future security solution.

The role requires hands-on Check Point expertise, governance across security operations, and the ability to operate within a large, regulated government environment