Solution Architect, Cloud

Check Point Software Technologies; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Check Point Software Technologies is seeking a Pre-Sales Cloud Security Architect to act as a trusted technical advisor for enterprise customers and strategic prospects. You will design, deploy, and optimize Check Point’s cloud security stack across multi‑cloud and hybrid environments, delivering compelling demos and tailored PoCs.

You will collaborate with R&D, Product Management, and global specialists to shape roadmaps, translate complex requirements into scalable architectures, and influence

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of cloud networking across AWS, Azure, GCP.
• Deep firewalling, SD-WAN, WAF, and DDoS concepts.
• Experience with containers, Kubernetes, and cloud-native apps.
• IaC experience, preferably Terraform.
• Ability to design secure architectures across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Proven experience in a pre-sales, consulting, or customer-facing technical role.
• Experience integrating security with SIEM/SOAR and DevOps.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary technical expert for cloud security solutions.
• Lead technical discovery, architecture design, and solution positioning for enterprise and strategic accounts.
• Deliver demos, workshops, PoCs, and technical deep dives tailored to customer environments.
• Translate complex customer requirements into scalable, secure cloud architectures using Check Point technologies.
• Act as a bridge between customers and R&D, providing structured feedback and feature requests.
• Collaborate with global solution specialists to share best practices, develop reusable assets, and support large-scale opportunities.
• Support partners and integrators with enablement, architectural guidance, and technical escalation.
• Stay current with cloud-native technologies, emerging threats, and industry trends to maintain thought leadership in the field.
• Contribute to internal knowledge bases, reference architectures, and technical playbooks.

Skills

Cloud networking

AWS/Azure/GCP

Transit Gateway

Virtual WAN

VPC/VNet design

Hybrid connectivity

Load balancing

Firewalling

SD-WAN

WAF

DDoS protection

Containers

Kubernetes

Terraform

IaC

Security architectures

Pre-sales

Communication skills

Problem solving

SIEM/SOAR integration

Tools

Terraform

Job description

As the world’s leading vendor of Cyber Security, facing the most sophisticated threats and attacks, we’ve assembled a global team of the most driven, creative, and innovative people. At Check Point, our employees are redefining the security landscape by meeting our customers’ real-time needs and providing our cutting-edge technologies and services to an ever-growing customer base.

Check Point Software Technologies has been honored by Time Magazine as one of the World’s Best Companies for 2024 and Newsweek’s 2025 list of Americas Best Cybersecurity Companies. We've also earned a spot on the Forbes list of the World’s Best Places to Work for five consecutive years (2020-2024) and recognized as one of the World’s Top Female-Friendly Companies. If you're passionate about making the world a safer place and want to be part of an award-winning company culture, we invite you to join us.

Job Description

As a Pre-Sales Cloud Security Architect at Check Point, you will act as a trusted technical advisor to enterprise customers and strategic prospects. You’ll guide them through the design, deployment, and optimisation of Check Point’s virtualised cloud firewalls, SD-WAN security, Web Application Firewall (WAF), and DDoS protection technologies across multi-cloud and hybrid environments.

This is a hands‑on, customer-facing technical leadership role that blends deep cloud security expertise with strong communication, architectural thinking, and the ability to influence product evolution. You will work closely with R&D, Product Management, and global specialist teams to provide field intelligence, shape roadmap direction, and ensure our solutions continue to lead the market.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical expert for cloud security solutions including virtual firewalls, SD‑WAN security, WAF, and DDoS mitigation.
• Lead technical discovery, architecture design, and solution positioning for enterprise and strategic accounts.
• Deliver compelling demos, workshops, PoCs, and technical deep dives tailored to customer environments.
• Translate complex customer requirements into scalable, secure cloud architectures using Check Point technologies.
• Act as a bridge between customers and R&D, providing structured feedback, feature requests, and insights that influence product direction.
• Collaborate with global solution specialists to share best practices, develop reusable assets, and support large-scale opportunities.
• Support partners and integrators with enablement, architectural guidance, and technical escalation.
• Stay current with cloud‑native technologies, emerging threats, and industry trends to maintain thought leadership in the field.
• Contribute to internal knowledge bases, reference architectures, and technical playbooks.

Qualifications

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong understanding of cloud networking architectures (AWS, Azure, GCP) including Transit Gateway, Virtual WAN, Cloud WAN, VPC/VNet design, hybrid connectivity, load balancing, service insertion, and network segmentation
• Deep understanding of firewalling, SD‑WAN, WAF, and DDoS protection concepts and technologies.
• Practical knowledge of containers, Kubernetes, and cloud‑native application architectures.
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code, ideally Terraform, for automating cloud deployments.
• Ability to design secure architectures across hybrid and multi‑cloud environments.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to simplify complex concepts for diverse audiences.
• Proven experience in a pre‑sales, consulting, or customer‑facing technical role.
• Strong problem‑solving mindset with the ability to think strategically and act tactically.
• Practical experience integrating security solutions with SIEM, SOAR, DevOps, and enterprise observability platforms

Additional Information

Preferred Qualifications

• Certificates such as CCSP, AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Architect Expert, GCP Professional Cloud Architect, CKA/CKAD.
• Experience with Check Point CloudGuard, Quantum gateways, or equivalent cloud security platforms.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and security automation.
• Background working with geographically dispersed teams and global enterprise customers.