Sales Engineer - Cybersecurity

Check Point Software Technologies; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Check Point Software Technologies in Mumbai seeks a senior security engineer focused on pre-sales to engage customers, understand security needs, and design effective solutions across hybrid environments.

You will partner with sales, deliver compelling demonstrations, and help close opportunities by translating technical value into business outcomes while mentoring peers.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in technology orgs with 6+ years in system engineering and pre-sales
• Strong customer centricity with focus on best customer experience
• Willing to roll up sleeves to address gating challenges
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
• Solid understanding of networking technologies and design/applications
• Ability to create end-to-end security solutions for a customer environment
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Certifications CCNP, CISSP, CCSA, CCSE highly preferred
• Engineering degree in Computer or Electronics or similar

Responsibilities

• Win Sales opportunities by partnering with the sales team and identifying prospects
• Present Check Point story at partner events and customer workshops
• Lead POCs and assessments with partner technical/presales teams
• Engage in value-driven conversations and identify business problems to propose solutions
• Become a trusted cybersecurity advisor for partner communities
• Showcase expertise on cybersecurity developments and competitive threats
• Assist partners with RFIs/RFPs and manage Proof-of-Concepts to win CX
• Engage customers on latest security technologies and enable partners and customers

Skills

Ten-plus years experience

Customer centricity

Hands-on when needed

Analytical and problem solving

Networking technologies

End-to-end security solutions

Strong communication

Certifications preferred

Engineering degree

Education

Engineering degree in Computer/Electronics

Job description

At Check Point, what you do matters. Every day, we protect over 100,000 organizations worldwide from increasingly sophisticated cyber and AI-driven threats, securing their AI transformation.

Our prevention-first approach safeguards hybrid networks, cloud environments, digital workspaces, and AI systems, stopping attacks before they happen.

This is where innovation meets real-world impact. You’ll help customers across industries operate with confidence in a rapidly changing digital world, working alongside smart, curious people who take ownership, challenge assumptions, and solve complex problems.

We’re proud to be recognized by TIME, Newsweek, and Forbes for excellence and workplace culture.

What really sets Check Point apart is the opportunity to grow, contribute, and help companies navigate their AI transformation securely.

If you’re excited to work at the forefront of AI-driven security on a global scale, this is the place to do it.

Your role in a nutshell

No two days for a Check Point security engineer are the same, from getting hands on with the most advanced technologies in the market, to learning more about the customer’s most pressing security challenges and playing a crucial part in designing a solution, you’re always at the heart of fascinating projects!

Job Description

Major Responsibilities

• Winning Sales opportunities by working closely with the partner sales team - identify prospects, progress sales opportunities and help win them demonstrating the Check Point value-proposition
• Present the Check Point story at key forums, including partner led customer events & workshops
• Handholding and jointly conducting POCs and assessments along with partner technical / presales community for prospect customers
• Lead with value-driven conversations with potential and existing customers with ability identify business problems and provide winning solutions
• Become a trusted Cybersecurity advisor for your partner technical community, handling technical questions, presenting Check Point value with the solutions offered
• Demonstrate strong knowledge on Cybersecurity industry developments including tackling competitive threats in sales opportunities
• Help partners respond to RFI's & RFP's, share best practices, manage Proof-of-Concepts that translate to best CX through the sales cycle
• Engage and enable key partners and customers on the latest security technologies
• Demonstrate sales acumen through clever positioning of Check Point’s products for optimum cross-sell and Upsell along with partners in their base accounts
• Deliver high impact customer engagements, solution design, winning proposals and uphold the leadership position of Check Point
• Participate and showcase Check Point’s solutions during cyber security events

Qualifications

Desired Background

• 10+ years of proven experience in technology organizations with over 6 years of direct system engineering and pre-sales experience
• Strong customer centricity with focus on delivering the best experience for customers
• Ability to roll-up the sleeve when required to address gating challenges
• Possess strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent understanding of networking technologies combined with strong understanding of design and applications
• Ability to create an end-to-end security solution for a customer’s environment
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Relevant certifications highly preferred, e.g. CCNP / CISSP/ CCSA / CCSE
• An engineering degree in Computer, Electronics or similar disciplines