Solution Architect, Cloud

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Milano; In loco; EUR 120.000 - 180.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Check Point Software Technologies is seeking a Pre-Sales Cloud Security Architect to advise enterprise customers on design, deployment, and optimization of virtualised cloud firewalls, SD-WAN security, and WAF/DDoS across multi-cloud and hybrid environments.

The role blends hands-on technical leadership with strategic input, collaborating with R&D, Product Management, and global teams to shape roadmaps and deliver customer value.

Competenze

• Strong cloud networking knowledge across AWS/Azure/GCP.
• Deep firewalling, SD-WAN, WAF and DDoS concepts.
• Experience translating customer needs into secure cloud architectures.

Mansioni

• Serve as primary technical expert for cloud security solutions across multi-cloud environments.
• Lead discovery, architecture design and solution positioning for enterprise accounts.
• Deliver demos, PoCs, and workshops tailored to customer environments.
• Translate requirements into scalable cloud architectures using Check Point tech.
• Provide feedback to R&D and influence product direction.
• Collaborate with global specialists to share best practices and assets.
• Support partners with enablement and escalation.
• Stay current with cloud-native tech and threats.

Conoscenze

Cloud networking

Firewalling

SD-WAN security

Kubernetes

Pre-sales experience

Communication skills

Security architectures

Strumenti

Terraform

CI/CD tools

Descrizione del lavoro

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

• Certifications 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.