Security Engineer

Check Point Software; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Check Point Software is hiring a Pre-Sales Engineer in Salt Lake City to support the sales team by identifying prospects, presenting a full portfolio of security solutions, and educating customers on challenges and best practices. You will drive meetings with potential and existing customers, address technical questions, and manage Proof-of-Concepts.

The role requires 5+ years in engineering/pre-sales, strong analytical skills, and excellent communication.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of engineering and pre-sales experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good understanding of typical customers networks.
• 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.
• Must be eligible to work in the US without sponsorship from an employer now or in the future.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the sales team to identify prospects.
• Demonstrate our full portfolio of solutions that help keep organizations safe from threats and protect their operations and information.
• Educate customers, prospects and partners on the diversity of technical, operational and business challenges many organizations face and how Check Point solutions can solve them.
• Drive meetings with potential and existing customers to identify their problems and provide appropriate solutions.
• Address technical questions, offer insight into best practices and manage Proof-of-Concepts.
• Respond to RFI's & RFP's.
• Engage and educate key partners and customers on the latest security technologies.
• Active participation in cybersecurity events.

Skills

Pre-sales experience

Analytical skills

Networking fundamentals

Security solutions

Communication skills

Certifications

CCNP

CISSP

CCSA

CCSE

US work eligibility

Job description

Why Join Us

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.

Key Responsibilities

You will be responsible for

• Work closely with the sales team to identify prospects
• Demonstrate our full portfolio of solutions that help keep organizations safe from threats and protect their operations and information
• Educate customers, prospects and partners on the diversity of technical, operational and business challenges many organizations face and how Check Point solutions can solve them
• Drive meetings with potential and existing customers to identify their problems and provide appropriate solutions
• Address technical questions, offer insight into best practices and manage Proof-of-Concepts
• Respond to RFI's & RFP's
• Engage and educate key partners and customers on the latest security technologies
• Active participation in cybersecurity events

Qualifications

What you bring to the table

• 5+ years of engineering and pre-sales experience
• Possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good understanding of typical customers networks
• 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
• Must be eligible to work in the US without sponsorship from an employer now or in the future

EOE M/F/Veterans/Disabled