Security Engineering Leader — Pre-Sales & Solutions

Check Point Software; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 176,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Check Point Software Technologies seeks a seasoned Sales Engineering leader in the United States to coach and grow a high‑performing pre‑sales team. You will balance leadership with hands‑on pre‑sales activities, develop security architectures, and collaborate with Sales to expand key accounts.

Travel is required to engage customers, partners, and events. The role demands extensive networking, cloud and data center security expertise, and a track record of closing complex opportunities through

Qualifications

• Proven Sales Engineering leadership experience guiding pre-sales teams.
• 15+ years of networking standards and protocols experience.
• 8+ years in pre-sales engineering roles.
• Bachelor's degree in CS/EE or related field.
• Strong leadership, communication and coaching abilities.
• Cybersecurity experience across networks, data centers and cloud.
• US work eligibility without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and mentor the Sales Engineering team, providing strong technical and people leadership while driving pre-sales excellence and execution.
• Manage, develop, and inspire a team of Security Engineers, including performance coaching, career development, and alignment with sales objectives.
• Be hands-on in pre-sales activities while balancing leadership responsibilities across the SE organization.
• Provide technical pre-sales assistance for customers and partners.
• Partner closely with Sales leadership to develop existing accounts and drive new business opportunities.
• Deliver technical product and solution presentations.
• Actively participate in IT security events and trade shows as a speaker.
• Develop integrated technical solutions by translating customer business requirements into effective security architectures.
• Technically close complex and competitive opportunities through advanced competitive knowledge, technical expertise, and credibility.
• Identify revenue-impacting support escalations and proactively engage internal and external stakeholders to ensure timely and satisfactory resolution.
• Proactively collaborate with Product Management, Business Units, Sales, and Marketing.
• Maintain a broad understanding of the security threat landscape and the IT security industry, including current and emerging trends.

Skills

Sales Engineering leadership

Pre-sales engineering

Networking protocols

Leadership & coaching

Security architectures

Travel willingness

US work eligibility

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS/EE

Job description

Check Point Software Technologies seeks a seasoned Sales Engineering leader in the United States to coach and grow a high‑performing pre‑sales team. You will balance leadership with hands‑on pre‑sales activities, develop security architectures, and collaborate with Sales to expand key accounts.

Travel is required to engage customers, partners, and events. The role demands extensive networking, cloud and data center security expertise, and a track record of closing complex opportunities through